Doc Hollywood (1991)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers (WGA):

Neil B. Shulman (book)
Laurian Leggett (adaptation)

Release Date:

2 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He's a big city plastic surgeon...in a small town that doen't take plastic.

Plot:

A young doctor causes a traffic accident in a small town and is sentenced to work for some days at the town hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Small Town | Ambulance | Accident | Plastic Surgery

Cast

Michael J. Fox	...	Dr. Benjamin Stone
Julie Warner	...	Vialula / 'Lou'
Barnard Hughes	...	Dr. Aurelius Hogue
Woody Harrelson	...	Hank Gordon
David Ogden Stiers	...	Mayor Nick Nicholson
Frances Sternhagen	...	Lillian, Welcoming Committee
George Hamilton	...	Doctor Halberstrom
Bridget Fonda	...	Nancy Lee Nicholson
Mel Winkler	...	Melvin the Mechanic
Helen Martin	...	Maddie, Welcoming Committee
Roberts Blossom	...	Judge Evans
Tom Lacy	...	Deputy Cotton
Macon McCalman	...	Aubrey Draper
Raye Birk	...	Simon Tidwell, First Patient
Eyde Byrde	...	Nurse Packer

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:PG | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1992) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Alachua County, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Michael Caton-Jones]The maitre'd of the restaurant in Los Angeles.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of film, during titles, Stone is driving and stops in traffic. He is wearing a dark brown jacket, but as he stands up to view traffic the jacket has disappeared.

Quotes:

Dr. Benjamin Stone: The music's stopped.
Vialula: What music?

Movie Connections:

References "Hee Haw" (1969)

Soundtrack:

THE ONE AND ONLY

A Feel Good, Funny/Romantic Movie.

"Doc Hollywood" is an excellent film and very well done. The comedy is very good throughout the film and the characters are all very interesting. I personally, love small towns like the one depicted in the film.

The cast in this film is very good as well. Michael J. Fox is excellent as always and rakes in a good amount of laughs in the film. Julie Warner is an excellent love interest for the film and looks fantastic in the film. Bridget Fonda looks better than ever and does a great job acting. Woody Harrelson does a fine job with his role, and plays a particularly interesting character. David Ogden Stiers plays a very likeable town mayor and does an incredible job with his role. The rest of the supporting cast is very good as well. Director, Michael Caton-Jones, adds another fine film to his list of films.

I also feel I should mention the music in the film. I thought all the music was very likeable and very good choices. I especially like the title sequence and the song (I have no idea who the song is written/performed by).

This is just a feel-good, fun movie. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone that likes stories about the small town lifestyle and romantic comedies. I hope that you enjoy the film as much as I did. Thanks for reading,

-Chris