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Overview
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Release Date:
27 September 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Not all surgery is intended to cure. Don't move a muscle.
Plot:
Thriller about Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant), a British doctor working at a hospital in New York who starts...
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10 More Actors That Make Whatever Film They’re in at Least 25% Better
(From Beyond Hollywood. 2 January 2010, 11:04 AM, PST)
Hugh Grant On Ego, Bad Hair And Sarah Jessica Parker's 'Strange Appetites'
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(From Beyond Hollywood. 2 January 2010, 11:04 AM, PST)
Hugh Grant On Ego, Bad Hair And Sarah Jessica Parker's 'Strange Appetites'
(From MTV Movie News. 18 December 2009, 3:50 AM, PST)
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Suffering beyond belief
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hugh Grant | ... | Dr. Guy Luthan |
 | Gene Hackman | ... | Dr. Lawrence Myrick |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Jodie Trammel |
 | David Morse | ... | FBI Agent Frank Hare |
 | Bill Nunn | ... | Det. Bob Burke |
 | John Toles-Bey | ... | Bobby |
 | Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Dr. Jeffrey Manko |
| Debra Monk | ... | Dr. Judith Gruszynski |
| Shaun Austin-Olsen | ... | Claude Minkins |
| André De Shields | ... | Teddy Dolson |
 | J.K. Simmons | ... | Dr. Mingus |
 | Peter Appel | ... | Det. Stone |
| Diana Zimmer | ... | Helen |
| Nancy Beatty | ... | Ruth Myrick |
 | Gerry Becker | ... | Dr. Gene Spitelli |
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Rated R for violence, language, some nudity and graphic ER activity.
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118 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:A (Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-14 |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Netherlands:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Norway:15
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Marked the first production of partners Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley's short-lived "Simian Films."
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Arriving in The Room Dr. Luthan's lips clearly moves, but the words "...if someone's there listening" can be heard seconds later.
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Dr. Guy Luthan:
[the Half-Mole stops at the top of a staircase, deep underground] Is it down there? Well I'm not paying you until I get there.
Half-Mole: [after a long pause and speaking for the first time] I don't go down there
Dr. Guy Luthan: How do I know you're telling the truth?
Half-Mole: You're still alive
Dr. Guy Luthan: [Guy hands him the money]
Half-Mole: To the bottom and through
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Half-Mole: [after a long pause and speaking for the first time] I don't go down there
Dr. Guy Luthan: How do I know you're telling the truth?
Half-Mole: You're still alive
Dr. Guy Luthan: [Guy hands him the money]
Half-Mole: To the bottom and through
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Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)
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ON MY MIND
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In this movie, Hugh Grant proves he can do so much more than romantic comedies. I could easily picture him in one of the hospital shows on TV. Gene Hackman is good too, but David Morse - a personal favorite - is surprisingly stiff and boring. Sarah Jessica Parker isn't even worth mentioning.
So what can I say about the plot? Well, the beginning is interesting, and a little spooky. After that a quick cut to the hospital where we reveal the most idiotic name anyone could have ever thought of. I mean, Guy Luthan?? Despite the intriguing plot, it eventually stretches too far and becomes quite ridiculos. And then, as we enter the under ground, my suffering is beyond belief. A very fuzzy climax where David Morse's lack of enthusiasm becomes even more obvious. This movie could have been a lot better if it hadn't made all those mistakes that could have been avoided so easily. Although, it was fun to see Hugh Grant's rom com character peek out in this mildly efficient thriller - which doesn't make his acting worse but adds sympathy to his character and makes him more likable.