Playing God (1997)

Director:

Andy Wilson

Writer (WGA):

Mark Haskell Smith (written by)

Release Date:

17 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Joining this deadly underworld was easy. But getting out...deadly!

Plot:

Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Surgeon | Drug Addiction | Drugs | Blood In Car

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Duchovny	...	Dr. Eugene Sands
Timothy Hutton	...	Raymond Blossom
Angelina Jolie	...	Claire
Michael Massee	...	Gage
Peter Stormare	...	Vladimir
Andrew Tiernan	...	Cyril
Gary Dourdan	...	Yates
John Hawkes	...	Flick
Will Stewart	...	Perry
Philip Moon	...	Casey
Pasha D. Lychnikoff	...	Andrei (as Pavel D. Lynchnikoff)
Tracey Walter	...	Jim
Sandra Kinder	...	Sue
Bill Rosier	...	Jerry
Keone Young	...	Mr. Ksi

Also Known As:

Playing Hero

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence, gore, pervasive language and some drug use.

Runtime:

94 min | Netherlands:91 min | Philippines:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-18 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Poland:18

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Beacon Communications

Trivia:

David Duchovny plays a doctor asked by a criminal to help his friend. Duchovny says "He's dead." Pointing a gun at Duchovny, the criminal says, "Well, fix him!" Duchovny responds, "I'll see what I can do." Twenty years earlier, in A Bridge Too Far (1977), James Caan plays a soldier who takes a wounded comrade to a field doctor. After the doctor tells him his friend is dead, Caan points a gun at the doctor and insists that he look at his friend. The doctor replies, "I can give him a quick examination if you like."

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Photographs are being taken at a Lakers game with a digital camera, but we hear the sound of a motor drive.

Quotes:

Eugene: What, are you gonna arrest me for failure to live up to my potential?

Soundtrack:

Redrum

better than your big Hollywood block busters

I enjoyed this movie. Unlike like some of the pumped up, steroid trash that is passed off as action movies, Playing God is simple and realistic, with characters that are believable, action that is not over the top and enough twists and turns to keep you interested until the end.

Well directed, well acted and a good story.