When a self-centered doctor is diagnosed with cancer, he becomes better able to empathize with his patients and appreciate a life outside his career.
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| William Hurt | ... |
Jack
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| Christine Lahti | ... |
Anne
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| Elizabeth Perkins | ... |
June
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| Mandy Patinkin | ... |
Murray
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| Adam Arkin | ... |
Eli
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| Charlie Korsmo | ... |
Nicky
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| Wendy Crewson | ... |
Leslie Abbott
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| Bill Macy | ... |
Al Cade
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| J.E. Freeman | ... |
Ralph
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William Marquez | ... |
Mr. Maris
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| Kyle Secor | ... |
Alan
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Nicole Orth-Pallavicini | ... |
Sarah
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| Ping Wu | ... |
Jay-Jay
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| Tony Fields | ... |
Roger
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| Brian Markinson | ... |
Michael
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Maria Tirabassi | ... |
Lonnie
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| Ken Lerner | ... |
Pete
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| Bruce Jarchow | ... |
Tim
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E. Keith Polk | ... |
Joe
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Nellye Leonard | ... |
Nancy
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| Richard McKenzie | ... |
Mr. Richards
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Denis Heames | ... |
Young Patient
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Sue Rihr | ... |
Shirley
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Brandyn Barbara Artis | ... |
Nurse Jane
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Millie Slavin | ... |
Carrie
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| Nancy Parsons | ... |
Laurie
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| John Marshall Jones | ... |
Anthony
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| Laurie Lathem | ... |
Kristen
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| Adam Wylie | ... |
Joey
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| Stephen William Moore | ... |
Dominic
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Cynthia Mason | ... |
Barbara
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Breon Gorman | ... |
Joey's Mother
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| Renee Victor | ... |
Lucy
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Gregor Hesse | ... |
Max
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| Fran Bennett | ... |
Admissions Secretary
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Zoaunne LeRoy | ... |
Ward Nurse
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Jonathan Kohl | ... |
Anesthesiologist
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Ross Eto | ... |
MRI Tech #1
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Michael O'Dwyer | ... |
Builder
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Karen S. Gregan | ... |
Dr. Abbott's Receptionist
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| Lillian Hurst | ... |
Mrs. Maris
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Rosa Maria Briz | ... |
Mr. Maris' Mother
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Steven Gundry | ... |
Heart Transplant Surgeon
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Akuyoe Graham | ... |
June's Nurse
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| Jusak Bernhard | ... |
Record Clerk
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Nicholas Frangakis | ... |
Priest
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Matthew T. Clancy | ... |
Doctor in Hallway
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| Jeris Poindexter | ... |
Doctor in Hallway
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Derek Van Longshore | ... |
Orderly
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| Gail Neely | ... |
O.R. Nurse
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| Lily Mariye | ... |
O.R. Nurse
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Woodryan Alexander | ... |
O.R. Nurse
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| Susie Schelling | ... |
O.R. Nurse
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Ed Rosenbaum | ... |
Dr. Rosenbaum
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| Conrad Hurtt | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Paul LeClair | ... |
Doctor in Doctors Lounge (uncredited)
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| Zakes Mokae | ... |
Dr. Charles Reed (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Randa Haines | ||
Written by
| Ed Rosenbaum | ... | (book "A Taste of My Own Medicine") (as Ed Rosenbaum M.D.) |
| Robert Caswell | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Edward S. Feldman | ... | executive producer |
| Michael S. Glick | ... | co-producer |
| Laura Ziskin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Michael Convertino | ||
Cinematography by
| John Seale | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Lisa Fruchtman | ||
| Bruce Green | ||
Editorial Department
| Edie Ichioka | ... | assistant editor |
| Debra Kahn Tolchinsky | ... | assistant editor |
| Bob Kaiser | ... | color timer (as Robert Kaiser) |
| Fabienne Rawley | ... | associate editor |
| James Stellar Jr. | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Lynn Stalmaster | ||
Production Design by
| Ken Adam | ||
Art Direction by
| William J. Durrell Jr. | ||
Set Decoration by
| Gary Fettis | ||
Costume Design by
| Joe I. Tompkins | ||
Makeup Department
| Sugar Blymyer | ... | hair stylist (as Sugar-Ginger Blymyer) |
| Shirley Dolle | ... | hair stylist (as Shirley Lee Dollé) |
| Leonard Engelman | ... | makeup artist |
| Matthew W. Mungle | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Michael S. Glick | ... | unit production manager |
| David Hoberman | ... | executive in charge of production: Walt Disney Studios (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bob Kozicki | ... | dga trainee |
| Dennis Maguire | ... | first assistant director |
| David N. Schrager | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Mychael Bates | ... | set dresser |
| Mike Carrillo | ... | assistant property master (as Michael Carrillo) |
| Carl Cassara | ... | set dresser (as Carl J. Cassara) |
| Kenneth J. Creber | ... | assistant art director |
| Chris Fix | ... | propmaker |
| Hank Giardina | ... | stand-by painter |
| Carey Harris Jr. | ... | assistant property master |
| Eric A. Hulett | ... | set dresser |
| Kurt V. Hulett | ... | set dresser |
| Don Kaeding | ... | set dresser (as Donald Kaeding) |
| Greg Lynch | ... | leadman |
| Loren Nickloff | ... | construction coordinator |
| Michael Wilmot | ... | construction foreman |
| Rick Young | ... | property master |
| Salvador Anaya | ... | lead plasterer (uncredited) |
| Sean Haworth | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
| Allan Johnson | ... | propmaker (uncredited) |
| Greg Knapp | ... | construction medic (uncredited) |
| Kacy Magedman | ... | art department coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Mary Andrews | ... | adr editor |
| Bob Baron | ... | adr mixer |
| Ken Beauchene | ... | boom operator |
| George Berndt | ... | adr supervisor |
| Stu Bernstein | ... | sound editor |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois) |
| Joe Dorn | ... | foley editor |
| Michael Dressel | ... | foley editor |
| Ellen Heuer | ... | foley artist |
| Adam Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jonathan Klein | ... | foley editor (as Jonathan Kline) |
| Dave Kulczycki | ... | sound editor |
| Cindy Marty | ... | sound editor |
| James Matheny | ... | sound editor (as Jim Matheny) |
| Scott Millan | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| Greg Orloff | ... | foley mixer |
| Rodger Pardee | ... | sound editor |
| Michelle Pleis | ... | first sound assistant |
| Charleen Richards | ... | adr mixer (as Charlene Richards) |
| Jerry Ross | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Dave Sakai | ... | sound assistant (as David Ralph Sakai) |
| Randy Singer | ... | foley mixer |
| Frank Smathers | ... | sound editor |
| Reilly Steele | ... | adr mixer (as Riley Steele) |
| Alicia Stevenson | ... | foley artist |
| James M. Tanenbaum | ... | sound mixer (as Jim Tanenbaum) |
| John Joseph Thomas | ... | sound assistant |
| Hugo Weng | ... | sound editor |
| Jack Wolpa | ... | cable person |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Lee Strosnider | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Bill Voigtlander | ... | adr editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Arthur Brewer | ... | special effects foreman (as Arthur M. Brewer) |
| Frank Ceglia | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Rudy Perez | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Joseph C. Sasgen | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brian W. Armstrong | ... | first assistant camera |
| Kirk Bales | ... | dolly grip (as Kirk E. Bales) |
| Jerry Enright | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | ... | still photographer (as Richard Foreman) |
| M. Todd Henry | ... | camera operator |
| Robin Alan Knight | ... | key grip (as Robin Knight) |
| Dennis M. Kuneff | ... | best boy grip |
| Thomas Miligan | ... | second assistant camera (as Thomas E. Miligan) |
| Merrick Morton | ... | still photographer (as Merrick Rhodes Morton) |
| Patrick Murray | ... | chief lighting technician (as Patrick M. Murray) |
| Howard Rose | ... | first assistant camera |
| Van Scarboro | ... | video technician |
| Richard Smock | ... | rigging gaffer (as Richard C. Smock) |
| Bill Sutton | ... | grip (as William Sutton) |
| Moose Enright | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Sunny Johnson | ... | key rigging grip (uncredited) |
| Jayma L. Koerner | ... | assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Michael Orloff | ... | casting associate |
| Nancy Hayes | ... | extras casting: San Francisco (uncredited) |
| Nina Henninger | ... | assistant extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Margo Baxley | ... | costume supervisor |
| Michael Castellano | ... | costumer |
| Julie Glick | ... | costumer (as Julie Lynn Glick) |
| Leslie Weir | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Lori A. Balton | ... | location manager (as Lori Balton) |
| Cathryn Blum | ... | location liaison: San Francisco |
| George Herthel | ... | location manager |
| Janice Polley | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
| Artie Kane | ... | conductor |
| Jo Ann Kane | ... | supervising music copyist (as Joanne Kane) |
| John Neufeld | ... | orchestrator |
| Armin Steiner | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Kenneth Wannberg | ... | music editor |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Tom Brown | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Daniel Gold | ... | music prep (uncredited) |
| Jim Hoffman | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Tomás Hradcky | ... | music element creator (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) / trumpet soloist (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Matt Walker | ... | music executive (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| June Samson | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Myra Hill | ... | transportation coordinator (as Myra L. Hill) |
| Tim Rote | ... | transportation captain (as Timothy A. Rote) |
Additional Crew
| Muhammad Abdullah | ... | production assistant |
| Noah Austin | ... | surgical prosthetics designer |
| Chuck Barnett | ... | assistant: Ms. Ziskin |
| Matt Billet | ... | production assistant |
| Danna Blesser | ... | production associate |
| Sue Bokobza | ... | production accountant |
| Donna Cline | ... | medical technical coordinator |
| Kathleen Curtin | ... | medical advisor: operating room (as Kathleen Curtis R.N.) |
| Robert Dawson | ... | title designer |
| Heather DeBenedictis | ... | production assistant |
| Megan Derry | ... | production assistant |
| Sally J. Duerr | ... | production assistant |
| Joe English | ... | surgical prosthetics designer |
| Barry Esrig | ... | medical advisor: cardio-thorasic (as Barry Esrig M.D.) |
| Ross Eto | ... | medical advisor: M.R.I. (as Ross Eto M.D.) |
| Martin K. Gelbard | ... | medical consultant (as Martin K. Gelbard M.D.) |
| Steven Gundry | ... | medical advisor: heart transplant (as Steven Gundry M.D.) |
| Patti Hawn | ... | unit publicist |
| Sandy Isaac | ... | production associate |
| Cary Kaufman | ... | medical advisor: Mr. Hurt (as Cary Kaufman M.D.) |
| Joan LaFontaine | ... | assistant: Mr. Feldman |
| Joe Lotito | ... | production assistant (as Joseph E. Lotito) |
| Kacy Magedman | ... | production assistant (as Kacy Lyn Magedman) |
| Vincent Palmo Jr. | ... | production assistant |
| Clayton Patchett | ... | medical advisor: orthopedics (as Clayton Patchett M.D.) |
| Eric Pinczower | ... | medical advisor: E.N.T. (as Eric Pinczower M.D.) |
| E. Keith Polk | ... | medical advisor: anesthesiology (as Keith Polk M.D.) |
| Blair Richwood | ... | assistant: Ms. Ziskin |
| Kristin Rusk Robinson | ... | assistant: Ms. Haines (as Kristin S. Rusk) |
| Carol Sagusti | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Susie Schelling | ... | medical advisor: operating room (as Susan Schelling Long R.N.) |
| Carol D. Sutton | ... | medical advisor: radiation (as Carol D. Sutton M.D.) |
| Katherine Swanson | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Laura Tateishi | ... | production coordinator (as Laura 'LT' Tateishi) |
| Kathleen R. White | ... | production assistant (as Kathleen Renee White) |
| Jeff Winn | ... | craft service |
| Bret Culpepper | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| James Dean | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Chris Winn | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Letitzia Adam | ... | thanks |
| Matthew T. Clancy | ... | thanks (as Matthew T. Clancy M.D.) |
| Elsie Giorgi | ... | thanks (as Elsi Giorgi M.D.) |
| Martin L. Hopp | ... | thanks (as Martin L. Hopp M.D. Ph.D.) |
| Hillel Lachs | ... | thanks (as Hillel Lachs M.D.) |
Production Companies
- Touchstone Pictures (presents)
- Silver Screen Partners IV (in association with)
Distributors
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1991) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.)
- Warner Bros. (1992) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1992) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Touchstone Home Video (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. (1992) (Norway) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1996) (United States) (tv)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2015) (Spain) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Acme Soundworks Studio (sound editing)
- Buena Vista Negative Cutting (negative cutting)
- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
- Glen Glenn Sound Company (re-recording)
- Inter Video (24 frame video services)
- JoAnn Kane Music Service (supervising copying)
- Todd-AO Scoring Stage (re-recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, extremely self centred and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions, and more to life than serving only his own needs.
Written by Murray Chapman |
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| Taglines | An Uplifting Story About Finding New Meaning In Life. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $165,392, 28 Jul 1991 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie is based on the real-life story of Ed Rosenbaum, M.D. Dr. Rosenbaum wrote an autobiography entitled "A Taste of My Own Medicine: When the Doctor Becomes the Patient." This book formed the basis for the movie and is presently out of print. See more » |
| Goofs | In a scene supposedly set on the roof of a San Francisco office building, between William Hurt and Elizabeth Perkins, well=known Los Angeles high-rises can be seen in the background. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Doctor/Dutch/Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey/My Father's Glory/My Mother's Castle (1991). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Big Girls Don't Cry See more » |
| Quotes |
June Ellis:
There was a farmer who had a lot of fields, and he kept all of the birds and creatures away from his crops with traps and fences. He was very successful... but he was very lonely. So, one day, he stood in the middle of his fields to welcome the animals. He stayed there from dawn to dusk, with his arms outstretched, calling to them. But, not a single animal came. Not a single creature appeared. They were terrified, you see, of the farmer's new Scarecrow... just let down your arms, and we'll all come to you. See more » |