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Actors: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Pantinkin, Adam Arkin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Doctor |
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Based on the book "A Taste Of My Own Medicine", The doctor stars William Hurt as Dr. Jack Mackee. Jack is a very successful doctor with a penchant for joking around. He goes to his doctor about a tickle in his throat. He is then referred to a specialist who tells him he has a growth. Upon further examination he finds out it is malignant and starts radiation treatment the next day. Jack now has go to the radiation clinic for the treatment and has to deal with the same problems with paper work and waiting like the other patients. While at the clicnic he meets June Ellis (Elizabeth Perkins). At the same time Jack is also shutting out his wife Anne (Christine Lahti) from giving him emotional support. Jack is also dealing with his practice as the other people on the staff feel that Jack should stay home and rest. The radiation doesn't work and the tumor has grown bigger. Jack is changing emotionally and he grows close to June and they throw caution to the wind and go on a crazy trip to see a show in Reno. He calls Anne from a payphone to tell her where he was and she hangs up on him. Jack eventually gives in having the tumor cut out and loses the use of his voice. Through writing on a board and using a whistle he works things out with Anne but at the same time June dies. By the end Jack comes full circle and learns humility when dealing with patients.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Doctor |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- marriage going to pieces
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- learns to be more sensitive
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- doctor
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- bald
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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