The Doctor

1991
PG-13
2h 2min

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Cuando a un médico egocéntrico se le diagnostica un cáncer, se vuelve más capaz de sentir empatía por sus pacientes y apreciar una vida fuera de su carrera.Cuando a un médico egocéntrico se le diagnostica un cáncer, se vuelve más capaz de sentir empatía por sus pacientes y apreciar una vida fuera de su carrera.Cuando a un médico egocéntrico se le diagnostica un cáncer, se vuelve más capaz de sentir empatía por sus pacientes y apreciar una vida fuera de su carrera.

Dirección
- Randa Haines
Guionistas
- Ed Rosenbaum
- Robert Caswell
Elenco

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6.9/10

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Dirección
- Randa Haines
Guionistas
- Ed Rosenbaum
- Robert Caswell
Elenco

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Premios
- 3 nominaciones en total

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.

Errores
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.

Citas
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.

Conexiones
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Doctor/Dutch/Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey/My Father's Glory/My Mother's Castle (1991)

Bandas sonoras
Big Girls Don't Cry
Written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
Performed by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Courtesy of Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli
dba The Four Seasons Partnership

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8/10

When a Doctor Becomes Patient

The efficient surgeon Dr. Jack MacKee (William Hurt) is a successful, wealthy and indifferent man, married to but distant from his wife Anne (Christine Lahti) and their son Nicky. When Jack is diagnosed with a growth in his throat, he is submitted to radiation therapy and feels how patients are treated and exposed in the hospital. He befriends the fellow patient June Ellis (Elizabeth Perkins), who has incurable brain tumor, and she gives a lesson of life to him. But his treatment does not work and Jack needs to be submitted to a surgery. What will happen to him?

"The Doctor" is a sensitive drama with a magnificent story of a doctor that changes his values when he understands the perspective of patients after becoming one with cancer. William Hurt, Christine Lahti and Elizabeth Perkins have wonderful performances and the story is never corny despite the pleasant conclusion. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Um Golpe do Destino" ("A Strike of the Destiny")