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Donor

  • TV Movie
  • 1990
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Melissa Gilbert and Jack Scalia in Donor (1990)
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Two doctors and a young boy suffering from progeria get caught up with an unethical, mysterious medical experiment undertaken by a team of higher-up doctors whose collectivist goals are dest... Read allTwo doctors and a young boy suffering from progeria get caught up with an unethical, mysterious medical experiment undertaken by a team of higher-up doctors whose collectivist goals are destroying individual lives.Two doctors and a young boy suffering from progeria get caught up with an unethical, mysterious medical experiment undertaken by a team of higher-up doctors whose collectivist goals are destroying individual lives.

  • Director
    • Larry Shaw
  • Writer
    • Michael Braverman
  • Stars
    • Melissa Gilbert
    • Jack Scalia
    • Wendy Hughes
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    211
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Larry Shaw
    • Writer
      • Michael Braverman
    • Stars
      • Melissa Gilbert
      • Jack Scalia
      • Wendy Hughes
    • 4User reviews
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    Melissa Gilbert
    Melissa Gilbert
    • Dr. Kristine Lipton
    • (as Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman)
    Jack Scalia
    Jack Scalia
    • Dr. Eugene Kesselman
    Wendy Hughes
    Wendy Hughes
    • Dr. Farrell
    Gregory Sierra
    Gregory Sierra
    • Hector Aliosa
    Gale Mayron
    • Melody
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Ben Beloit
    Pernell Roberts
    Pernell Roberts
    • Dr. Martingale
    Wendy J. Cooke
    Wendy J. Cooke
    • Robby Elias
    • (as Wendy Cooke)
    Michael Boatman
    Michael Boatman
    • Arnold
    Hari Rhodes
    Hari Rhodes
    • Harry
    Carol Ann Susi
    Carol Ann Susi
    • Berlinetti
    Virginia Capers
    Virginia Capers
    • Mrs. Mantley
    Larry Cedar
    Larry Cedar
    • Roger Ebersole
    Don Alan Croll
    • Rabbi
    David L. Crowley
    David L. Crowley
    • Dr. Marjorian
    • (as David Crowley)
    Gregory Daven
    • Harlan Barker
    Ruth F. Ekholm
    • Nurse
    • (as Ruth Ekholm)
    Gail Fisher
    Gail Fisher
    • Secretary
    • Director
      • Larry Shaw
    • Writer
      • Michael Braverman
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    jippy33

    Pretty thrilling for a television film.

    I was suprised to be this thrilled by "Donor". It was, on the other hand, a bit easy to predict the outcome, and the suprise at the end wasn't so suprising. But as I said, it's thrilling and it has some Halloween 2 spirit. Look-a-like scenes is maybe a better way to put it, but this is such a different picture, so it would be wrong to compare them.

    The actors are B-stuff. Never close too anything I would be impressed by, just people to fill the names in the script. And the old/young boy doesn't make me sad, he makes me sick. He's just ugly man!

    But if you're up for some cheap thrills, I would recommend this movie, should you stumble over it on daytime TV.
    Stanbabe

    Melissa Gilbert tries to be a detective in Donor.

    In this forgettable murder mystery.Melissa Gilbert is a young intern at an inner city hospital.Where a cover up is taking place.Young to middle age men are being used as guenna pigs for an insane experiment.Where they are being turned into terminally ill senior citizens by two renegade doctors(One of them is played by vetrain character actor:Perinel Roberts)who are tampering with the lives of these unfortunate people.Their plans are being thwarted by Dr.Gilbert and by another intern(played by Jack Scailia).Who is really an undercover Drug enforcement agent.Who is assigned to try and check out a lead into a supposed drug peddling scam.But he stumbles onto Roberts mad experiments and he finds out that Dr.Gilbert is getting too close to the villians'plot and she is putting her life and his investigation into jeopardy.The plot is very bare and predictable.And most of the actors in this film do little more than complain about Ms.Gilbert's tampering with a situation that should be left alone.Yet..Ms.Gilbert's performance is enjoyable and she keeps the story interesting.Even if we can guess how it will turn out.

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      Final film of Dorothy Neumann.

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Genetic Killers
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Peter Frankovich Productions
      • CBS Entertainment Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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