A young doctor confronts a famous colleague when he learns about the true methods of his work.A young doctor confronts a famous colleague when he learns about the true methods of his work.A young doctor confronts a famous colleague when he learns about the true methods of his work.
- E.R. Doctor
- (as D. Garnet Harding)
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- TriviaIn the movie, security for the illegal medical experiments is provided by two supposed police officers named Hare and Burke. The names are a historical reference to William Hare and William Burke who supplied human cadavers to medical schools in 1820s Edinburgh, until it was learned that they were grave robbers and murderers.
- GoofsWhen Detective Burke is about to be hit by the train while caught between tracks in the tunnel, you can see that the train is not a real train, as you can see lights in the background that would be blocked out by the height of the train. This shows that it is either a flat cart with headlights attached, or no more than someone walking down the tracks while holding a light rig to make it appear that a train is bearing down on him.
- Quotes
Jodie Trammel: Look, you made a moral choice, Guy, not a medical one. I guess I just, I'm... I'm surprised, that's all.
Dr. Guy Luthan: All right, hang on, just wait, wait! Look, this is New York, you know? Gunshots are not entirely unfamiliar territory to me. And my opinion was that they were both stable. I wanted two ORs, I didn't get them, I had to make a choice. On my right I see a cop with his wife in the corridor and pictures of his kids in his wallet, and on my left some guy who's taken out a gun on a city bus! I had ten seconds to make a choice, I had to make it. I hope I made the right one, I hope I did the right thing. I think I did.
[Jodie raises her eyebrow]
Dr. Guy Luthan: Oh, shit. Maybe I didn't, I don't know.
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It's those Difficult Questions the Movie Asks that makes this the kind of Movie that isn't made often. The Thriller Format is much more Popular and Easily Digested when this Type of Thinking is Not Required. Taxing the Brain is Not Formulaic for the Popcorn Crowd and it doesn't Sell Tickets.
This one is Noble in its Efforts and some Suspension of Disbelief is Required. There are a Few Scenes, most Notably when Grant's Doctor Submerges to the Bowels of the City, that Strain for Realism and one of the Few Times when the Film seems a bit too Hollywood.
But Most of the Movie Plays out some Twists and Turns that are Surprising and the quick Pacing Helps the Film Deal with the Malpractice Elements and the "God Complex" more Easily.
Overall, it is a Thinking Man's Thriller with Good Performances and Good Writing and is only Brought Down a Bit by the Contrived Situations Necessary to make it all Fit into a Two Hour Running Time.
- LeonLouisRicci
- Aug 9, 2015
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Medidas extremas
- Filming locations
- Lower Bay Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(chase on subway tracks)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $38,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,380,126
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,906,546
- Sep 29, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $17,380,126
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1