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Doc Hollywood (1991)
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A big city doctor is stranded in a small rural town, where he finds love, professional challenges, and a pet pig, in this comedy. Fresh out of residence at a Washington D.C. hospital, hot-shot plastic surgeon Ben Stone (Michael J. Fox) hops in his Porsche and is headed for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. However, Ben accidentally plows into a fence in Grady, South Carolina; the wreck puts Ben's car out of commission, and the town's mayor, Nick Nicholson (
David Ogden Stiers
), sees to it that Ben is sentenced to perform community service while he's waiting to get his car back on the road. For a week, Ben will serve as the community's general practitioner, filling in for the aging Dr. Hogue (
Barnard Hughes
). Many of the locals go out of their way to make Ben feel welcome, since they need a new full-time doctor and hope he'd be interested in staying on a permanent basis. Ben isn't especially interested until he meets Lou (
Julie Warner
), a beautiful, intelligent, and feisty local woman he first meets as she's enjoying a morning skinny-dip. Ben now finds himself wondering what the odds are of winning her away from her less-than-brilliant boyfriend Hank (
Woody Harrelson
).
Bridget Fonda
has a memorable supporting role as Nancy Lee, who doesn't make much of a secret of her attraction to Ben. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Raye Birk
Simon Tidwell
Roberts Blossom
Judge Evans
Edye Byrde
Nurse Packer
Bridget Fonda
Nancy Lee
Michael J. Fox
Ben Stone
George Hamilton
Dr. Halberstrom
Woody Harrelson
Hank
Barnard Hughes
Dr. Hogue
Tom Lacy
Cotton
Macon McCalman
Aubrey Draper
Frances Sternhagen
Lillian
David Ogden Stiers
Nick Nicholson
Julie Warner
Lou
Mel Winkler
Melvin
Production Crew
Eva Anna Bohn
Art Director
Neil B. Shulman
Associate Producer
Neil B. Shulman
Book Author
Michael Chapman
Cinematographer
Carter Burwell
Composer (Music Score)
Richard Hornung
Costume Designer
Michael Caton-Jones
Director
Gregg London
Editor
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Editor
Marc Merson
Executive Producer
Deborah D. Johnson
Producer
Susan Solt
Producer
Dale Allan Pelton
Production Designer
Lawrence Miller
Production Designer
Robert P. Cohen
Production Designer
Daniel Pyne
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Price
Screenwriter
Peter S. Seaman
Screenwriter
Claudia Rebar
Set Designer
Year: 1991
Runtime: 110
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Warner Brothers
Release
August 02, 1991 (USA)
by Warner Brothers
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