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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Mark Spragg (story) and
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Release Date:
20 October 1989 (USA) more
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Tagline:
No one thought a rebel like Joe Slovak would make it through Medical School. But they didn't know Joe. more
Plot:
A smart first-year med student takes nothing seriously, except the pursuit of his Gross Anatomy (human dissection) lab partner... more | full synopsis
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(5 articles)
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Works Inspite of Shortcomings. more (17 total)

Cast

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Matthew Modine ... Joe Slovak

Daphne Zuniga ... Laurie Rorbach

Christine Lahti ... Dr. Rachel Woodruff

Todd Field ... David Schreiner
John Scott Clough ... Miles Reed
Alice Carter ... Kim McCauley

Robert Desiderio ... Dr. Banks
Zakes Mokae ... Dr. Banumbra

Clyde Kusatsu ... Interviewing Professor
John Petlock ... Interviewing Professor

J. Patrick McNamara ... Interviewing Professor

Jan Munroe ... Interviewing Professor
Kay E. Kuter ... Lecturing Professor
Michael Flanagan ... Lecturing Professor
Don Perry ... Lecturing Professor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Cut Above
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Runtime:
Canada:109 min | USA:109 min
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Fun Stuff

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Continuity: When Joe chases after his roommate the night he reveals he knows about the pep pills, the door to the dorm building closes fully after his roommate exits, then closes again just before Joe reaches the door. more
Quotes:
Kim McCauley: [Kim is going into labor in a roadside cafe] Guys, I'm gonna have this baby now!
Joe Slovak: Miles, give me your shirt!
Miles Reed: What? This is silk!
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Soundtrack:
Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) more

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Works Inspite of Shortcomings., 20 July 2002
Author: tfrizzell from United States

A first-year med student (Matthew Modine) is obsessed with becoming a doctor, but jokes his way through everything else in his life in this under-rated little flick that works due to a clever screenplay and good performances from the major players in the cast. The film goes for funny and outlandish situations, but has undertones of drama early and then the drama takes center stage by the film's final act. Christine Lahti shines as the one professor who locks horns with Modine. Above-average and enjoyable overall. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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