Doc Hollywood (1991)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers (WGA):

Neil B. Shulman (book)
Laurian Leggett (adaptation)

Release Date:

2 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He's a big city plastic surgeon...in a small town that doen't take plastic.

Plot:

A young doctor causes a traffic accident in a small town and is sentenced to work for some days at the town hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Hospital | Accident | Ambulance | Doc

Cast

Michael J. Fox	...	Dr. Benjamin Stone
Julie Warner	...	Vialula / 'Lou'
Barnard Hughes	...	Dr. Aurelius Hogue
Woody Harrelson	...	Hank Gordon
David Ogden Stiers	...	Mayor Nick Nicholson
Frances Sternhagen	...	Lillian, Welcoming Committee
George Hamilton	...	Doctor Halberstrom
Bridget Fonda	...	Nancy Lee Nicholson
Mel Winkler	...	Melvin the Mechanic
Helen Martin	...	Maddie, Welcoming Committee
Roberts Blossom	...	Judge Evans
Tom Lacy	...	Deputy Cotton
Macon McCalman	...	Aubrey Draper
Raye Birk	...	Simon Tidwell, First Patient
Eyde Byrde	...	Nurse Packer

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:PG | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1992) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Alachua County, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

This movie was filmed in Micanopy, FL. A small town of 650 people just south of Gainesville.

Goofs:

Continuity: Doc Stone's breakfast disappears between shots when he is being offered a position by the City Council.

Quotes:

Nurse Packer: [reading from a note left by Doc Hogue] "When to call me, you've been stabbed, shot, poisoned, separated from an appendage, knocked or beaten unconscious, run over by a tractor mower, or generally about to bleed to death. Otherwise, leave me alone"

Movie Connections:

References "Hee Haw" (1969)

Soundtrack:

THE MILLWOOD STOMP

I have to laugh!

I have to laugh at all the comments on this board which say this movie's plot or the characters are not "plausible".

I live near the town this movie was shot in, (I was an extra for one day, and a "stand in" for two days on this film. It was neat!) and believe me, the characters are not only believable, you can meet versions of them in small towns all through the south.

There is a big difference between city and deep country life. Maybe people in very urban areas and countries tend to forget that. Quite honestly, I know several people down here in the boonies who make the folk of "Grady" look downright sophisticated.

That criticism shot down, I just have to say it's a really sweet film. It has a lot of atmosphere and some good character development, even in the minor roles. It portrays small, small town America pretty accurately and with a great deal of charm.