The Doctor (1991)


The Doctor
Release Date24 July 1991
US Box Office$38,000,000
TaglineHe was a doctor who thought he knew it all... until he became a patient.
GenreDrama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor

The Doctor is a 1991 American drama film directed by Randa Haines and starring William Hurt as a doctor who undergoes a transformation in his views about life, illness and human relationships. It is loosely based on the book A Taste Of My Own Medicine.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Dr. Jack MacKee

Anne MacKee

June Ellis

Dr. Murray Kaplan

Dr. Eli Blumfield

Nicky MacKee

Dr. Leslie Abbott

Dr. Al Cade

J.E. Freeman
Ralph

Mr. Maris

Alan

Nicole Orth-Pallavicini
Sarah

Ping Wu
Jay-Jay

Tony Fields
Roger

Michael

Maria Tirabassi
Lonnie

Pete

Bruce Jarchow
Tim

E. Keith Polk
Joe

Nellye Leonard
Nancy

Richard McKenzie
Mr. Richards

Denis Heames
Young Patient

Sue Rihr
Shirley

Brandyn Artis
Nurse Jane

Millie Slavin
Carrie

Laurie

Joey

Stephen William Moore
Dominic

Cynthia Mason
Barbara

Breon Gorman
Joey's Mother

Renee Victor
Lucy

Gregor Hesse
Max

Fran Bennett
Admissions Secretary

Zoaunne LeRoy
Ward Nurse

Jonathan Kohl
Anesthesiologist

Ross Eto
MRI Technician

Michael O'Dwyer
Builder

Karen S. Gregan
Dr. Abbott's Receptionist

Lillian Hurst
Mrs. Maris

Rosa Maria Briz
Mr. Maris' Mother

Steven Gundry
Heart Transplant Surgeon

Akuyoe Graham
June's Nurse

Jusak Bernhard
Record Clerk

Nicholas Franganos
Priest

Matthew T. Clancy
Doctor in Hallway

Jeris Poindexter
Doctor in Hallway

Derek Van Longshore
Orderly

Gail Neely
O.R. Nurse

O.R. Nurse

Woodryan Alexander
O.R. Nurse

Susie Schelling
O.R. Nurse

Ed Rosenbaum
Dr. Rosenbaum

Nicholas Frangakis
Hospital Chaplin

Zakes Mokae
Dr. Charles Reed

Director

Writer

Ed Rosenbaum

Robert Caswell

Producer

Edward S. Feldman
executive producer

Michael S. Glick
co-producer

Laura Ziskin
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

John Seale
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Editor

Lisa Fruchtman
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Bruce Green
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Casting Director

Lynn Stalmaster
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Production Designer

Ken Adam
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Art Director

William J. Durrell Jr.
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Set Decorator

Gary Fettis
-

Costume Designer

Joe I. Tompkins
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Makeup Department

Sugar Blymyer
hair stylist

Shirley Dolle
hair stylist

Leonard Engelman
makeup artist

Matthew W. Mungle
makeup artist

Production Manager

Michael S. Glick
unit production manager

David Hoberman
executive in charge of production: Walt Disney Studios

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bob Kozicki
dga trainee

Dennis Maguire
first assistant director

David N. Schrager
second assistant director

Art Department

Mychael Bates
set dresser

Mike Carrillo
assistant property master

Carl Cassara
set dresser

Kenneth J. Creber
assistant art director

Hank Giardina
stand-by painter

Carey Harris Jr.
assistant property master

Eric A. Hulett
set dresser

Kurt V. Hulett
set dresser

Don Kaeding
set dresser

Greg Lynch
leadman

Loren Nickloff
construction coordinator

Michael Wilmot
construction foreman

Rick Young
property master

Salvador Anaya
lead plasterer

Sean Haworth
set designer

Greg Knapp
construction medic

Kacy Magedman
art department coordinator

Sound Department

Mary Andrews
adr editor

Bob Baron
adr mixer

Ken Beauchene
boom operator

George Berndt
adr supervisor

Stu Bernstein
sound editor

Gary C. Bourgeois
sound re-recording mixer

Joe Dorn
foley editor

Michael Dressel
foley editor

Ellen Heuer
foley artist

Adam Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer

Jonathan Klein
foley editor

Dave Kulczycki
sound editor

Cindy Marty
sound editor

James Matheny
sound editor

Scott Millan
sound re-recording mixer

Dan O'Connell
foley artist

Greg Orloff
foley mixer

Rodger Pardee
sound editor

Michelle Pleis
first sound assistant

Charleen Richards
adr mixer

Jerry Ross
supervising sound editor

Dave Sakai
sound assistant

Randy Singer
foley mixer

Frank Smathers
sound editor

Riley Steele
adr mixer

Alicia Stevenson
foley artist

James M. Tanenbaum
sound mixer

John Joseph Thomas
sound assistant

Hugo Weng
sound editor

Jack Wolpa
cable person

John Roesch
foley artist

Lee Strosnider
sound mixer

Special Effects

Arthur Brewer
special effects foreman

Frank Ceglia
special effects coordinator

Rudy Perez
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Brian W. Armstrong
first assistant camera

Kirk Bales
dolly grip

Jerry Enright
assistant chief lighting technician

Richard Foreman Jr.
still photographer

M. Todd Henry
camera operator

Robin P. Knight
key grip

Dennis M. Kuneff
best boy grip

Thomas Miligan
second assistant camera

Merrick Morton
still photographer

Patrick Murray
chief lighting technician

Howard Rose
first assistant camera

Van Scarboro
video technician

Richard Smock
rigging gaffer

Bill Sutton
grip

Thomas Enright
electrician

Sunny Johnson
key rigging grip

Jayma L. Koerner
assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department

Michael Orloff
casting associate

Nancy Hayes
extras casting: San Francisco

Nina Henninger
assistant extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Margo Baxley
costume supervisor

Michael Castellano
costumer

Julie Glick
costumer

Leslie Weir
costumer

Editorial Department

Edie Bleiman
assistant editor

Debra Kahn
assistant editor

Bob Kaiser
color timer

Fabienne Rawley
associate editor

James Stellar Jr.
assistant editor

Music Department

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Artie Kane
conductor

Jo Ann Kane
supervising music copyist

John Neufeld
orchestrator

Armin Steiner
music scoring mixer

Kenneth Wannberg
music editor

Tomas Hart
music element creator

Transportation Department

Myra Hill
transportation coordinator

Tim Rote
transportation captain

Other Crew

Muhammad Abdullah
production assistant

Noah Austin
surgical prosthetics designer

Lori A. Balton
location manager

Chuck Barnett
assistant: Ms. Ziskin

Matt Billet
production assistant

Danna Blesser
production associate

Cathryn Blum
location liaison: San Francisco

Sue Bokobza
production accountant

Donna Cline
medical technical coordinator

Kathleen Curtin
medical advisor: operating room

title designer

Heather DeBenedictis
production assistant

Megan Derry
production assistant

Sally J. Duerr
production assistant

Joe English
surgical prosthetics designer

Barry Esrig
medical advisor: cardio-thorasic

Ross Eto
medical advisor: M.R.I.

Martin K. Gelbard
medical consultant

Steven Gundry
medical advisor: heart transplant

Patti Hawn
unit publicist

George Herthel
location manager

Sandy Isaac
production associate

Cary Kaufman
medical advisor: Mr. Hurt

Joan LaFontaine
assistant: Mr. Feldman

Joe Lotito
production assistant

Kacy Magedman
production assistant

Vincent Palmo Jr.
production assistant

Clayton Patchett
medical advisor: orthopedics

Eric Pinczower
medical advisor: E.N.T.

E. Keith Polk
medical advisor: anesthesiology

Janice Polley
location manager

Blair Richwood
assistant: Ms. Ziskin

Kristin S. Rusk
assistant: Ms. Haines

Carol Sagusti
assistant production coordinator

June Samson
script supervisor

Susie Schelling
medical advisor: operating room

Carol D. Sutton
medical advisor: radiation

Katherine Swanson
first assistant accountant

Laura Tateishi
production coordinator

Kathleen R. White
production assistant

Jeff Winn
craft service

Bret Culpepper
stand-in

Chris Winn
craft service

Thanks

Letitzia Adam
thanks

Matthew T. Clancy
thanks

Elsie Giorgi
thanks

Martin L. Hopp
thanks

Hillel Lachs
thanks

Production Company

Silver Screen Partners IV
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Touchstone Pictures
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Distributor

Buena Vista Pictures

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Gativideo

Warner Bros.

Miscellaneous

Acme Soundworks Studio
sound editing

Buena Vista Negative Cutting
negative cutting

Cinema Research
titles and opticals

Glen Glenn Studios
re-recording

Inter Video
24 frame video services

Jo Anne Kane Music Services
supervising copying

Todd-AO Scoring Stage
re-recording






Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Randa Haines
Dance with Me (1998)
The Doctor
The Outsider (2002)