- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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3 out of 5
In this mildly diverting, folksy comedy, Michael J Fox plays an ambitious California-bound intern who finds himself press-ganged into becoming a doctor in a small South Carolina community. Revelling in local idiosyncrasies, director Michael Caton-Jones gives the film a lovely golden glow and produces a Capra-like hymn to the small town as Fox's dreams of becoming a rich cosmetic surgeon are put on hold. It's insubstantial, but corny fun all the same, and Fox is as charming as ever. The talented supporting cast includes Woody Harrelson, Bridget Fonda and David Odgen Stiers; look out, too, for a neat cameo from George Hamilton near the end.
Plot Summary
Romantic comedy starring Michael J Fox. While travelling to a new job in Hollywood, ambitious doctor Benjamin Stone crashes his car in a small South Carolina town and is sentenced to carry out community service at the local hospital. Given temporary accommodation in a lakeside cabin, Stone's sagging spirits are lifted when a beautiful girl emerges from the water.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Dr Benjamin Stone
- Michael J Fox
- Lou
- Julie Warner
- Dr Hogue
- Barnard Hughes
- Henry "Hank" Gordon
- Woody Harrelson
- Nick Nicholson
- David Ogden Stiers
- Lillian
- Frances Sternhagen
- Dr Halberstrom
- George Hamilton
- Nancy Lee
- Bridget Fonda
- Melvin
- Mel Winkler
- Maddie
- Helen Martin
- Judge Evans
- Roberts Blossom
- Cotton
- Tom Lacy
- Aubrey Draper
- Macon McCalman
- Simon Tidwell
- Raye Birk
- Nurse Packer
- Eyde Byrde
- Lane
- William Cowart
- Violet
- Amzie Strickland
- Kyle
- Time Winters
- Mary
- K T Vogt
- John Crawford
- Jordon Lund
- Mortimer
- Robert Munns
- McClary
- Douglas Brush
- Shulman
- Barry Sobel
Crew
- Director
- Michael Caton-Jones
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