Doc Hollywood
Cast :Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner
Director :Michael Caton-Jones
Studio :Warner Studios
Format :Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby
Released Date :August 02, 1991
DVD Released Date :February 03, 2004
Language :English (Dubbed), English (Original Language)
Audience Rating :PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Customer Reviews
Rating
DateJuly 25, 2005
SummaryA great funny and warm movie
Content
This is a comedy that does every thing just right. It has plenty of laughs and a great story. It also has characters you really like and a love story you find yourself actually interested in. The nice country feel also added much to the movie.

If your a fan of romantic comedies, go rent this movie.

Rating
DateJune 07, 2005
SummaryOne of Fox's better work
Content
It is a real shame that illness has struck down Michael Fox. I only hope that things will change for the better for him. Anyway, While I liked his Back to the Future Series. Doc Hollywood is far and beyond the better film. What with a stronger plot, sharper writing, a charming and talented cast is it no wonder that I feel that this film will stand the test of time? So if you want to spend some time and walk away with a good feeling in your heart then give this film a shot.

Rating
DateMarch 28, 2005
SummarySometimes it's not what you think you want....
Content
Michael J. Fox as Dr. Ben Stone is desperate for a high-dollar, high-class career as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills...but his trip to his hot new job takes a detour when he winds up in a small Southern town. Full of humor, Southern charm, and colorful characters, this movie is a winner all the way around. A brief bit of nudity, but nothing I'd send the kids out of the room for. Too bad there can't be a sequel,and I wish Fox well as he struggles with Parkinson's.

Rating
DateAugust 15, 2004
Summarygood movie could use sub-titles
Content
Overall this movie is still pretty funny and witty and colorful. Having lived in the South for the last 4 years I can appreciate this movie more than when I saw it first when it was released in theaters. The accent of the characters in the movie is really thick, though, and the DVD could definitely use sub-titles, at least in English, but it does not have any. In fact there are zero special features here, the main menu does not even have the standard background with a movie still but a giant WB logo with two options: Play and Chapter Index. Some production notes would have been nice too.

Rating
DateApril 24, 2004
SummaryMaybe the best "date flicks" I've ever seen.
Content
I normally cannot watch movies on airplanes for some reason. I first saw "Doc Hollywood" on the grueling Boston-LA flight, and it immediately captured and held my interest for the entire flight. More than anything, that fact illustrates that this is a truly engaging flick. This is a genuinely funny movie. One thing that this movie does is lay to rest any doubts anyone might have had about Michael J. Fox's acting ability. In my opinion he turns in a stellar performance, albeit supported by fine jobs by the supporting cast. The part where he finally goes to LA is absolutely hysterical, by the way.

The story is very simple (no spoilers here). The protagonist (Michael J. Fox) is on his way to a job interview for a position as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. He has an accident in a small Southern town ("Grady") and is sentenced to several hundred hours of community service. The town needs a doctor, and its real purpose is to recruit him as a permanent resident physician. Naturally, Doc meets a nice girl and now the choice is between money as a big-shot LA plastic surgeon and lifestyle in a nice rural setting. There's a lot more. I won't spoil it for you. Doc's slow assimilation into the town of Grady is wonderfully done. This movie manages to be both touching and funny, and I say this as one who is normally not much for comedy or date flicks.

Michael J. Fox shows in this movie that he had the potential to go far, as indeed he did.

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