Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions.
Acting
William Hurt's arrogant-to-vulnerable transformation is masterclass.
Direction
Randa Haines makes hospital corridors feel like emotional battlefields.
Writing
The 'hospital gown' scene: humiliation as character development.
Director
Randa Haines
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real surgeon Ed Rosenbaum's memoir 'A Taste of My Own Medicine'—he hated the Hollywood ending.
This film helped popularize 'patient-centered care' as a buzzword in actual medical schools during the 90s.
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