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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Disney
EAN: 0786936188288
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Walt Disney Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
MPN: DISD26901D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 03, 2002
Running Time: 109 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 1989
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A SMART FIRST-YEAR MED STUDENT TAKES NOTHING SERIOUSLY, EXCEPT THE PURSUIT OF HIS GROSS ANATOMY (HUMAN DISSECTION) LAB PARTNER
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I originally watched this movie when it came out because of Matthew Modine. I knew what was going to happen as soon as it started. He was a slacker who would come around because of the girl. If you remember, there was a lot of those kind of movies back then. The reason it worked so well with me was because the actor's made me care about what they did. I bought the VHS tape when it came out. Now, I'm updating to the DVD. The movie holds up very well in this day and age. This movie combined with Vision Quest show why Matthew Modine was a very good actor.
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Just got done watching this for the 3rd time. I saw it once on TV long ago, then found it in the $5.00 Walmart bin and have seen it twice at home. Modine does a great job here and you really fall for the spirit of his character in this film. I suspect not many people with his flair for independence survive in this world but his obvious talent carries him through with the powers that be. It is interesting to see his lab partners torn between throwing him under the bus for guilt by association and their attraction to his joie de vivre. The interaction with his instructor Dr Woodruf who tries to extract the most from him is very interesting as is the sometimes strained relationship with his lab partner love interest. I'll probably see this a 4th time some day -
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Gross Anatomy is a view of the world that most people don't see... the pressures associated with the first year of medical school, particularly that year-long anatomy course. Obviously, some students will make it, and others will not. This is a story of one who... well, I'm not going to tell you how it ends, of course.
Matthew Modine, as first year student Joe Slovak, doesn't take med school as seriously as his peers. This is both the delighting part of the film, and the most unbelievable part. For Joe Slovak really doesn't seem to care at all, and that makes no sense unless the director gives the viewer insight into this mindset. That insight never comes.
Funny at times, and tragic at others, Gross Anatomy was entertaining.
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For my opinion the year of 1989 it has been one of the most exciting years in the history of cinema. Three movies from this particular year changed my life. First Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, second Dead Poets Society and third is Gross Anatomy. the last one i saw it the first time in TV but i loved it right away. This movie mixtures two of my favorite items. Colleges and relationships. It has believable and true characters and most of all it has Daphne Zunigha. Its directory it is honest and modest but above all some melancholy corresses the story. I think the character Matthew Modine plays is a genious who he dosen't know he is genious. I loved it and i am waiting for the european edition of the movie because i cant buy it yet.
Dont miss it either youare med student or not...
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The only people I know who've even heard of this movie are med students and aspiring med students. I'll be starting medical school in a few months, myself, so I can't say that I'm any different. That's what initially drew me to the movie, and maybe that's the reason why I liked it.
This movie has Matthew Modine playing a first year medical student named Joe Slovak. He's the antithesis of everything that a stereotypical med student is perceived to be. He's laid back, worldly, handsome, and not especially self-serving. At first I thought his character would be in the style of Robin Williams in "Patch Adams", where he'd end up being the rebel who believed that medicine lacked humanity and would lead a crusade to somehow change things for the better. However, he doesn't really seem to care about people enough to make such a change. While this apathetic lack of motivation might be realistic, it certainly doesn't make for a colorful character in a movie. He is surrounded by four other med students who, as any movie about medical school would require, are all driven to excel and are vilified as a result. The movie tells how these five people worked together to get through their first year in school. All the typical elements are here: cut-throat competitiveness, jealousy, elitism, ways of dealing with stress, and of course, the obligatory subplot involving the budding romance between two lab partners.
If you're thinking about going to medical school, don't use this movie to decide whether it's a good idea. It won't sway your opinion in any particular direction. However, aside from the way in which the characters are skewed, this movie will give you a good idea of what medical school might be like. Though, if you're just looking for a movie to provide you with entertainment, this isn't what you want. Go watch "Patch Adams" instead. It's of the same genre, and it's better. Unless you're medically inclined, I don't recommend this movie.
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