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| Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 2, 1991 |
Starring:
Barnard Hughes, Bridget Fonda, David Ogden Stiers, Frances Sternhagen, George Hamilton, Helen Martin, Julie Warner, Mel Winkler, Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson
Summary:
A young doctor causes a traffic accident in a small town and is sentenced to work for some days at the town hospital.
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Despite the fact that Doc Hollywood isn't exactly brimful of surprises, it's awfully easy to take because it seems a throwback to the kind of formula movies studios used to grind out by the bushel in the '30s and '40s, relying on a squad of accomplished secondary and character roles to flesh them out agreeably. [02 Aug 1991, p.41]
The screenplay, by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman and Daniel Pyne, is occasionally sharp-tongued but more often pleasantly knee-deep in rustic corn. Mr. Fox also seems a shade more substantial this time, possibly because he is seen making life-or-death decisions when not fielding comic lines.
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Caton-Jones' North Sea sensibilities seem askew for Doc Hollywood. He's operating from movie memories, and movies rarely have been kind to Southerners. With Doc Hollywood, which already is exaggerated, he overplays its hand. [02 Aug 1991, p.19]
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