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Medicine Man (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 4  Rotten:13 Average Rating: 3.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Synopsis: Removing himself from modern society, Dr Robert Campbell (Sean Connery), has become a Medicine Man to the people of the Amazonian village which he inhabits. By a freak mishap, Campbell has deduced that the cure for cancer can be derived from a chemical found in a Brazilian flower. Fellow... Removing himself from modern society, Dr Robert Campbell (Sean Connery), has become a Medicine Man to the people of the Amazonian village which he inhabits. By a freak mishap, Campbell has deduced that the cure for cancer can be derived from a chemical found in a Brazilian flower. Fellow scientist/beauty Dr. Rae Crane tracks down the elusive Campbell in an effort to monitor his progress. The two doctors, although physical attracted to one another butt heads when a villager becomes sick, and Campbell wishes to use only remaining bit of cancer curing serum to save the native's life. In addition to battling each other, the doctors must contend with a group of loggers who pose a danger to the village. Shot in Mexico and Brazil, Director John McTiernan returns to the jungles he burned in his 1987 blockbuster, PREDATOR, and delivers a scenic psychic thriller. Gone is the gore from McTiernan's previous films. Instead he has choses a more humanistic topic, conservation, plus, the sparks between actors Connery and Bracco are more incendiary than any machine gun. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, Jose Wilker

Director: John McTiernan
Screenwriter: Tom Stoppard, Sally Robinson, Tom Schulman
Producer: Andrew G. Vajna, Beau E.L. Marks
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

DVD Info

Release:

May 8, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1 Encoding
  • Keep Case

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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3/5

Interesting, intriguing blend of character study and action with Sean Connery.

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07/27/06
Steve Crum
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2/5

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07/27/05
Emanuel Levy
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11/09/04
Jules Brenner
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12/18/03
Brian J. Arthurs
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3/5

Inoffensive jungle flick. Connery's wicked hair weave took home Best Supporting Actor.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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03/23/03
Robert Roten
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1/5

Embarrassing for Connery

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03/21/03
Michael Szymanski
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2/5

A decent premise laid low by Bracco's lack of credibility and constant whining.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
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2/5

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03/19/03
Mark Palermo
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1/5

One of the weakest 'Indiana Jones' rip-offs to date.

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03/04/03
Alex Sandell
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01/29/03
Dragan Antulov
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3/5

A thoughtful, but preachy, mess of a movie.

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01/29/03
Blake Davis
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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
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08/02/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Connery & Bracco run through the jungle. Yawn.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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Louis Black
Austin Chronicle
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