Movie Info
Donald Sutherland plays a brilliant surgeon who becomes a media celebrity after performing an artificial-heart transplant. Jeff Goldblum, inventor of the ersatz heart, likewise basks in the glow of sudden fame. The only person to have reservations about the procedure is heart recipient Mare Winningham, who becomes depressed over the knowledge that she's not altogether human. Several ethical questions are raised and left unresolved; the film assumes that the audience is intelligent and perceptive
Jan 1, 1984
Cast
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Donald Sutherland
Dr. Thomas Vrain -
John Marley
Edgar Fine -
Sharon Acker
Tilla Vrain -
Mare Winningham
Carol Severance -
Jeff Goldblum
Dr. Aldo Gehring -
Michael Lerner
Henry DeVici -
Allan F. Nicholls
Dr. Basil Rents -
Paul Hecht
Fallaci -
Mavor Moore
Usher -
Ken James
Mr. Severance -
Stuart Gillard
Getts -
Lally Cadeau
Anita -
James Douglas
Ochen -
Barbara Gordon
Wanda -
Robert Joy
David Art -
John Welsh
Dr. Pleatman -
Michael C. Gwynne
Jay Wingate -
Harvey Chao
Cameraman -
Barry Flatman
Newsman -
Robert Goodier
Elegant Man -
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Jessica Steen
Tracy Vrain -
Kate Trotter
Ms. Anderson -
Murray Westgate
Host -
Richard Blackburn
Cutter -
Maureen McRae
Bonnie -
James Loxley
Headwaiter -
Harry Gulkin
Jawit -
Deborah Turnbull
Mrs. Severance -
Bob Warner
Rex -
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