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Medicine Man (1992)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:4

Rotten:13

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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]

Starring: Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, Jose Wilker

Starring: Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco, Jose Wilker

Director: John McTiernan

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

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Aug 17, 1999

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  • Medicine Man
  • Academy Award(R)-winning star Sean Connery (Best Supporting Actor, 1987 -- THE UNTOUCHABLES), reunites with action director John McTiernan (THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, DIE HARD) for another powerful collaboration in the heroic box office smash MEDICINE MAN! Screen favorite Connery plays Dr. Robert Campbell, a brilliant but unorthodox scientist racing against time in his bold research for a cure against cancer. Set deep in the forbidding Amazon rain forest, this action-packed hit follows Campbell hot on the trail of an amazing discovery -- but the eccentric recluse soon finds himself caught in the midst of an explosive adventure! Also starring Oscar(R)-nominee Lorraine Bracco (Best Supporting Actress, 1990 -- GOODFELLAS), MEDICINE MAN delivers unmatched entertainment with its spectacular mix of breathtaking scenery, captivating performances, and thrilling, nonstop excitement!
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    Interesting, intriguing blend of character study and action with Sean Connery.

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    Brian J. Arthurs
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    Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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

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    03/23/03
    Robert Roten
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    Embarrassing for Connery

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    03/21/03
    Michael Szymanski
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    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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    Mark Palermo
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    One of the weakest 'Indiana Jones' rip-offs to date.

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    01/29/03
    Dragan Antulov
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    A thoughtful, but preachy, mess of a movie.

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    Jeffrey Westhoff
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    Connery & Bracco run through the jungle. Yawn.

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