Doc Hollywood. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1979 book, What? Dead... Again?
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What? Dead... Again?
Neil B. Shulman, 1979
movie vs book
Michael Caton-Jones, 1991

Having completed his medical residency in a Washington, D.C. hospital, Dr. Benjamin Stone drives to Beverly Hills for a job interview with noted plastic surgeon. While passing through Grady, South Carolina, Ben smashes into a fence to avoid hitting a cow. The fence belongs to Judge Evans, who then sentences him to 32 hours of community service at the town’s medical clinic.