Doc Hollywood is a movie directed by Michael Caton-Jones in 1991 and based on the book What? Dead… Again? by Neil B. Shulman, first published in 1979. The movie features Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Bridget Fonda, Woody Harrelson, Barnard Hughes, George Hamilton, and others.
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Storyline
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.
Movie vs Book
Year
1991
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1979
Pages
213
Book Rate
7.20
S: Goodreads
Book
What? Dead... Again?
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“As an author, it's a strange process to watch your novel turned into a movie. It's tremendously exciting but somewhat voyeuristic.”
MARCUS SAKEY (Writer)
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