"He was headed for Beverly Hills to be a plastic surgeon... but he took an exit to a town that didn't take plastic."

1991

1h 44m

6.4(639 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to perform as the community's general practitioner.

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Cast & Crew

34 members

Acting

Michael J. Fox

Benjamin Stone

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Julie Warner

Vialula (Lou)

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Barnard Hughes

Aurelius Hogue

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Woody Harrelson

Hank Gordon

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David Ogden Stiers

Mayor Nick Nicholson

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Frances Sternhagen

Lillian, Welcoming Committee

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George Hamilton

Doctor Halberstrom

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Bridget Fonda

Nancy Lee Nicholson

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Mel Winkler

Melvin the Mechanic

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Helen Martin

Maddie, Welcoming Committee

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Roberts Blossom

Judge Evans

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Tom Lacy

Deputy Cotton

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Macon McCalman

Aubrey Draper

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Raye Birk

Simon Tidwell, First Patient

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Eyde Byrde

Nurse Packer

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William Cowart

Lane, Melvin's Helper

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Amzie Strickland

Violet, Welcoming Committee

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Time Winters

Kyle Owens

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K.T. Vogt

Mary Owens

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Jordan Lund

John Crawford

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Robert Munns

Mortimer the Barber

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Douglas Brush

McClary

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Barry Sobel

Dr. Tommy Shulman

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Amanda Junette Donatelli

Emma, Lou's Daughter

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Billy Gillespie

Zeb's Father

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Kathy Poling

Zeb's Mother

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Eric Bechtel

Zeb

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Cristi Conaway

Receptionist at Halberstrom Clinic

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Kelly Jo Minter

Mulready

Directing

Michael Caton-Jones

L.A. Maitre D'

Camera

Michael Chapman

Shooting Gallery Operator

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Daniel Cerny

Boy with spider

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Janis Bjorkland

Girl with spider

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Ted Davis

Taxi Driver

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