The Heart Specialist is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Dennis Cooper, and starring Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian J. White and Mýa. Originally released under the title Ways of the Flesh,[1] the film premiered at the 2006 Boston Film Festival[2] and remained unreleased until 2011, when it was granted a limited theatrical release by Freestyle Releasing.
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| Directed by | Dennis Cooper |
| Written by | Dennis Cooper |
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| Cinematography | Yasu Tanida |
| Edited by | Jonathan Schwartz |
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| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $1.1 million |
Plot
editA modern comedy about the everyday perils of first year medical residents at a shabby south Florida hospital. Wood Harris is the Chief Resident, who teaches the trainees how to save lives and not take themselves too seriously, all the while hiding a chilling secret of his own.
Cast
edit- Wood Harris as Dr. Sidney Zachary
- Zoe Saldana as Donna Chaisson
- Brian J. White as Dr. Ray Howard
- Mýa as Valerie
- Scott Paulin as Dr. Graves
- David S. Lee as Dr. Propper
- Kenneth Choi as Mitchell Kwan
- Marla Gibbs as Mrs. Underwood
- Jenifer Lewis as Nurse Jackson
- Method Man as Lorenzo Chaisson
- Leon as Dr. Lee
- Jasmine Guy as Aunt Burnetta
- Terrence J as Jenks
- Ed Asner as Mr. Olson
- Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles as Curtis Underwood
Reception
editThe Heart Specialist ranked premiered nineteenth at the box office grossing $581,516 over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.[3]
References
edit- ^ Scheck, Frank. "The Heart Specialist -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Movie Review - Heart Specialist (Ways of the Flesh), The - eFilmCritic". efilmcritic. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ "The Heart Specialist (2011) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
External links
edit- Official website
- The Heart Specialist at IMDb
- The Heart Specialist at Box Office Mojo
- The Heart Specialist at Rotten Tomatoes
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