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Synopsis: Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a "gun-shot doctor" when Raymond's associates cannot risk visiting a hospital, Eugene is lured deep into the criminal world and becomes entangled with his boss's girlfriend.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Andy Wilson
Production: Touchstone Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
R
Year:
1997
94 min
299 Views


Ray, ray, ray.

Get the hell in the car!

We got a dead body in the car

we gotta get rid of.

Never asked your opinion.

Just get in the bloody car.

F***in' get real, man!

Just calm down

for a minute, mate.

You gotta sort out

all this sh*t.

You bring the body

to the beach house.

Sure.

It's all right.

Bye, baby.

Will you take care of him?

I'll find you later.

No, no, no, not here.

Not here.

I did everything I could.

All right.

Put the gun down, man.

Get in the car.

It's just your jive talkin'

Oh, I love this.

you're telling me lies

Jive talkin'

Where are we going?

It's right on the beach.

You'll love it.

Jive talkin'

so misunderstood, yeah

Is this a place Raymond owns?

I don't know who owns it.

Jive talkin'

you're tellin' me lies

How long do you think

we're going to stay there?

Not long.

What's not long?

Like a few days? A week?

What do you think?

Listen, Drake.

This is what you want

to call a fluid situation.

I understand, but we have

to dispose of the body.

I think it's best

not to anticipate too much.

Let's take things as they come.

With all your jive talkin'

I'm tellin' a lie

Good lovin'

Still gets in my eyes

Nobody

Believes what you say

It's just your jive

talkin' that gets in the way

B*tch!

Oh, my love you're so good

Thank you.

- Where's Raymond?

- I made him think you were dead.

So you wearin' the wire

for gage?

Yeah.

Where's the nearest hospital?

That's more than

half an hour away.

What the hell happened to you?

- It's my friend.

- Bring him in.

Don't worry. Nothin' said.

Susan, can you hand me

those forceps from

the boiling water over there?

Do you need a knife, doc?

No. This'll be fine.

Hey, Jerry, will you

do me a favor?

Will you take

the stethoscope off?

Put it on.

Put it over her heart.

Every time her heart beats,

I want you to tap your foot.

I need to know

what her heart's doing.

Okay, doc.

And be real careful.

Such a pretty little thing.

Just a little, teeny scar.

Oh, I'll give her a tiny scar.

You're not even

gonna know I was here.

- Here it comes.

- Oooh.

Nine millimeter.

Jerry, either her heart

stopped, or your foot stopped.

- Oh, I'm sorry, doc.

- It's okay.

Gonna be all right?

I believe she's gonna be fine.

I could use another beer.

All I got in the way

of clean clothes.

Thanks. And thanks

for helping me.

Oh, you do what good

you can, and pass it on.

You're welcome to stay,

you know.

We actually have

to move on now,

but thank you.

Sure is a lot of gloop

in there.

Gonna hurt the resale value.

It's true.

Probably have to strip it

out for parts.

Actually, I was thinking

of trading it in.

Hey.

Hi.

You okay?

Yes.

- How's the pain?

- It's better.

You should take these.

I got two left.

No, thanks.

Claire, they're painkillers.

That's actually what

they're designed for.

Yeah, I know.

Eugene?

Thank you.

Run and hide, or turn ourselves

in to the f.B. I?

Don't you hate

those little decisions?

I took the only option

any reasonable person would.

I put it on hold.

Where are we?

My family's summer house.

When I was a kid, anytime

a friend of mine got shot,

I'd bring 'em here.

Sixteen steps.

One.

- You want me to carry you?

- No.

You wanna carry me?

Is that you?

The wall of shame.

Come on.

What if your parents come home?

They won't come home.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Well, my father's dead, so...

Sorry.

Yeah, he won't be showing up.

And my mom's retired,

so she stopped having

anything to get away from.

What does she do?

She's a doctor.

Of course.

Sit down here.

Now I get to use the line

I always wanted to use

in medical school.

Take off your clothes

and get under the sheets.

Yes, doctor.

Okay. Get some sleep.

I'll be back to take a look

at you later.

Okay. All right.

Ray, we gotta get

rid of the body.

- She was a big help.

- She was very helpful.

Maybe he doesn't have

a criminal self.

Give her something

for the pain.

She's dead!

- Ray.

- Howdy, caballeros.

What'd he say?

Spanish for "cowboy."

Oh, all right.

que Paso, Raymond?

I wanna hire a couple of maids.

Oh, I don't know, man.

- Long hours.

- The surf's up.

Yeah, the surf's up, ray.

As long as there's an ocean,

the surf will always be up.

You see that?

That's the boss.

First thing

the boss always wants...

Kiss ass.

How does hawall sound?

Hawai? It sounds good.

What do you need?

One week, maybe two;

Clean a little house;

You watch my back

until this thing clears up;

And I'll set you up in hawall.

Hula girls? Don ho.

A regular luau.

That's funny.

I didn't hear you coughing.

If you do quit,

how long 'til you're okay?

Three to four fun-filled

days of sweats,

dehydration and panic attacks.

If I crash out,

you can wake me up if...

If you need me.

You shouldn't go

through this alone.

Is that loaded?

I figured if any

of the bad guys show up,

you could shoot 'em.

Did you like being a doctor?

It's what I did...

Every day...

All day long.

You singin'?

One more.

Gage.

Hello, gage.

It's Raymond blossom.

Do I know you?

As well as you

can know someone you have

under 24-hour surveillance.

That Raymond blossom.

What do you want?

My girl.

I want my girl back.

- You gotta be kidding me.

- No.

Your doctor took my girl.

I want her back.

I love her.

Are you still there?

Yeah.

What if she's dead?

Well, call me

sentimental, but...

I still want her back.

All right.

Here's what I need.

I will provide you

with some merchandise to

deliver to your Chinese friend.

It's the real thing.

He analyzes it.

The programs are

a hundred percent legit.

Now, ray, this is no big bust.

You'll be wired.

You drop the line;

You get your Chinese friend

on tape buying,

and you leave quietly.

You do that,

we'll see what we can do

for you and your girl.

I'm your man.

Hi.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

How're you feeling?

Fabulous. Don't get up.

I should take a look at that.

No, that's okay.

Besides, I don't have

ten grand.

- You're not insured?

- Nope.

Anyway, you look

a lot worse than I do.

I'm actually kind of excited.

You're the first patient

I've had in a while

who's not a sociopath.

Well, I'm not snow white, am I?

I don't think any of us are.

Well, at least you used

to be something good.

And I don't know

what I've been.

So now I'm probably going

to jail with a pretty little

hole in my chest,

nicely stitched up.

I could ask the f.B.I.

For adjoining cells.

I am your doctor.

Did you call them?

No, but we have to.

Yeah.

So, it must've been great

growing up always knowing

what you wanted to be.

- Yeah, it was great.

- It was.

But when you come from

a long line of doctors, it's

not good enough to be a doctor.

You know to be

the doctor. You know?

Well, it wasn't about

being a surgeon anymore.

It was about me.

I mean, when you're a surgeon,

people come to you

and they say, "you

can save my life."

You can save the life

of my child."

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Mark Haskell Smith

Mark Haskell Smith (born June 14, 1957) is an American writer who lives in Los Angeles. He is best known for his books, the non-fiction Naked at Lunch: A Reluctant Nudist's Adventures in the Clothing-Optional World, published by Grove Press and Heart of Dankness: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers and the Race for the Cannabis Cup, published by Broadway Books, as well as five novels: Moist, Delicious, Salty, Baked, and Raw: A Love Story published by Grove Atlantic/Black Cat. He has also written screenplays for the Brazilian film A Partilha and Playing God as well as television shows The Magnificent Seven, Star Trek: Voyager, and Martial Law. He adapted his third novel, Salty, into a feature film directed by Simon West and starring Antonio Banderas. The adaptation, Gun Shy, was released on September 8, 2017. more…

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