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Extreme Measures (DVD, 1999, Widescreen) 
Extreme Measures (DVD, 1999, Widescreen)

 
Extreme Measures (DVD, 1999, Widescreen)

Leading Role: Gene Hackman
Director: Michael Apted
Rating: Rated R
Release Date: Dec 1999
Format: DVD
Additional Info: Widescreen
UPC: 053939251029
Product ID: EPID3297767
Description: At New York's Gramercy Hospital, a homeless man under the care of English doctor Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant) dies in a horrific manner. Soon both the patient and his file mysteriously disappear. The puzzled Luthan is told by a superior to fo...
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Movie Description
At New York's Gramercy Hospital, a homeless man under the care of English doctor Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant) dies in a horrific manner. Soon both the patient and his file mysteriously disappear. The puzzled Luthan is told by a superior to forget about it and move on. Undaunted, Luthan conducts his own investigation--and uncovers a scandal in which homeless people are being used as human guinea pigs in the name of science. The moral Luthan wants to put a stop to this, but doing so may cost him his career--and his life.


Adapted from a book by Michael Palmer, the film marches to its conclusion with as much suspense as director Michael Apted's previous thrillers (AGATHA, GORKY PARK, and THUNDERHEART). Grant plays the charming, put-upon Englishman to perfection, while Gene Hackman and Sarah Jessica Parker provide strong supporting roles. An intelligent examination of the contemporary dilemmas in medical ethics, the film concludes with an ending that will challenge viewers' moral beliefs.

Credits
Producer:Elizabeth Hurley
Cast:Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker

Details
Edition:Widescreen

Notes
DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
   Dolby Digital Surround - English
   Dolby Digital Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
   Trailer - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
   Interactive Menus
   Scene Access, Theatrical release: September 27, 1996.

EXTREME MEASURES grossed more than $17 million at the domestic box office.

EXTREME MEASURES is the first venture for Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley's production company Simian Films.

Michael Palmer, the author of the book EXTREME MEASURES, is a former emergency room physician.

The names of the two cops who assist Dr. Myrick are derived from two of Scotland's most infamous serial killers, William Hare and William Burke. Hare and Burke murdered people to sell the bodies to anatomy professors. The two inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's short story "The Body Snatchers."

Editorial Reviews
"...Thought-provoking....Pitched at a higher level than most thrillers; the dialogue is literate and intelligent, and Grant is more of an everyman than an action hero..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (09/27/1996)

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