Extreme measures DVD 1996 Halálos terápia / Directed by Michael Apted / Starring: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse

UPC 5996514003505

MADE IN HUNGARY

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0

SUBTITLES: English, Hungarian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 113 MINUTES

English Summary:

Extreme Measures is a 1996 American crime thriller film based on Michael Palmer's 1991 novel of the same name, dealing with the ethics of medical sacrifices. The film was directed by Michael Apted and starred Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker and David Morse.

Dr. Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant) is a New York emergency room doctor who one night comes across a strange patient: a homeless man who has a wristband from a hospital he's not familiar with, mentioning a drug he's never heard of, and with strange symptoms, including a wildly fluctuating heart rate. When the man dies, Guy attempts to follow up and find out more about the patient - only to find that the body and all records have disappeared, and he's told by his superiors to drop the case.

As he continues trying to find out what happened, Guy's personal and professional life get suddenly sidetracked. His home is ransacked and cocaine is planted near his bedside. The police arrest him and he is convicted and in the process he loses his job, his license to practice medicine and all of his friends. In desperation, he manages to get the help of some homeless men who lead him to their underground home. His ER patient who died also had lived there. Through them he's led to an organization, led by neurosurgeon Dr. Lawrence Myrick (Gene Hackman), that performs spinal experiments on the homeless people, all of whom have died thus far, in an attempt to find a cure for paralysis.

Hungarian Summary:

Dr. Guy Luthan, egy New York-i kórház pályakezdő sebésze értetlenül áll az egyik páciense különös betegsége előtt. Amikor a beteg végül meghal, Guy át akarja nézni a boncolási jegyzőkönyvet, ám meglepődve veszi tudomásul, hogy az összes felvétel eltűnt. Egy nővér segítségével nyomozni kezd, és hamarosan arra derül fény, hogy a holttestnek is nyoma veszett...

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