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Dr. T and the Women (2000)
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Reviews Counted: 103
Fresh: 59
Rotten:44
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus: In terms of quality, Dr. T and the Women is one of Altman's good-but-not-great films. In typical Altman style, it features some great ensemble acting, including a wonderful performance by Richard Gere.
Theatrical Release: Oct 13, 2000 Wide
Box Office: $5,012,867
Synopsis: Robert Altman follows up the good-natured COOKIE'S FORTUNE with this biting satire of an upper-class elitist Dallas community. Richard Gere plays Sullivan "Sully" Travis (better known as Dr. T), a man whose good looks and overflowing... Robert Altman follows up the good-natured COOKIE'S FORTUNE with this biting satire of an upper-class elitist Dallas community. Richard Gere plays Sullivan "Sully" Travis (better known as Dr. T), a man whose good looks and overflowing charm have made him the most popular gynecologist in all of Texas. Things begin to go wrong for Dr. T when his beautiful wife, Kate (Farrah Fawcett), begins to lose her sanity. He sends her to a mental hospital with the hopes of a full recovery, but her regression into childhood seems to be permanent. Adding to the mass confusion is an unexpected visit from his alcoholic sister-in-law, Peggy (Laura Dern), who brings along her three children, as well as the constant battles between Dr. T's two daughters: the soon-to-be-married Dee Dee (Kate Hudson) and the jealous Connie (Tara Reid). Upon meeting his country club's new assistant golf pro, Bree (Helen Hunt), Dr. T finally feels like he's met his match--a beautiful, independent woman who has no desire to be swept off her feet. Trying to juggle the pressures of his personal and professional life, Dr. T's recent problems culminate on Dee Dee's rain-soaked wedding day. Working again with screenwriter Anne Rapp, Altman closes his sprawling comedy with an utterly outrageous yet genuinely optimistic finale. [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Shelley Long
Starring: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Shelley Long, Laura Dern, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Robert Hays, Matt Malloy, Andy Richter, Lee Grant, Janine Turner
Director: Robert Altman
Director: Robert Altman
Screenwriter: Robert Altman
Producer: Robert Altman
Studio: Artisan Entertainment
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 6, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 1.78
- Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Cast and Crew
- 2. Lyle Lovett - Composer
- Production Interview - 1. Robert Altman
- Isolated Audio Track - 1. Music Score
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- 2. TV Spots
- Making-Of
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Biographies - 1. Cast and Crew
- Production Notes
Reviews for Dr. T and the Women
Much like the inexplicable tornado at the end that causes this film to truly derail...this blows.
Moves at hurricane speed for most of its 122-minute running time, but Gere deliberately underplays his character, providing the calm center that the story needs.
The ending is so supremely awful that whatever progress had been made up to that point was washed away by the film's obtrusively climactic storm.
When Altman's ensemble pieces click the effect is invigorating. When they fail we're left with nothing to do but star-gaze. Gere, Fawcett, Hunt and company turn out to be beautiful ornaments on a dry, bland Texas sheet cake.
Dr. T and the Women may put off people who only look for action and a plot-by-numbers storyline, but should be seen by people who crave adventurous filmmaking.
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