Summary
Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 67
Audience score70%
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for dramas, −10 min on the typical 109
typical 10999Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1989
March 8, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more14 people
- Martin SheenDr. Alexander Brown - Present
- Emilio EstevezDr. Alexander Brown - Past
- Lea ThompsonSally Matthews
- Melinda DillonPaula Brown
- Joe PantolianoSgt. Jack Russell
- Paul EidingDr. Roscoe Cummings
- Geoffrey BlakePython
- James MarshallBarney Immerman
Ricky Dean LoganPrivate Roberto
Nicholas PryorColonel William Devereaux
Michael LaskinDr. Hatch
Tom BowerDan Cutter
Alan ToyDr. Rosenberg- FBFrank BeddorMajor Frank Brady
Directing · 1
- Peter Markle Director
Writing · 1
- T.S. Cook Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 3
- Martin Sheen Executive Producer
- Linda Berman Executive Producer
- William R. Greenblatt Producer
Editing · 1
- Stephen E. Rivkin Editor
Sound · 1
- Peter Bernstein Original Music Composer
Other crew · 3
- Steve Kelso Stunts
- Tom Morga Stunts
- Ronald Víctor García Cinematography
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