The Heart Specialist
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| Directed by | Dennis Cooper |
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| Cinematography | Yasu Tanida |
| Editing by | Jonathan Schwartz |
| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
| Release date(s) | September 13, 2006 (Boston) January 14, 2011 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,103,037 |
The Heart Specialist is a romantic comedy film starring Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian J. White, and Mýa. Originally released under the title Ways of the Flesh,[1] the film premiered at the 2006 Boston Film Festival.[2] The film was written, produced, and directed by Dennis Cooper and was released in limited theaters in the United States on January 14, 2011.
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[edit] Plot
A modern comedy about the everyday perils of first year medical residents at a shabby south Florida hospital. Wood Harris is the Chief Resident, who teaches the trainees how to save lives and not take themselves too seriously, all the while hiding a chilling secret of his own.
[edit] Cast
- Wood Harris as Dr. Sidney Zachary
- Zoe Saldana as Donna
- Brian J. White as Dr. Ray Howard
- Mýa as Valerie
- Scott Paulin as Dr. Graves
- David S. Lee as Dr. Propper
- Kenneth Choi as Mitchell Kwan
- Marla Gibbs as Ms. Overwood
- Jenifer Lewis as Nurse Jackson
- Method Man as Lorenzo
- Leon
- Jasmine Guy
- Terrence J
- Ed Asner
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
The Heart Specialist ranked premiered nineteenth at the box office grossing $581,516 over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/heart-specialist-film-review-72592
- ^ http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/movies_waysoftheflesh.shtml
- ^ "The Heart Specialist (2011) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=heartspecialist.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
