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Extreme Measures

Year:

1996

Duration:

118 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Michael Apted

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-09-27

Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $38,000,000

Opening Weekend: $6,906,546 (USA) (29 September 1996)

Gross: $17,305,211 (USA) (3 November 1996)

Cast

Actor

Character

J.K. Simmons

Extreme Measures

Hugh Grant

Dr. Guy Luthan

Gene Hackman

Dr. Lawrence Myrick

Sarah Jessica Parker

Jodie Trammel

David Morse

FBI Agent Frank Hare

Bill Nunn

Det. Bob Burke

John Toles-Bey

Bobby

Paul Guilfoyle

Dr. Jeffrey Manko

Debra Monk

Dr. Judith Gruszynski

Shaun Austin-Olsen

Claude Minkins

André De Shields

Teddy Dolson

Peter Appel

Det. Stone

Diana Zimmer

Helen

Nancy Beatty

Ruth Myrick

Gerry Becker

Dr. Gene Spitelli

Gene Ruffini

Izzy

Bill MacDonald

Det. Stone's Partner

D. Garnet Harding

E.R. Doctor

Simon Reynolds

Simon

Derwin Jordan

E.R. Doctor

Tara Rosling

E.R. Doctor

Martin Roach

E.R. Doctor

Bernard Browne

E.R. Doctor

Sanjay Talwar

E.R. Doctor

Christina Collins

E.R. Nurse

Arlene Duncan

E.R. Nurse

Cheryl Swarts

E.R. Nurse

Peter Maloney

Mr. Randall

Johnie Chase

Cop

Noam Jenkins

Criminal

Larissa Laskin

Myrick's Daughter

Phallon Carpino

Myrick's Granddaughter

Ross Petty

Dr. Garlock

Todd Stewart

Shelter Supervisor

Lawrence Arancio

Medical Examiner

Vincent Marino

Janitor

Marcia DeBonis

Pam

John Ventimiglia

Det. Manning

John Heffernan

Cartman

Raynor Scheine

Half-Mole

John Trudell

Tony

Nelson Vasquez

Skicap

Vincent Laresca

Patches

Denis Akiyama

Prof. Asakura

Kim Roberts

Home Nurse

Gerry Quigley

Party Guest

Teresa Yenque

Neighbor

Chris Edwards

Uniformed Cop

David Eisner

Guy's Lawyer

Dana Stevens

Prosecutor

Michael J. Reynolds

Judge

David Cronenberg

Hospital Lawyer

Desi Moreno

Toll Collector

Marc Gosselin

Jodie's Brother

Jackie Richardson

Triphase Nurse

Marium Carvell

Triphase Nurse

Marilyn McDonald

Mole Lady

Kiyoko M. Hairston

Reporter

Adrian Lee

Reporter

Martin Pfefferkorn

Mole Person (uncredited)

Jessica Quiles

Mole Girl (uncredited)

Lawrence Seguin

Man in hospital bed

Did you know?

Trivia

Marked the first production of partners Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley's short-lived "Simian Films."

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In the movie, security for the illegal medical experiments is provided by two supposed police officers named Hare and Burke. In reality, William Hare and William Burke were two men in the business of supplying human cadavers to medical schools in 1820s Edinburgh - until it was learned that the ones they hadn't stolen from graveyards, they had murdered themselves.

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First of two movies with Sarah Hjessica Parker, the other one was " Did you hear about the Morgan's?"(2009)

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Goofs

If, after Guy gets shot and then conked on the head in Jodie's apartment, he indeed was found in a coma five days later, his beard would be much fuller. The movie never depicts that stage though and they would have shaved a coma patient.

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Arriving in The Room Dr. Luthan's lips clearly moves, but the words "...if someone's there listening" can be heard seconds later.

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Guy is told he severed his spine at C6 and was paralyzed from the neck down. In reality an injury to the C6 vertebrae would result in paralysis from the chest down - meaning he'd still be able to move his arms (although finger function would be impaired). However with regards to injuries to C6, or any level for that matter, what is more important is level of nerve damage to determine amount/location of paralysis.

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Quotes

Det. Stone: Any time you need me, give me a call. It's Stone, as in Sharon.

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Dr. Guy Luthan: Something strange has happened to one of my patients...

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Dr. Lawrence Myrick: People die everyday. And for what? For nothing. What do we do? What do *you* do? You take care of the ones you think you can save. Good doctors do the correct thing. Great doctors have the guts to do the right thing. Your father had those guts.

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