The Heart Specialist
The Heart Specialist | |
---|---|
![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Dennis Cooper |
Written by | Dennis Cooper |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Cinematography | Yasu Tanida |
Edited by | |
Music by |
|
Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3 million |
Box office | $1.1 million |
The Heart Specialist is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Dennis Cooper, and 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] and remained unreleased until 2011, when it was granted a limited theatrical release by Freestyle Releasing.
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.
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
- Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles
Reception[]
The Heart Specialist ranked premiered nineteenth at the box office grossing $581,516 over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.[3]
References[]
- ^ Scheck, Frank. "The Heart Specialist -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Movie Review - Heart Specialist (Ways of the Flesh), The - eFilmCritic". efilmcritic. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ "The Heart Specialist (2011) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
External links[]
- Official website
- The Heart Specialist at IMDb
- The Heart Specialist at Box Office Mojo
- The Heart Specialist at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2006 films
- English-language films
- American films
- 2006 romantic comedy-drama films
- American romantic comedy-drama films
- Films shot in Florida
- Films shot in Los Angeles
- 2006 comedy films
- 2006 drama films
- 2000s romantic comedy film stubs