Medicine Man
“He turned his back on civilization. Only to discover he had the power to save it.”
An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential cancer cure, they learn to collaborate and begin to fall in love.
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Cast
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Sean Connery
Dr. Robert Campbell
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Lorraine Bracco
Dr. Rae Crane
Known for
The Sopranos
GoodFellas
José Wilker
Dr. Miguel Ornega
Known for
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Bye Bye Brazil
Rodolfo De Alexandre
Tanaki
Known for
El Norte
Francisco Tsiren Tsere Rereme
Jahausa
No other roles listed
Elias Monteiro Da Silva
Palala
No other roles listed
Edinei Maria Serrio Dos Santos
Kalana
No other roles listed
Bec-Kana-Re Dos Santos Kaiapo
Imana
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Angelo Barra Moreira
Medicine Man
No other roles listed
José Lavat
Government Man
Known for
Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventure
John McTiernan Director · Tom Schulman Screenplay Sally Robinson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $46M · Budget $40M · United States release February 7, 1992
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$45,500,797
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Cinergi Pictures
Production
Hollywood Pictures
Production
Buena Vista Pictures
Studio
Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 7, 1992
Theatrical
United States · August 17, 1999
Physical · DVD
France
May 27, 1992 · Theatrical
Germany
March 5, 1992 · Theatrical
Greece
November 26, 1993 · Physical · VHS
Mexico
May 22, 1992 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 15, 1992 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 8, 1996 · TV · TV Markíza
Türkiye
September 11, 1992 · Theatrical
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