Doc Hollywood
“He was headed for Beverly Hills to be a plastic surgeon... but he took an exit to a town that didn't take plastic.”
After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to perform as the community's general practitioner.
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Cast
35 people
Michael J. Fox
Benjamin Stone
Known for
Back to the Future
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Julie Warner
Vialula (Lou)
Known for
Tommy Boy
Stick It
Barnard Hughes
Aurelius Hogue
Known for
The Lost Boys
Tron
Woody Harrelson
Hank Gordon
Known for
Now You See Me
Zombieland
David Ogden Stiers
Mayor Nick Nicholson
Known for
Pocahontas
Beauty and the Beast
Frances Sternhagen
Lillian, Welcoming Committee
Known for
Misery
The Mist
George Hamilton
Doctor Halberstrom
Known for
The Godfather Part III
Hollywood Ending
Bridget Fonda
Nancy Lee Nicholson
Known for
Jackie Brown
Balto
Mel Winkler
Melvin the Mechanic
Known for
Coach Carter
The New Batman Adventures
Helen Martin
Maddie, Welcoming Committee
Known for
Kiss the Girls
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Roberts Blossom
Judge Evans
Known for
Home Alone
Escape from Alcatraz
Tom Lacy
Deputy Cotton
Also in
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
The Mark of Zorro
Michael Caton-Jones Director · Jeffrey Price Screenplay Peter S. Seaman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $55M · Budget $20M · United States release August 2, 1991
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$54,830,779
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 31, 1991
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · August 2, 1991
Theatrical
United States · October 7, 1998
Physical · DVD
United States
February 3, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Australia
October 3, 1991 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 15, 1991 · Theatrical · IMDB
June 8, 2005 · TV · TV SBT mj.gov.br
Denmark
October 21, 1991 · Theatrical
France
June 10, 1992 · Theatrical
Germany
October 10, 1991 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 24, 1992 · Theatrical
Italy
November 22, 1991 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 11, 1997 · TV · Markíza
Türkiye
December 6, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 18, 1991 · Theatrical
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