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About
Joe Slovak is a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in Gross Anatomy, the toughest course in med school.
Theatrical
Oct 20, 1989
Box Office
$11.6M
Budget
$8.5M
Return
1.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 3, 2002
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Touchstone Pictures, Sandollar Productions
Quotes
See all →The Unconventional Path to Medical Success
Taglines
It Takes Hard Work, Discipline, And Committment To Get Through Med School. But Joe's Never Done Anything By The Book.
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Against the Odds: Joe Slovak's Journey
Taglines
No one thought a rebel like Joe Slovak would make it through Medical School. But they didn't know Joe.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew Modine
Joe Slovak
D
Daphne Zuniga
Laurie Rorbach
C
Christine Lahti
Dr. Rachel Woodruff
T
Todd Field
David Schreiner
J
John Scott Clough
Miles Reed
A
Alice Carter
Kim McCauley
R
Robert Desiderio
Dr. Banks
Z
Zakes Mokae
Dr. Banumbra
C
Clyde Kusatsu
Interviewing Professor
J
John Petlock
Interviewing Professor
J
J. Patrick McNamara
Interviewing Professor
J
Jan Munroe
Interviewing Professor
K
Kay E. Kuter
Lecturing Professor
M
Michael Flanagan
Lecturing Professor
D
Don Perry
Lecturing Professor
J
J.C. Quinn
Papa Slovak
R
Rutanya Alda
Mama Slovak
B
Brandis Kemp
Aunt Rose
R
Rick Goldman
Truck Driver
A
Angus MacInnes
Dean Torrence
