Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/13/2000(USA)
Release Date: 02/06/2001
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: 5.1
Run Time: 122 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan
Director
Robert Altman reteams with
Cookie's Fortune scribe
Anne Rapp for this tale of a Dallas gynecologist and the parade of anxious patients, haggard family members, and potential love interests who come his way.
Richard Gere plays the titular role of Dr. Sullivan Travis, a calm, successful, and much sought-after ob-gyn who witnesses his normally stable life come apart over the course of one rainy autumn. As the film opens, Dr. T and his wife Kate (
Farrah Fawcett) are preparing for the wedding of their Dallas Cowboys cheerleader daughter Dee Dee (
Kate Hudson). Their other daughter -- the Kennedy-assassination conspiracy theorist Connie (
Tara Reid) -- has her doubts about the impending nuptials, but Dr. T chalks them up to routine sibling jealousy. Meanwhile, escaping a messy divorce, boozy sister-in-law Peggy (
Laura Dern) moves into the Travis household with her three toddler daughters in tow. For release, Dr. T finds solace target shooting and golfing (occasionally at the same time) with his buddies, and at his country club, he meets a beguiling golf pro, Bree (
Helen Hunt). When the childlike Kate loses her grip on reality during a flatware shopping spree, Bree offers to give the kindly doctor some lessons in his swing -- both on and off the fairways.
Dr. T had its North American Premiere at the 2000 Toronto International Film Fest.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
