 DR. T AND THE WOMEN
Life can not always be controlled.
We are not always in control of our destiny.
Review by David Bruce |
DR. T AND THE WOMEN
(2000)
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Directed by Robert Altman
Written by Anne Rapp
Richard Gere .... Dr. Sullivan Travis
Jani Vorwerk .... Tiffany's Customer
Helen Hunt .... Bree
Farrah Fawcett .... Kate
Laura Dern .... Peggy
Shelley Long .... Carolyn
Tara Reid .... Connie
Kate Hudson .... Dee Dee
Liv Tyler .... Marilyn
Robert Hays .... Harlan
Matt Malloy .... Bill
Andy Richter .... Eli
Lee Grant .... Dr. Harper
Janine Turner .... Dorothy
Gail Cronauer .... Head Nurse
Produced by Robert Altman, Joshua Astrachan (associate), Cindy Cowan (executive), David Levy (co-producer), James McLindon, Tommy Thompson (CO-producer)
Original music by Lyle Lovett
Cinematography by Jan Kiesser
Film Editing by Geraldine Peroni
Rated R for graphic nudity during actual birth of a baby and some sexuality. |
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Lyle Lovett
1. Dr. T's Theme 2. Opening Credits 3. Mall Woman 4. The Fountain 5. Bree Shuffle 6. Golf Cart Love 7. The Wedding Shower 8. You've Been So Good Up to Now 9. She's Already Made Up Her Mind 10. Lady of the Lake 11. Dr. T's Theme Reprise 12. The Screen Door 13. The Wedding 14. Go Away With Me 15. The Crash 16. Ain't It Something
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CHAOS HAPPENS!!! |
SYNOPSIS:
Dallas gynecologist Dr. Sullivan Travis (Gere) is a man juggling many, many women in both his professional and personal lives. The doctor of choice for the city's society elite, Dr. T is perennially overbooked and behind schedule, despite the efforts of his devoted chief nurse, Carolyn (Long). Now Dr. T's home life is boiling over, too: his beloved wife Kate (Fawcett) has regressed into a childlike state just as plans for the upcoming wedding of cheerleader daughter Dee Dee (Kate Hudson) are shifting into high gear. Adding to the chaos, Dr. T's Champagne-loving sister-in-law Peggy (Laura Dern) has moved in with her three little girls, while Kennedy conspiracy-buff daughter Connie (Tara Reid) is sounding the alarm about Dee Dee's chosen maid of honor, the mysterious Marilyn (Liv Tyler). Overwhelmed, Dr. T begins spending more time at his country club's golf course, adding a new woman to his life -- the easygoing new golf pro, Bree (Hunt). Life is about to change for Dr. T, hitting him with the gale force of a Dallas Fall storm. © Artisan Entertainment |
DR. T AND THE WOMEN
Life can not always be controlled.
We are not always in control of our destiny.
Review by David Bruce |
THIS IS A SPOILER REVIEW
If you do not want the ending of the film spoiled, do not read the last six picture frames. There is a second warning below. |
 THIS IS A SHOPPING MALL.
THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING WELL.
EVERYTHING IS CONTROLLED.
NOTHING IS OUT OF ORDER.
PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING.
THEY LOOK SO REGIMENTED.
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 THIS IS A WATER FOUNTAIN.
NOTHING IS OUT OF ORDER.
UNTIL, THAT IS, DR. T'S WIFE JUMPS INTO THE FOUNTAIN AND STRIPS OFF ALL OF HER CLOTHES,
AND PLAYS LIKE A CHILD IN WATER.
CHAOS HAPPENS!
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| This episode sets the tone for the whole picture. Chaos happens. We can not ultimately control life as we can -say- the temperature in a mall. |
 IT IS THE END OF SUMMER AND THE STORMS ARE COMING.
THE WEATHER IS CHANGING,
IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE!
DR. T IS HUNTING WITH THE BOYS...
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 ...BUT HIS MIND IS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
DR. T IS PONDERING THE UNCERTAINLY OF HIS WIFE,
HIS MARRIAGE,
AND LIFE AS HE KNOWS IT. |
 WIFE KATE HAS DEVELOPED A DEEP PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM
IN WHICH SHE HAS REJECTED
ADULT LIFE,
HER MARRIAGE,
AND HAS REVERTED
BACK TO CHILDHOOD. |
 RECREATING CHILDHOOD.
BECOMING CHILDLIKE,
IS A WONDERFUL WAY OF LIFE,
BUT, TO BECOME A CHILD AGAIN,
IS NOT A WONDERFUL THING.
BUT IT IS KATE'S WAY
OF ESCAPING FROM CHAOS
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RETREATING TO THE COMFORT OF EVERYDAY ROUTINES.
DR T FINDS COMFORT IN HIS JOB,
HIS PATIENTS,
AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS.
IT IS SAFE PLACE. |
 FEET ON THE DESK.
DR. T SEEMS RELAXED
AND IS RELAXED.
HE FEELS SAFE.
HIS LIFE AWAY FROM HOME IS HIS HAVEN. |
 THE WAITING ROOM IS ORDERLY.
JUST LIKE THE MALL,
THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING WELL.
EVERYTHING IS CONTROLLED:
NOTHING IS OUT OF ORDER.
EVERYONE SEEMS OKAY.
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 CAROLYN, HIS OFFICE MANAGER, IS BRIGHT AND HAPPY.
ALL OF THIS IS THE CALM
BEFORE THE STORM,
HOWEVER.
EVERYONE SEEMS TO SENSE IT, TOO. |
 DR. T FINDS AN EVEN BETTER RETREAT IN HIS GOLFING.
OPEN ENVIRONMENT.
FRESH AIR, BLUE SKY.
NO OFFICE FILLED WITH PEOPLE.
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 HE MEETS A WOMAN.
HE LIKES THE WOMAN.
SHE BECOMES THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS "CONTROLLABLE."
THIS IS TYPICAL MALE BEHAVIOR. |
 THE SPRINKLERS GO ON.
NO PROBLEM,
DR T SIMPLY TURNS THEM OFF.
A CONTROLLABLE RELATIONSHIP,
AND A CONTROLLABLE ENVIRONMENT.
AN ABSOLUTE FEEL GOOD.
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| Water plays a big role in this story. It becomes the symbol of chaos. |
 TEARING A PICTURE.
THERE IS AN INTERESTING SCENE,
WHERE A WOMAN TEARS HERSELF OUT OF A PHOTO TO ELIMINATE HER FAT REAR. THIS IS TOTAL CONTROL OVER THE PICTURE. BUT, IT'S NOT LIFE.
IT'S ILLUSION.
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 THINGS BEGIN TO BECOME CHAOTIC.
THE PEACEFUL WAITING ROOM
BECOMES INCREASINGLY STORMY.
A LARGE STORM IS BREWING. |
 HE PLUNGES DEEPER IN TO HIS "FEEL GOOD" MEANINGLESS RELATIONSHIP.
TYPICAL,
TYPICAL,
TYPICAL.
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DR T ATTEMPTS TO HOLD HIS FAMILY TOGETHER.
ONE DAUGHTER IS GETTING MARRIED.
THE OTHER SEEMS TROUBLED.
BUT, OVERALL, THINGS SEEM OKAY.
BELOW IS THE SPOILER PORTION OF THE REVIEW |
 THE BRIDE'S MAID IS A LESBIAN.
DR. T LEARNS THAT HIS DAUGHTER'S
FORMER LESBIAN LOVER
WILL SERVE AS HER
BRIDE'S MAID OF HONOR.
HIS OTHER DAUGHTER IS UPSET. |
 THE STORM FINALLY COMES.
THE WEDDING DAY ARRIVES.
EVERYONE IS THERE.
THE PERFECT DAY BEGINS TO GIVE WAY TO A STORM.
PEOPLE HOLD ON TO THEIR HATS.
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 THE WEDDING MARCH STARTS.
HIS DAUGHTER LOOKS AT HER GROOM,
THEN AT HER FORMER LOVER.
THE STORM HITS.
SHE SUDDENLY RUNS OFF WITH HER GIRL FRIEND.
WEDDING OVER.
A HEAVY RAIN FALLS.
EVERYONE SCATTERS.
KATE, AGAIN, BEGINS TO PLAY LIKE A CHILD IN THE RAIN.
LIFE IS OUT OF ANYONE'S CONTROL.
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 DR. T DRIVES HIMSELF IN THE POURING RAIN TO HIS GIRL FRIEND'S HOUSE.
THE CAR'S ROOF IS BROKEN.
WATER EVERYWHERE.
HE NO LONGER CARES.
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 HE BEGS HER TO COME WITH HIM.
OF COURSE, SHE SAYS NO.
THERE IS NOTHING MEANINGFUL HERE.
DR T REALIZES HE HAS NOTHING.
ALL IS LOST.
HE HAS BEEN CRUCIFIED ON THE REALITIES OF AN ARTIFICIAL PLASTIC LIFE. |
 DR. T SUBMITS TO THE FORCES.
HE DRIVES RIGHT INTO THE CENTER OF THE STORM.
A HUGE TORNADO.
HE GETS LIFTED UP INTO THE HEAVENS.
AND LANDS IN MEXICO.
A VULTURE IN THE SKY SIGNIFIES THE DEATH OF HIS FORMER LIFE.
DR. T AWAKES (RESURRECTION) IN THE MIDDLE OF A SMALL VILLAGE.
TWO CHILDREN TAKE HIM TO A SMALL HOUSE.
THERE IS A CROSS ON THE DOOR.
AS HE WALKS IN THERE IS A PICTURE OF VIRGIN MARY ON THE WALL.
THERE IS ALSO A WOMAN GIVING BIRTH TO A BABY.
DR. T ASSISTS IN THE DELIVERY.
A NEW BABY IS BORN AND DR T IS BORN AGAIN.
BEHOLD ALL THINGS ARE NEW.
NEW BIRTH TRULY MAKES ALL THINGS NEW AGAIN.
IT IS THE BEGINNING OF AN ALL NEW JOURNEY. |
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