Playing God
After his bloody showdown with Brad Pitt's psychopathic redneck in Kalifornia, David Duchovny used an off-season hiatus from The X-Files to star in this 1997 thriller, in which he plays a doctor whose fall from professional grace leads to a dangerous career in the criminal underworld. Having lost his license after drug abuse caused him to lose a patient during surgery, he's recruited into his illegal career by a slimy but charismatic millionaire (Timothy Hutton) whose associates have a way of getting shot all the time. Before long, Duchovny comes to realize the extent of Hutton's evil, and he finds himself caught in a criminal trap that also involves an alluring femme fatale (Angelina Jolie) and a Faustian bargain that could cost him his life. The plot's rather absurd and fairly predictable, but fine performances by Duchovny and especially Hutton (who makes a memorable screen villain) make this stylish thriller intriguingly worthwhile. The DVD includes the original theatrical trailer. --Jeff Shannon Binding DVD. Publisher(s): Walt Disney Video. Label: Walt Disney Video. AudienceRating: R (Restricted). Format: Closed-captioned. AspectRatio: 1.85:1.
| Manufacturer: | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| Part Number: | 01437100 |
| Lowest Price (CAD): | $26.23 |
Product Features |
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| Brand : | Walt Disney Video |
| Closed Captioned : | Yes |
| Collector's Edition : | No |
| Director : | Andy Wilson (IV) |
| Director's Cut : | No |
| Distributor : | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| Film Rating : | R (Restricted) |
| Format : | DVD |
| Language : | English |
| Movie Aspect Ratio : | Widescreen |
| Number of Discs : | One |
| Original Release Date : | 1997 |
| Release Date : | June 1998 |
| Starring : | David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton |
| Title : | Title N-R |
| Unedited Version : | No |
