Medicine Man (1992)
Overview
An eccentric scientist in the Amazon jungle rejects his research assistant for being a woman, but as bulldozers threaten their work on a potential cancer cure, they learn to collaborate and begin to fall in love.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $40,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $45,500,797.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.275 |
Directed By
John McTiernan
Crew
Tom Schulman
Sally Robinson
Sean Connery
Donna Dubrow
Andrew G. Vajna
Jerry Goldsmith
Donald McAlpine
Michael R. Miller
John McTiernan
Bonnie Timmermann
John Krenz Reinhart Jr.
Jesus Buenrostro
Don Diers
Enrique Estévez
Marilyn Vance
Ben Zeller
J.J. Makaro
Jennifer Watson-Johnston
Rafael Valdez
Fred Waugh
John Saint Ryan
Fátima Toledo
Jerry Goldsmith
Beau Marks
Tom Schulman
TOP CAST
Sean Connery
Dr. Robert Campbell
Lorraine Bracco
Dr. Rae Crane
José Wilker
Dr. Miguel Ornega
Rodolfo De Alexandre
Tanaki
Francisco Tsiren Tsere Rereme
Jahausa
Elias Monteiro Da Silva
Palala
Angelo Barra Moreira
Medicine Man
José Lavat
Government Man
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