Medicine Man

1992 106 min ★ 6.0 Adventure, Drama, Romance

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.

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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

Edinei Maria Serrio Dos Santos

Kalana

Bec-Kana-Re Dos Santos Kaiapo

Imana

Angelo Barra Moreira

Medicine Man

José Lavat

Government Man

Details

Director

John McTiernan

Screenplay

Sally Robinson

Tagline

"He turned his back on civilization. Only to discover he had the power to save it."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$45,500,797

Production

Cinergi Pictures, Hollywood Pictures

Reviews

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Wuchak

June 11, 2023

★ 6/10

**_(Mis)adventures in the remote Brazilian jungle with Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco_** A biochemist from a pharmaceutical company in New York (Bracco) goes deep into the rain forest of the Amazon to locate researcher Robert Campbell (Connery) and determine if his work is still worth funding. “Medicine Man” (1992) is a jungle drama in the mold of "The Emerald Forest" (1985). There’s a lit...