Bad Medicine (1985) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1985 · 98 mins · English

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Directed by

Harvey Miller

Starring

Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, Allan Corduner, Julie Hagerty, José Canalejas, Julie Kavner

A satire of higher‑education absurdities, the film follows Jeff Marx, a hopeful physician whose grades are far too low for any U.S. medical school. He seizes an unexpected opportunity to enroll in a medical program in a tiny Latin‑American dictatorship ruled by the eccentric dictator Ramón Madera, who is fascinated by the conduct of his medical students.