Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love

Year: 1982

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: English

Director: Garry Marshall

Comedy

Warning: This film may be dangerously funny and leave you laughing nonstop. A slap‑slap‑comedy that parodies hospital soaps in the vein of Airplane! A brilliant trainee who faints at the sight of blood, a doctor who seduces the head nurse to steal the drug‑cabinet key, and a mobster masquerading as a woman create chaotic, nonstop laughs.

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In the bustling corridors of City Hospital, a rag‑tag group of fresh‑out‑of‑medical‑school interns is thrust into a whirlwind of hilarity that lampoons every melodramatic trope of classic medical soaps. The film’s tone leans heavily into over‑the‑top slap‑stick, delivering jokes at break‑neck speed while the sterile setting becomes a playground for absurdity. Underneath the fluorescent lights, the daily grind of patient charts, endless rounds, and cafeteria coffee breaks is turned into a nonstop comedy carousel that never lets the audience catch their breath.

At the center of the chaos stands Dr. Prang, a brash, cynical surgeon whose lavish lifestyle and caustic wit set the bar for mischief. Joining him are Dr. Stephanie Brody and Dr. Simon August, two bright-eyed interns whose budding romance sparks both tender moments and ridiculous hijinks. Dr. Simon proves to be a brilliant trainee—until the mere sight of blood sends him into a comedic faint, a gag that keeps the whole ward guessing. Meanwhile, Dr. Phil Burns juggles a second gig as a dance instructor and finds himself flirting with Nurse Norine Sprockett, hoping to swipe the coveted key to the medication cabinet, a scheme that teeters between audacious and absurd. Adding to the far‑cical mix, Angelo/Angela Bonafetti arrives under a false identity, a mobster‑son masquerading as a woman, injecting a layer of undercover intrigue that only heightens the pandemonium.

Together, the eclectic cast navigates a hospital that feels more like a circus tent than a place of healing, where every hallway echo carries a punchline and every surgical scrub changes into a costume for the next gag. The film thrives on the tension between professional ambition and ridiculous circumstance, letting the audience revel in a world where the stakes are high, the jokes are higher, and the laughter never quite stops.

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