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Dr T. and the Women
- Director: Robert Altman
- Writer: Anne Rapp
- Producer: Robert Altman; Joshua Astrachan
CGiii Comment
Typical Altman - at his WORST.
Multi-strand story, exhausting tracking shots, inept improvisation and everyone speaking at once (hugely irritating) - all his usual trademarks are present with this over-hyped, over-praised director - who successfully pulled the wool over most critics eyes throughout his entire career.
Dr T has misogyny at its core - as a satire, it fails - due to a ridiculous script and (truly) terrible direction.
Fans of Altman will watch this through a woolly sweater and declare it to be not-one-of-his-best - all they are really saying is that they feel quite idiotic for praising a director who never deserved such distinction - because, he was distinctly limited in every film he ever made - this is a tangible piece of evidence.
Two hours of tripe.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Dr. Sullivan Travis "Dr. T." is a wealthy Dallas gynecologist for some of the wealthiest women in Texas who finds his idealist life beginning to fall apart starting when his wife, Kate, suffers a nervous breakdown and is committed to the state mental hospital. Dr. T's eldest daughter, Dee Dee, is planning to go through with her approaching wedding despite the secret that she's a lesbian and is romantically involved with Marilyn, the maid of honor. Dr T's youngest daughter, Connie, is a conspiracy theorist freak who has her own agenda to everything, while Dr. T's loyal secretary, Carolyn, has romantic feelings for him, which are not mutual. Dr. T's sister-in-law, Peggy, meddles in every situation she stumbles into, while one woman, Bree, a golf instructor, is the only one who offers him any comfort and salvation.
Cast & Characters
Richard Gere as Dr. T;
Helen Hunt as Bree;
Farrah Fawcett as Kate;
Laura Dern as Peggy;
Shelley Long as Carolyn;
Tara Reid as Connie;
Kate Hudson as Dee Dee;
Liv Tyler as Marilyn;
Robert Hays as Harlan;
Matt Malloy as Bill;
Andy Richter as Eli;
Lee Grant as Dr. Harper;
Janine Turner as Dorothy Chambliss;
Holly Pelham as Joanne;
Jeanne Evans as First Exam Patient