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Bad Medicine
PG-13

Bad Medicine

The comedy that teaches a new low in higher education.

1985 • 98 min • Comedy

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Synopsis

Jeff Marx wants to study medicine and become a physician. However, his grades are far from enough to get him into an American medical school. But then he gets a chance to study medicine abroad in a small Latin American dictatorship governed by the dictator Ramon Madera who has a big interest in how the medical students behave.

Our family guide

Best from age 13
51
Movie Knight Score
41 reviews
  • 51 Audience · 41 · 100%

An aspiring doctor with bad grades enrolls in an unusual medical school in a small Latin American dictatorship, leading to comedic chaos. He and his classmates navigate quirky professors and the eccentric local ruler.

Violence & peril
3/10
Language
3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
3/10
Romance & sensuality
3/10
Scary moments
2/10

Heads up

  • Some crude humor
  • Brief suggestive situations
  • Light alcohol use

What it models well

  • Perseverance despite obstacles
  • Finding your unique path
  • Importance of education (even unconventional ones)

Talk about it after

  • Following your dreams
  • Different cultures and societies
  • Medical ethics and responsibility

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Top billed cast

Director: Harvey Miller • Crew: Harvey Miller

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Details

TMDB audience
5.1/10 (41)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Box office
$2,685,453
IMDb
tt0088765