Playing God

Playing God (1997)

Joining this deadly underworld was easy. But getting out... deadly!

Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a "gun-shot doctor" when Raymond's associates cannot risk visiting a hospital, Eugene is lured deep into the criminal world and becomes entangled with his boss's girlfriend.

Date of release
1997-10-17
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (130)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Director
Andy Wilson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Malibu

Playing God is a 1997 American dramatic crime thriller film directed by Andy Wilson and written by Mark Haskell Smith. It stars David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie. Playing God was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on October 17, 1997 in the United States and United Kingdom and by MDP Worldwide in other territories. The film received negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.

Production

Its release was delayed due to initial negative reactions from test audiences. The film's trailer contained a brief glimpse of a sex scene between Duchovny and Jolie. Jolie later confirmed that she had filmed two sex scenes for the movie, but were edited out of the final cut.

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