Healer (film)
Healer is a 1994 American dramatic film starring Tyrone Power Jr., Tobey Maguire, David McCallum, John Johnston, Turhan Bey, DeLane Matthews and directed by John G. Thomas.[1]
| Healer | |
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| Directed by | John G. Thomas |
| Written by | Russ Reina |
| Produced by | John G. Thomas |
| Starring | Tyrone Power Jr. Tobey Maguire John Johnston Turhan Bey DeLane Matthews David McCallum |
| Cinematography | Maximo Munzi |
| Music by | Kamen Dranduski Willy Kazasian |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
An ex-con has just been paroled to a work-release program where he must work off his final year as an ambulance Emergency Medical Technician in the retirement resort, Seabreeze. David McCallum plays a comedic role as the "Jackal" an opportunistic drifter who uses the emergency system as a personal taxi service to allow him to feed his drug habit and get out of trouble.
Cast
Turhan Bey came out of an over forty year absence from film acting to play an elderly man confined to a nursing home who provides the main character reason to carry on in an incredibly demanding job. This was David McCallum's penultimate on-screen film role (as of 2023). Tobey Maguire had one of his earliest roles as a stoned teenager in a car wreck.
Main cast
- Tyrone Power Jr. as Nickel (credited as Tyrone Power)
- John R. Johnston as Brent (credited as John R. Johnson)
- Turhan Bey as Igor Vostovich
- DeLane Matthews as Francie
- David McCallum as The Jackal
- Lee Patterson as Sergeant Gaylor
Supporting cast
- Tobey Maguire as Teenager
- Jeanne Stawiarski as Waitress (uncredited)
References
- Sandra Brennan (2015). "Healer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-09-02.