A young doctor confronts a famous colleague; when he learns about the true methods of his work.
Measures up.
FUN FACT: In the movie, security for the illegal medical experiments is provided by two supposed police officers named Hare and Burke. In reality, William Hare and William Burke were two men in the business of supplying human cadavers to medical schools in 1820s Edinburgh - until it was learned that the ones they hadn't stolen from graveyards, they had murdered themselves.
Extreme Measures
Director
Michael Apted
Film Rating
R
Cast
Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn, J.K. Simmons
Year
1996
Run Time
1h 58min