Vital Signs Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Marisa Silver
Genres: Drama
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Marisa_Silver helmed this tightly directed hospital drama reminiscent of David_Swift's 1962 The_Interns. Jimmy_Smits plays Dr. David Redding, who guides seven student doctors through their third year of residency at Los Angeles Central's medical school. The cast includes Laura_San_Giacomo as Lauren Rose, a hard-working waitress putting her uncaring husband Kenny (Jack_Gwaltney) through medical school; Kenny eventually breaks down the resistance of cool fellow student Gena Wyler (Diane_Lane). Kenny is also competing with doctor's son Michael Chatham (Adrian_Pasdar), who wants to become the best surgeon at L.A. Central; Michael, however, has to reconsider his goals when he realizes that he also needs Gena's love. Bobby Hayes (Tim_Ransom) and Suzanne Maloney (Jane_Adams) are also struggling with medical school, but they are a support team who study, work, and even sleep together. Through all the competitions and love affairs it eventually takes the wisdom of a dying cancer patient (Norma_Aleandro) to make the medical students realize the important things in life. Paul Brenner, Rovi
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