Young Doctors in Love (1982): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Young Doctors in Love is a 1982 comedy directed by Garry Marshall, starring Dabney Coleman as Dr. Joseph Prang, Billie Bird and Stuart Charno. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes and earned $30.7 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Garry Marshall
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- ABC Motion Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Young Doctors in Love About?
The premise of Young Doctors in Love without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Warning: This film may be dangerously funny and leave you laughing nonstop. A slap‑slap‑comedy that parodies hospital soaps in the vein of Airplane! A brilliant trainee who faints at the sight of blood, a doctor who seduces the head nurse to steal the drug‑cabinet key, and a mobster masquerading as a woman create chaotic, nonstop laughs.
Young Doctors in Love Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- huge boobs
- massive tits
- spoof
- love
- undressing
- marijuana
- sex comedy
- nurse
- doctor
- hospital
- medical intern
- surgery
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- gangster
- operation theater
- ambulance
- emergency room
- duck
- fake pregnancy
- popping a balloon
- urine
- crutch gun
- latin dancing
- saliva
- reference to mikhail baryshnikov
- riding a skateboard
- cemetery
- poodle
- sex on a gurney
- heimlich maneuver
- biting off a button
- caught having sex
- noose
- falling through a skylight
- christmas party
- sliding down stairs
- playing acoustic guitar
- flamenco dancing
- engagement announcement
- acapella harmony
- knocking over a christmas tree
- oxygen tent
- rowing machine
- punched in the face
- mannequin
- tap dancing
- blind man
- picketing
- dear john letter
- suicide
- wedding
Young Doctors in Love Cast & Characters
Dabney Coleman leads the cast as Dr. Joseph Prang, with Billie Bird as The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady and Stuart Charno as The Hospital Staff - Warren the Orderly. Directed by Garry Marshall; 54 actors are credited in all.
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Director Garry Marshall
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Dabney Coleman as Dr. Joseph Prang - Billie Bird as The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady
- Stuart Charno as The Hospital Staff - Warren the Orderly
- Larry Jenkins as The Hospital Staff - Paul the Orderly
Also Starring in Young Doctors in Love
· 50 more- Millee Taggart The Hospital Staff - Miss Ditka
- Titos Vandis Sal Bonafetti
- Héctor Elizondo Angelo / Angela Bonafetti
- Michael Richards Malamud Callahan
- Cynthia Geary Girl with Broken Nose (uncredited)
- Scott Marshall The Patients - Boy with Fly
- Patrick Collins Dr. Walter Rist
- Sean Young Dr. Stephanie Brody
- Michael McKean Dr. Simon August
- Taylor Negron Dr. Phil Burns
- Pamela Reed Nurse Norine Sprockett
- Peggy Trentini The Others - Christmas Elf
- Ed Begley Jr. The Flashback - Young Simon's Father
- Harry Dean Stanton Dr. Oliver Ludwig
- Saul Rubinek Floyd Kurtzman
- Demi Moore New Intern (uncredited)
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- John Steadman The Patients - 82 Year Old Man
- Patrick Macnee Jacob
- Rick Overton Dr. Thurman Flicker
- Paul Stanley Themselves
- Ted McGinley Dr. Bucky DeVol
- Frank Pesce The Gangsters - Rocco
- Lynne Marie Stewart The Nurses - Thatcher
- George Furth The Patients - Disgusting Looking Patient
- Janine Turner Soap Cameos
- Susan Lucci Susan Lucci (uncredited)
- Walter Scott The Cops - Bed Mechanic
- Monique Gabrielle
- Kyle T. Heffner Dr. Charles Litto
- Michael Damian Soap Cameos
- Nicholas Mele The Gangsters - Jerry
- Kin Shriner Soap Cameos
- Reynaldo Rey The Cops - Cicerelli
- Haunani Minn The Nurses - Chang
- Crystal Bernard Julie
- Tom Ligon Soap Cameos
- Toni Hudson The Candystripers - Bunny
- Steven Ford Soap Cameos
- Richard Dean Anderson Drug dealer
- Jacklyn Zeman Soap Cameos
- Stuart Damon Soap Cameos
- Jaime Lyn Bauer Soap Cameos
- Michael Elias The Others - Spectator
- Kimberly McArthur The Candystripers - Jyll Omato
- Gary Friedkin Dr. Milton Chamberlain
- Hillary Horan The Nurses - Theresa
- Rose Michtom The Others - Mrs. Pierce
- Diane Markoff The Cops - Emilia
- John E. Coleman Featured (uncredited)
- Becky Gonzalez The Nurses - Perez
Young Doctors in Love Plot Summary
What happens in Young Doctors in Love from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A group of eight young medical interns joins the City Hospital surgery team, led by Dr. Prang, a brash and cynical surgeon who lives an expensive, dissolute lifestyle.
Meanwhile, old mafioso Sal Bonafetti is admitted under an assumed name after a stroke, while his son Angelo / Angela Bonafetti disguises himself as a woman to watch over him, fearing retaliation by rival crime syndicates.
A professional hitman, Malamud, is admitted to a bed next to Sal to assassinate him, but his every attempt fails, forcing him into painful and unnecessary treatment.
The resident who regularly checks in with Sal and Angela is Dr. Walter Rist. Over time, he seems to develop feelings for “her,” not knowing it’s Sal’s son in disguise.
Full summary
The whole story of Young Doctors in Love, scene by scene
Young Doctors in Love Box Office
Young Doctors in Love grossed $30.7 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$30.7M
- US & Canada
- $30.7M
How Well Do You Know Young Doctors in Love?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who is the brash and cynical surgeon leading the City Hospital surgery team?
Young Doctors in Love Also Known As
19 alternative titles, including “Operation gelungen” and “Patient tot”.
- Also known as
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- Operation gelungen
- Patient tot
- Y... dónde está el doctor?
- Влюбеният доктор
- Puinhoop in het Hospitaal
- ¿Dónde está el Doctor?
- L'ospedale più pazzo del mondo
- Los locos del bisturí
- Szerelmes doktorok
- Küß' mich
- Doc!
- 병원광 시대
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- Младите влюбени доктори
- Молодость, больница, любовь
- Médicos Loucos e Apaixonados
- Lékařská akademie
- 医生也疯狂
- Zakochani młodzi lekarze
- Els bojos del bisturí
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Young Doctors in Love FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Young Doctors in Love, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Young Doctors in Love?
Young Doctors in Love runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Young Doctors in Love released?
Young Doctors in Love was released on July 16, 1982.
Who directed Young Doctors in Love?
Young Doctors in Love was directed by Garry Marshall.
More films by Garry Marshall Who is in the cast of Young Doctors in Love?
Young Doctors in Love stars Dabney Coleman as Dr. Joseph Prang, Billie Bird as The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady and Stuart Charno as The Hospital Staff - Warren the Orderly, among 54 credited actors.
How much did Young Doctors in Love make at the box office?
Young Doctors in Love grossed $30.7 million worldwide.
Does Young Doctors in Love have a post-credit scene?
No. Young Doctors in Love has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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