Threshold (1983)

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Donald Sutherland plays a brilliant surgeon who becomes a media celebrity after performing an artificial-heart transplant. Jeff Goldblum, inventor of the ersatz heart, likewise basks in the glow of sudden fame. The only person to have reservations about the procedure is heart recipient Mare… More Donald Sutherland plays a brilliant surgeon who becomes a media celebrity after performing an artificial-heart transplant. Jeff Goldblum, inventor of the ersatz heart, likewise basks in the glow of sudden fame. The only person to have reservations about the procedure is heart recipient Mare Winningham, who becomes depressed over the knowledge that she's not altogether human. Several ethical questions are raised and left unresolved; the film assumes that the audience is intelligent and perceptive enough to draw its own conclusions. Released in Canada in 1981, Threshold was not offered an American distribution until after the Barney Clark heart transplant of 1983. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Richard Pearce
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy

On DVD: Jan 1, 1984

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Cast

            Donald Sutherland as Dr. Thomas Vrain

            John Marley as Edgar Fine

            Sharon Acker as Tilla Vrain

            Mare Winningham as Carol Severance

            Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Aldo Gehring

            Michael Lerner as Henry DeVici

            Allan F. Nicholls as Dr. Basil Rents

            Paul Hecht as Fallaci

            Mavor Moore as Usher

            Ken James as Mr. Severance

            Stuart Gillard as Getts

            Lally Cadeau as Anita

            James Douglas as Ochen

            Barbara Gordon as Wanda

            Robert Joy as David Art

            John Welsh as Dr. Pleatman

            Michael C. Gwynne as Jay Wingate

            Harvey Chao as Cameraman

            Barry Flatman as Newsman

            Robert Goodier as Elegant Man

            Bob Hannah
            
            Jack Messinger
            
            Jessica Steen as Tracy Vrain

            Kate Trotter as Ms. Anderson

            Murray Westgate as Host

            Richard Blackburn as Cutter

            Maureen McRae as Bonnie

            James Loxley as Headwaiter

            Harry Gulkin as Jawit

            Deborah Turnbull as Mrs. Severance

            Bob Warner as Rex

            Doug Sutherland
            
            Sharon Ackerman
            
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