Threshold (1983)
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(33 ratings)
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
- Directed By
- Richard Pearce
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
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Cast
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Donald Sutherland
as Dr. Thomas Vrain
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John Marley
as Edgar Fine
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Sharon Acker
as Tilla Vrain
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Mare Winningham
as Carol Severance
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Jeff Goldblum
as Dr. Aldo Gehring
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Michael Lerner
as Henry DeVici
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Allan F. Nicholls
as Dr. Basil Rents
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Paul Hecht
as Fallaci
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Mavor Moore
as Usher
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Ken James
as Mr. Severance
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Stuart Gillard
as Getts
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Lally Cadeau
as Anita
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James Douglas
as Ochen
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Barbara Gordon
as Wanda
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Robert Joy
as David Art
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John Welsh
as Dr. Pleatman
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Michael C. Gwynne
as Jay Wingate
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Harvey Chao
as Cameraman
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Barry Flatman
as Newsman
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Robert Goodier
as Elegant Man
- Bob Hannah
- Jack Messinger
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Jessica Steen
as Tracy Vrain
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Kate Trotter
as Ms. Anderson
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Murray Westgate
as Host
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Richard Blackburn
as Cutter
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Maureen McRae
as Bonnie
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James Loxley
as Headwaiter
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Harry Gulkin
as Jawit
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Deborah Turnbull
as Mrs. Severance
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Bob Warner
as Rex
- Doug Sutherland
- Sharon Ackerman
