Threshold (1981)
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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 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
- Starring:
- Donald Sutherland, John Marley, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Pearce
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of Threshold
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
Complete Cast of Threshold
- Donald Sutherland - Dr. Thomas Vrain
- Sharon Acker - Tilla Vrain
- Jeff Goldblum - Dr. Aldo Gehring
- Allan Nicholls - Dr. Basil Rents
- Mavor Moore - Usher
- Stuart Gillard - Getts
- James Douglas - Ochen
- Robert Joy - David Art
- Michael Gwynne - Jay Wingate
- Barry Flatman - Newsman
- Maureen McRae - Bonnie
- Deborah Turnbull - Mrs. Severance
- James Loxley - Headwaiter
- Murray Westgate - Host
- Jack Messinger
- Robert Goodier - Elegant Man
- John Marley - Edgar Fine
- Mare Winningham - Carol Severance
- Michael Lerner - Henry DeVici
- Paul Hecht - Fallaci
- Ken James - Mr. Severance
- Lally Cadeau - Anita
- Barbara Gordon - Wanda
- John Welsh - Dr. Pleatman
- Doug Sutherland
- Jessica Steen - Tracy Vrain
- Bob Warner - Rex
- Harry Gulkin - Jawit
- Richard Blackburn - Cutter
- Kate Trotter - Ms. Anderson
- Bob Hannah
- Harvey Chao - Cameraman
- Director(s):
- Richard Pearce
- Writer(s):
- James Salter
- Producer(s):
- Michael Burns, Jon Slan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Nudity)
- 1983 - Genie Awards - Best Cinematography
- 1983 - Genie Awards - Best Actor
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