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UNITED STATES · 1975

Open Heart Surgery

Albert Brooks
New Hollywood aspiration deception medical incompetence dark humor identity
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Synopsis

Albert places an ad in a newspaper expressing a desire to perform a heart bypass & gets to live his dream of being a heart surgeon for one day. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 3

Year1975
CountryUnited States
DirectorAlbert Brooks
MovementNew Hollywood
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