The Heart Specialist is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Dennis Cooper, and starring Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian J. White and Mýa. Originally released under the title Ways of the Flesh,[1] the film premiered at the 2006 Boston Film Festival[2] and remained unreleased until 2011, when it was granted a limited theatrical release by Freestyle Releasing.

The Heart Specialist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDennis Cooper
Written byDennis Cooper
Produced by
  • Dennis Cooper
  • Kristin Overn
Starring
CinematographyYasu Tanida
Edited byJonathan Schwartz
Music by
  • Tree Adams
  • Christopher Faizi
Distributed byFreestyle Releasing
Release dates
  • September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) (Boston)
  • January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million
Box office$1.1 million

Plot

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A modern comedy about the everyday perils of first year medical residents at a shabby south Florida hospital. Wood Harris is the Chief Resident, who teaches the trainees how to save lives and not take themselves too seriously, all the while hiding a chilling secret of his own.

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Reception

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The Heart Specialist ranked premiered nineteenth at the box office grossing $581,516 over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Scheck, Frank. "The Heart Specialist -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ "Movie Review - Heart Specialist (Ways of the Flesh), The - eFilmCritic". efilmcritic. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  3. ^ "The Heart Specialist (2011) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
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