museumofdave OK, I'm in the minority on this one. I liked it. And here's why:At the beginning of this quirky immersion in a world of women, I was reminded of George Cukor's classic The Women, where a live man is never seen on camera, but men are constantly being talked about; in this film, women are almost always on screen, talking about other women, and being watched by the benevolent Dr. T., beautifully underplayed in a wry performance by usual lady-killer Richard Gere.When men appear in this film, they are usually in camouflage of some sort , and they too, are talking about women. Though satirical in nature (the young guide who thoughtlessly points out grisly details of the Kennedy Assassination site in Dallas, the patient who absolutely has to smoke while having the most intimate exam, etc.), this is also an affectionate look at women who each has her own fantasy, her own desires, and some lucky few are able to realize them, often without the help of Dr. T. The narrative is indeed scattered, but Altman's strengths have never been homogenized storytelling; this is complex and witty fun for those in the mood. It is not a sweet little romance or does not seem to be a film about female bonding, but is a look askance at human behavior in one of it's many manifestations.

Jakealope Okay, a of people didn't like it, it is not a crowd pleaser. But I did. First off, I like Robert Altman & his movies. Also, it was set in Texas and leads were all Texan except for one but it never degenerated into worn out Texan stereotype land, good or bad. But it did play on the hyper over bred Southern belle & all her neurotic twisted traits. Basically Dr Sullivan Travis, Sully or Dr. T,(Richard Gere) is a handsome successful, well mannered friendly gynecologist surrounded by beautiful women who desire and admire him. He is an idealist who has the most romantic loving, but paternalistic view of women. Even the opening scene was hilarious with his busy office full of patients and staff degenerated from friendly service to bickering chaos during the opening credits.Trouble, is Sully, is going to be shown up with his well meaning idealism. His wife Kate, (Farrah Fawcett) develops this childish regression, the "Hestia Complex" because she is an over pampered, over loved, over doted over Southern belle. Then his super vixen daughter, who is going to be married in some upper class lush ceremony. turns out to be gay and is really in love with the main bridesmaid, the one non Texan. Since Sully's wife is now committed, and she has rejected or forgotten her whole loving family, Sully tried to find consolation with the new golf pro Bree, but she is too modern to be one of pampered belles that Sully has been conditioned to love and care for. Okay the movie spirals from seeming normalcy to a crazy ending with a botched wedding thrown in. It is a good movie and kept my interest through it all.If there is any message to it, it is don't be a vapid Southern belle and get a life.

wes-connors Handsome upper-class Dallas gynecologist Richard Gere (as Sullivan "Sully" Travis) is very popular with the many women he services. He fancies himself an expert on females, believing no two are exactly alike. Like snowflakes? Considering his profession, Mr. Gere (aka "Dr. T") should know. When not busy with his patients, Gere goes out to shoot birds, golf balls, and the breeze with his middle-aged buddies. Warned by his male friends that wet women are bad luck, especially when your first meet them, Gere blames men for making women wet. "Women are, by nature," Gere asserts, "they are saints. They are sacred and should be treated as such." The good doctor doesn't know it, but he doesn't know women at all. Gere is a loving and faithful husband, but he is attracted to golf pro Helen Hunt (as Bree Davis). Per his friends' warning, Ms. Hunt is wet when they meet. Gere's still beautiful wife Farrah Fawcett (as Kate) is coming down with the rare disease "Hestia Complex" which causes victims to strip naked in the fountain of a crowded mall. Visiting sister-in-law Laura Dern (as Peggy) is a likely alcoholic and fawning secretary Shelley Long (as Carolyn) desires her boss. Gere's engaged daughter Kate Hudson (as Dee Dee) is a lesbian, according to jealous sister Tara Reid (as Connie)... It took "Gosford Park" (2001) to make everyone sit up and take notice of Robert Altman's continued mastery of filmmaking in his 70s, but there were signs in this film. The legendary director receives great assist from writer Anne Rapp, cinematographer Jan Kiesser and editor Geraldine Peroni. The coordination of actors and the camera is marvelous. The film offers an ironic look at gender mystery and misunderstanding; the befuddled Gere and Mr. Altman lose to writer Rapp and the mostly female cast. But the ending gives us males some hope. Relatively unsuccessful, the ill-titled "Dr T & the Women" will certainly improve in stature over the years. ******** Dr T & the Women (9/12/00) Robert Altman ~ Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern

brkgak What surprised me was not necessarily the directing---the cuts to the one female's rear-end seems to me not to speak necessarily about the director, but that particular character's "character", but who knows, it's possible.What got me was that this was written by a woman. I have no problem with her portrayal of these high-society women. I am not one myself and so I cannot vouch for or against them. What I can say is that I fully expected this to have been written by a man. I mean come on- a man loves a woman so much that she reverts back to a child-like state- seemingly permanently? Get over yourself.-- A woman that seemingly has "everything" so she would rather live in an alternate reality as a child--- I understand that a housewife may have feelings she isn't contributing to society after her children are grown, but unless you actually have a history with mental health (and therefore this transformation is caused by other reasons) I don't buy that she would go to this extent to escape this "horrible reality of having it all". I believe she might leave... go through a bit of a mid-life crisis, have some issues... lots of possibilities, but the reason she is in the state she is in, is not because her husband "loved her too much". And the notion that this could be possible is absurd and extremely stupid. (Hey it's not a word used much by intellectuals, but here it applies.) Again, really? A woman wrote this? The first part establishes the main male as a wonderful, sensitive, caring man and then while his wife is away in an institution he has an affair. Yes, how supportive, nurturing and sensitive this course of action is.And the ending- his life has fallen apart so he drives into a tornado, seemingly wakes up in a Mexican desert and is unscathed, meanwhile, his car (that had no hood for protection) is torn apart. Yes, I am quite certain this tornado took him from Dallas, which unless I'm mistaken is towards the center of Texas to Mexico, again unscathed and in fact he has survived in such good shape that he is able to run to the houses in the desert directly after he awakens from the accident.And the ending- he delivers a a baby boy and laughs out loud. This is no resolution to any of the problems he has gone through- especially considering in this Hispanic home he is again, surrounded by women, only this time, they don't even speak his language. This might have been a resolution to the story if the experiences with the women in his life previously in the move have made him decide to play for the other team. However,this would seem a weird way to suggest this, not to mention,this is extremely unlikely since typically this would not be choice, but nature.The music- I half/muted any scene with the (loud, annoying) music.Perhaps if I had given it a better chance, I might have enjoyed it, however considering I felt the need to lower the volume by half, I'm guessing not.Lastly, I realize we women are all different. We have our sometimes eccentric, sometimes crazy emotional ways. Which, by the way, sometimes make up part of our charm, (I myself, for instance, believe I am a nerd, and a weird one at that) but the only female character that made an impression that did not have some serious issues (of course everyone I know has some serious issue(s), but in Films/TV/Books we need someone to look to as a good example, someone that even with her issues, seems to have it together or is on her way there)is the character played by Helen Hunt and this is cancelled out by the fact that she is not only having two affairs at one time, but one of these is to a married man with an ill wife. And trust me there are a lot of women in this film, it seems someone should have had some moral ground of some kind; perhaps Maria, the maid, but we will never know because her part was so small, however she seems the most likely.I realize, that sometimes we have to make room for no role models in comedies, because these are purely written/made for this purpose, but event though Netflix listed this as a comedy, I think for all of the conflict, it should at the very least be a dramedy, but more appropriately a drama with some comic instances.I would not recommend this movie. I think it is a waste of time. However, a few male "Madmen" types might find it a good excuse to treat their wives like crap in order to keep their lives from being "ruined" by the women they "love."