Threshold (1983)
Movie Info
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
Cast
Donald Sutherland
as Dr. Thomas Vrain
as Dr. Thomas Vrain
John Marley
as Edgar Fine
as Edgar Fine
Sharon Acker
as Tilla Vrain
as Tilla Vrain
Mare Winningham
as Carol Severance
as Carol Severance
Jeff Goldblum
as Dr. Aldo Gehring
as Dr. Aldo Gehring
Michael Lerner
as Henry DeVici
as Henry DeVici
Allan F. Nicholls
as Dr. Basil Rents
as Dr. Basil Rents
Paul Hecht
as Fallaci
as Fallaci
Mavor Moore
as Usher
as Usher
Ken James
as Mr. Severance
as Mr. Severance
Stuart Gillard
as Getts
as Getts
Lally Cadeau
as Anita
as Anita
James Douglas
as Ochen
as Ochen
Barbara Gordon
as Wanda
as Wanda
Robert Joy
as David Art
as David Art
John Welsh
as Dr. Pleatman
as Dr. Pleatman
Michael C. Gwynne
as Jay Wingate
as Jay Wingate
Richard Blackburn
as Cutter
as Cutter
Harvey Chao
as Cameraman
as Cameraman
Barry Flatman
as Newsman
as Newsman
Robert Goodier
as Elegant Man
as Elegant Man
Harry Gulkin
as Jawit
as Jawit
James Loxley
as Headwaiter
as Headwaiter
Maureen McRae
as Bonnie
as Bonnie
Jessica Steen
as Tracy Vrain
as Tracy Vrain
Kate Trotter
as Ms. Anderson
as Ms. Anderson
Bob Warner
as Rex
as Rex
Murray Westgate
as Host
as Host
Deborah Turnbull
as Mrs. Severance
as Mrs. Severance
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Threshold Quotes
| Dr. Aldo Gehring: | Surgeons are like airplane pilots, no creative ability. |
| Dr. Thomas Vrain: | It won't be long before you leave this room with a heart as good as God ever made. |