Dr T And The Women is supposed to be a "biting satire of an upper-class elitist Dallas community" starring Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett and Laura Dern. Paul Sims It is all that but to be honest as a film it's only a mediocre biting satire. Don't get me wrong it's pretty clever in places but sometimes you felt that skilled actors and actresses were left with very little to do. Basically what we have here is Richard Gere playing Dr. Sullivan Travis (the Dr T of the title). He’s the gynaecologist of choice for the women of the area - young and old alike.  | | Just two of Dr T's women |
He's a man at the top of his profession, whose "religion" is women. Dr T worships women. He calls them saints. In his immediate family and in his office they surround him, constantly fussing around him and for his attention. As the film progresses an overly busy work schedule and various family dilemmas start to boil over caused by the women he once treasured. Dr T now finds himself buffeted by chaos and confusion.  | | A kiss for Dr T |
Although the film was amusing there were definitely no laugh out loud moments. The dark undertones running through the film of deviant behaviour and chaos, though, were enjoyable and well played by key actors.  | | I'm as bemused as Dr T now |
Although not necessarily the sort of film I’d watch by choice, I must admit I found myself pleasantly surprised by this modern fable. Director Robert Altman does some fine juggling keeping all the threads of the story separate until he needs them and leaving us with a rather simple (if unbelievably optimistic) message at the end. 
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