Film Medical Theme: Clonage

Sleeper

Language : English

Year : 1973

Featuring : Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Marya Small, Susan Miller

Medical Theme : Ulcer and Cloning

Story Line : Miles Manroe played by Woody Allen, is the owner of a health food store. He is in Saint Vincent's Hospital for an ulcer operation but ends up in the liquid Nitrogen tanks of an immortality institution. He is revived 200 years later in the year 2173 by a subversive organization. The dictatorial leader of the society has been killed by a rebel bomb but this has not been revealed publicly. The only surviving body part is the leader's nose and the administration intends to clone the leader from this single remaining part. A rebel group intends to disrupt this attempt by stealing and 'assassinating'' the nose. It is a futuristic science fiction comedy film.

Twins

Language : English

Year : 1988

Featuring : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Trey Wilson…

Medical Theme : genetics / cloning

Story Line : Julius, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is the result of a secret genetic experiment to help create a better human being. Unfortunately, there was a problem in the experiment and the zygote split unevenly leaving two children- one with strength, brains,personality and love and the other with what else was left! Both were brought up separately at different locations until one day the two unite and help one another find their long lost mother.

The 6th Day

Language : English

Year : 2000

Featuring : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker, Sarah Wynter, Wendy crewson…

Medical Theme : Evils of Cloning

Story Line : Arnold playing Adam Gibson,is a decent family man and helicopter pilot chartered to fly Michael Drucker(Tony Goldwyn), a rich businessman who owns Replacement Technologies. This corporation is at the height of Cloning technology. Something goes terribly wrong on Drucker's first flight and before he knows, Gibson discovers he has been cloned. It's up to him to discover the secret controversy and get his life back.

Multiplicity

Language : English

Year : 1996

Featuring : Harris Yulin, Richard Masur, Eugene Levy, Ann Cusack……

Medical Theme : Cloning

Story Line : Doug Kinney played by Michael Keaton, is an overworked man. He happens to meet a scientist who offers to clone him. One clone not being enough, soon he has an attic full of clones, each displaying different aspects of his personality. His unsuspecting wife wonders what on earth is going on.

The Island

Language : English

Year : 2005

Featuring : Scarlett Johanson, Ewan McGregor, Sean Bean

Medical Theme : Genetic Engineering/ Cloning

Story Line : "The Island" a private corporation, is selling organs to wealthy clients. The corporation claims to grow the organs in the lab but really speaking, the organs are harvested from cloned humans.This is a profitable business which is against the medical ethics.