Dr. T and the Women (2000) - Synopsis
Richard Gere heads up an extraordinary ensemble cast, including Academy AwardŽ winner Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Academy AwardŽ nominee Laura Dern, Shelley Long, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Robert Hays, Matt Malloy, Andy Richter, Lee Grant and Janine Turner in Robert Altman's comedy/romance "Dr. T and the Women. " The film finds the maverick director revisiting a favorite topic: relationships between men and women.
In "Dr. T and the Women," Dr. Sullivan Travis (Gere) is a man at the top of his game, a rich and successful Dallas gynecologist whose "religion" is women. Dr. T worships women.
In his immediate family and in his office, they surround him. He is loving and giving to each and every one at all times - he is their savior, and he would have it no other way. And sure enough, as in the story of Job, one day a higher force decides to test his faith. Once a man in complete control of his universe, Dr. T now finds himself buffeted by chaos and confusion.
The doctor of choice for the city's society elite, Dr. T is steadily losing ground to his overbooked schedule, despite the efforts of his devoted chief nurse, Carolyn (Long). His home life starts to boil over as well: his beloved wife Kate (Fawcett) has regressed into a childlike state just as plans for the upcoming wedding of the cheerleader daughter Dee Dee (Hudson) are shifting into high gear.
Adding to the chaos, Dr. T's champagne-loving sister-in-law Peggy (Dern) has moved in with her three little girls, while Kennedy conspiracy-buff daughter Connie (Reid) is sounding the alarm about Dee Dee's chosen maid of honor, the mysterious Marilyn (Tyler).
Overwhelmed, Dr. T begins spending more time at his country club's golf course, adding a new woman to his life-the easygoing golf pro, Bree (Hunt).
The story of Job in the Bible ends with Job crawling around the desert looking for answers, and a voice in a whirlwind offers him with this: "Life is not a puzzle to be solved, but a riddle to be pondered." Look for a handful of surprise at the end of "Dr. T and the Women," a few that arrive with the gale force of an afternoon Texas blue norther.