"Where Does It Hurt" is a very broad comedy about the state of American hospitals. It's set at Vista View Hospital, a place run by an avaricious administrator (Peter Sellers) who is willing to do ANYTHING in order to make money and cover his butt. As for the doctors, they are awful as well...especially Dr. Zerny (Harold Gould) who is about as incompetent as you could find.
Into this madhouse of greed, a man arrives just to get an x-ray...and the next thing you know he's been admitted! And, soon after that, his appendix is removed without his permission...and the appendix wasn't the least bit infected! Of course he could sue the hospital for a fortune...which he might just do. Or, he could go to the medical board. Or, he could take a job with the hospital when they offer it to him to shut him up!
Overall, this film is funny and makes a very good point...but it also suffers from being a bit too broad and silly. I think toning the dopiness down a bit would have made for a better and more effective film. Still, if you can find it (and apparently the AMA has done a lot to keep it off of DVD and videotape), give it a watch...and it's currently on YouTube.
Into this madhouse of greed, a man arrives just to get an x-ray...and the next thing you know he's been admitted! And, soon after that, his appendix is removed without his permission...and the appendix wasn't the least bit infected! Of course he could sue the hospital for a fortune...which he might just do. Or, he could go to the medical board. Or, he could take a job with the hospital when they offer it to him to shut him up!
Overall, this film is funny and makes a very good point...but it also suffers from being a bit too broad and silly. I think toning the dopiness down a bit would have made for a better and more effective film. Still, if you can find it (and apparently the AMA has done a lot to keep it off of DVD and videotape), give it a watch...and it's currently on YouTube.