Blood Work

2002
15
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

49K

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Psychological Thriller Serial Killer Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Still recovering from a heart transplant, retired F.B.I. profiler Terry McCaleb returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.Still recovering from a heart transplant, retired F.B.I. profiler Terry McCaleb returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.Still recovering from a heart transplant, retired F.B.I. profiler Terry McCaleb returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

Director
- Clint Eastwood
Writers
- Michael Connelly
- Brian Helgeland
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

49K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Clint Eastwood
Writers
- Michael Connelly
- Brian Helgeland
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

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Blood Work Scene: I Just Need A Driver Not A Partner

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Blood Work Soundbite: Clint Eastwood On His Character

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Blood Work Scene: She's The One Who Put You Up To This?

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Trivia
Thanks to Eastwood's no frills, fast-paced shooting style and editing skills, this movie was in theaters a mere four months after completing photography.

Goofs
When Dr. Fox is doing her blood work on Terry, an x-ray is used whilst performing the biopsy. Both times, neither she nor anyone around are wearing protective lead garments against radiation exposure, which is a standard practice in any medical establishment. In addition, an endomyocardial biopsy, as it is called, is not preformed in a medical office as shown in the movie. It is performed in a cardiac cath lab, which is effectively, an operating room. All personnel are in scrubs and a sterile field is required. Lead is worn underneath the surgical gowns. From an outside perspective, it may not be readily apparent that the staff in a cath lab are wearing lead IF they are wearing surgical gowns appropriately.

Quotes
Terry McCaleb: If you can't protect the integrity of the system, then there is no system.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Blood Work/Full Frontal/The Master of Disguise/Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002)

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Featured review

6/10

Satisfying, non-think thriller; not a blockbuster for Eastwood

Retired FBI detective helps a young woman solve the murder of her sister--but he's got a personal motive: he himself received a heart transplant from the victim! Not a bad vehicle for Eastwood, convincingly raspy and worn, and still imposing when he has to be. Brian Helgeland's screenplay via Michael Connelly's novel is full of police clichés, and the denouement isn't terribly surprising, but Clint has become a reassuring presence on the screen: his shortcomings and realistic aches and pains make him wonderfully human. Supporting cast including Jeff Daniels and Angelica Huston is also good, making the best out of a routine, unmemorable script. **1/2 from ****