when future film critic decide to analyze the career of michael j. fox and they will likely say his talent be best suit to television and with an acknowledgement that he do star in the back to the future series . this will be a shame and a fox have be an ingratiating and very enjoyable actor to watch and in most of his film and and doc hollywood be one of his best role . a breezy and fast talk washington and d. c. surgeon dr. ben stone and who dream of make big money do plastic surgery in hollywood and but find his true call a a general practitioner in a small southern hamlet and fox be so right that you can not imagine any other actor in the role . after a minor traffic accident enroute to california force him to do public service in fictional grady and south carolina and take on much of the workload of a crusty old local physician ( the always enjoyable barnard hughes ) and stone become the talk of the town and and rustic but wise mayor nick nicholson ( david ogden stiers and in one of his most engaging performance ) and start elling the joy of country life to the cosmopolitan young doctor . a quilt with amagical power provide a nude vision of the girl he destine to love and lou ( julie warner ) and who turn out to be work at his office while his hormone fuel pursuit of her and and her pragmatic indifference to his flirtation make their gradual romance edgy and fun to watch . in a town full of colorful character and two tar in the making stand out while woody harrelson and a lou suitor and hank gordon and a country variation of his bartending character from cheer and talk dumb but have a knack for sell and only lack a place to make big money at it while and bridget fonda and a mayor nicholson oversexed but out of place daughter and hop stone will take her away to the bright light of hollywood . both star be terrific in their supporting role and and show the charisma that would lead them to stardom . doc hollywood be full of charm vignette and from stone vicariously read the mail for an illiterate farm couple and to be pay for service render with a rather large pig and who ultimately become his pet . the film abound in warm comic touch that be guarantee to bring a smile . with a very funny cameo by george hamilton and a the hollywood plastic surgeon stone dream of work with and doc hollywood hit all the right note for a terrific entertainment . my only complaint about the film be that it be actually film in florida while a a south carolina resident and i can attest that many of our small town could have double quite nicely for grady . doc hollywood be a film i be proud to have in my collection .