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Paramedics (film)

Paramedics (film) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Paramedics (film) rather than just read about it. In short: Paramedics is a 1988 comedy film starring George Newbern and Christopher McDonald. Plot When this group of rowdy and raunchy, laid-back medics are transferred from their cushy uptown district to the rough south-end, they find plenty of trouble when they discover the tough guys are playing a "corpses-for-dollars" scam and they want to crack the case.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Paramedics is a 1988 comedy film starring George Newbern and Christopher McDonald.

Plot When this group of rowdy and raunchy, laid-back medics are transferred from their cushy uptown district to the rough south-end, they find plenty of trouble when they discover the tough guys are playing a "corpses-for-dollars" scam and they want to crack the case. Mike "Mad Mike" and "Uptown", having been sent to the new district by their boss, Captain Prescott, as a form of punishment, soon discover that two paramedics are working with gang members in order to provide dead bodies, which would be harvested for organs to be sold on the Black Market. So they decide to bring down the black market and their old boss, who has nothing to do with the black market, but has ended up their boss again in the South District. All of this Uptown is dealing with his girlfriend, Savannah, who wants him to focus and go to med school, and Mad Mike, who is smitten with a French woman (Liette), who is transporting a heart from France that is needed for a transplant. There is a subplot about a mystery woman named "Danger Girl" who seduces her lovers to the point they meet with bizarre accidents, as was the case of the judge who had a near fatal heart attack and a man who drove his car into a water fountain. At the end of the film, she meets up with Captain Prescott, who much to his chagrin, has been named Deputy Chief of the South District, on the recommendation of heroes Uptown and Mad Mike, who receive special recognition for breaking up the black market scheme.

Cast George Newbern as "Uptown" Christopher McDonald as Mike "Mad Mike" John P. Ryan as Captain Prescott James Noble as Chief Wilkins John Pleshette as Dr. Lido Elaine Wilkes as Savannah Lydie Denier as Liette Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as "Blade Runner" Karen Witter as "Danger Girl" Ray Walston as Heart Attack Patient Leigh Hamilton as Despatcher Peter Isackson as Breedlove Eric Boardman as White Lisa Applewhite as Nurse Helms Helanie Lembeck as Lieutenant Holcomb Bill Johnson as Caesar "Big Caesar"

Release The film was given a limited release in the United States by Vestron Pictures on June 3, 1988. Opening on 301 screens, the film's opening weekend gross was $149,577. Vestron would stop tracking the film after its first weekend.

DVD release Lions Gate Home Entertainment has not announced any current plans to release the film onto DVD.

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References

External links Paramedics at IMDb Paramedics at Rotten Tomatoes

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Paramedics (film)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Paramedics (film) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Paramedics (film) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Paramedics (film) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Paramedics (film)

In research: Paramedics (film) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Paramedics (film) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Paramedics (film) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1980s American film stubs, 1980s comedy film stubs, 1980s teen sex comedy films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Paramedics (film) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Paramedics (film) in simple terms?

Paramedics is a 1988 comedy film starring George Newbern and Christopher McDonald. Plot When this group of rowdy and raunchy, laid-back medics are transferred from their cushy uptown district to the rough south-end, they find plenty of trouble when they discover the tough guys are playing a "corpse…

Why does Paramedics (film) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Paramedics (film)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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