While I was not a fan of CALLING DR. GILLESPIE (it had a bazillion plot holes), this followup film was better in practically every way. In an odd nod to continuity, this film picks up with the same characters from CALLING DR. GILLESPIE--though the man playing Roy the Psychopath was different. For a B-series film to have this sort of continuity is very unusual.
In the last film, Roy was sent to prison for multiple murders. However, Gillespie wasn't happy about this since the man was clearly insane and he recommended (to no avail) that he be placed in a psychiatric hospital. However, just like today, the jury was worried that such a commitment might allow him to one day walk the streets--hence the conviction and sentencing him to regular prison.
In addition to this, the film picks up with the same two new interns from the last film DR. GILLESPIE'S NEW ASSISTANT (is should read 'ASSISTANTS' as they are Keye Luke and Van Johnson--not one person). Van is trying desperately to have a date with the most perfect woman in the world and Keye is trying to learn all he can to enable him to go to help out in war-torn China. The case that brings both of them together is about an outbreak of a bacteriological infection in the children's ward that is potentially deadly. This plot, incidentally, is much better than the one involving Roy as it made sense--Roy's frequently didn't! As far as Roy goes, he's still totally crazy and imagines that his old fiancée (Donna Reed) is waiting for him--even though he was sentenced to a bazillion years in prison. However, like the last film, some times Roy seemed pretty normal, other times he seemed nuttier than a fruitcake! Ultimately, just how dangerous and out of control he is comes to haunt Gillespie--but you'll need to see more about that yourself.
Probably the best reason to see this is to finish the saga of Roy. Additionally, it's nice to see that series back on track after a couple disappointing outings.
In the last film, Roy was sent to prison for multiple murders. However, Gillespie wasn't happy about this since the man was clearly insane and he recommended (to no avail) that he be placed in a psychiatric hospital. However, just like today, the jury was worried that such a commitment might allow him to one day walk the streets--hence the conviction and sentencing him to regular prison.
In addition to this, the film picks up with the same two new interns from the last film DR. GILLESPIE'S NEW ASSISTANT (is should read 'ASSISTANTS' as they are Keye Luke and Van Johnson--not one person). Van is trying desperately to have a date with the most perfect woman in the world and Keye is trying to learn all he can to enable him to go to help out in war-torn China. The case that brings both of them together is about an outbreak of a bacteriological infection in the children's ward that is potentially deadly. This plot, incidentally, is much better than the one involving Roy as it made sense--Roy's frequently didn't! As far as Roy goes, he's still totally crazy and imagines that his old fiancée (Donna Reed) is waiting for him--even though he was sentenced to a bazillion years in prison. However, like the last film, some times Roy seemed pretty normal, other times he seemed nuttier than a fruitcake! Ultimately, just how dangerous and out of control he is comes to haunt Gillespie--but you'll need to see more about that yourself.
Probably the best reason to see this is to finish the saga of Roy. Additionally, it's nice to see that series back on track after a couple disappointing outings.