Doctor Reacts To Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones is an animated movie from 2001 starring Chris Rock as the titular white blood cell responsible for capturing viruses inside of Bill Murray's body. I remember seeing this as a kid and loving it, but I haven't taken another look at it since I went to medical school, so I was exciting to open it back up and check its accuracy. The jokes in here are so funny, but some of the medical elements are a little weak. Let me know down below if you think I should check out the TV series, Ozzy and Drix!
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[@DoctorMike]

What other movies/shows should I react to???

[@waterblog]

supersize me

[@emmiekilleen2306]

Casualty it’s a uk tv show it’s really good 👍

[@aquatikcamel4034]

Cells at work Black

[@chantelleazeta4333]

“Get well soon”

[@bamboobamboo_]

Doctor strange 2 is going to come out this year. If there are medical scenes, it would be great if you reacted to them! :D Or maybe medical scenes from Sherlock (a BBC series), there are a decent amount of medical scenes since one of the main characters was an army doctor in the past!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I think we can all agree that this movie made our biology studies in school so much more entertaining.

[@dracophoenixttv]

I wasn't allowed to watch it in biology however I saw it as it aired etc and tv series and loved it.

[@kanivalos2712]

Why do i see you in literally every type of video?

[@artistradio]

Try Cells At Work. It's Osmosis Jones but for a more advanced crowd.

[@otheredits]

I watched this so much as a kid in school its insane, this box office bomb wasnt too bad in my opinion

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

I remember watching this in class back in 01 in on VHS during Science, and Biology studies when I was 12 lol.

[@00kidney]

This movie was one of the things that made me interested in studying medicine. Thank you Dr.Mike for bringing back all the memories!

[@theabyssalguardian4521]

That’s so wholesome! Good on you for following your dreams

[@gamenuck4288]

Only Yuri honestly yuri is not even the best ddlc character

[@pepperidgefarmremembers6350]

All from osmosis jones…

[@gan7940]

SAMEEEE

[@sugarglasscookie360]

@@gamenuck4288 i like her i respect your opinion 😊

[@chrisevans6548]

To be fair, Drix himself says he wasn't meant to combat a virus. So that is at least acknowledged. Then that's where the fantasy comes into play where he and Osmosis do still manage to make a difference through sheer persistence and determination.

[@mollusckscramp4124]

I've always wondered if there could potentially be a medically plausible scenario where an over the counter medication taken once could have an unintended side effect that impacted your immune system long term, but in a good way like Drix lol (maybe something like an autoimmune allergic reaction)

[@Johnwillson-n7v]

@@mollusckscramp4124 Nah. Even in-universe, Drix was supposed to leave. He was about tog et on the bus/train (I forget) to exit the body (probably through urine?) as essentially a metaphor for this stuff like, dissolving or something after X amount of time. They'd only be able to have long term effects if they stayed permanently like Drix chose to. So unless we make sapient over the counter meds in the future that don't dissolve or lose whatever "it" is that lets them fight symptoms, it can't happen.

[@Sleepy_Apocalypse]

Osmosis: "Come on you don't really believe that do you!? I know sugar pills that cured cancer, just because they believed they could.." This is really a good movie that I feel isn't spoken about as much as it should be. I wish we'd of gotten more out of it than we did even though I feel like it did everything perfectly.

[@Pineapply_Queen]

@@Sleepy_Apocalypse Didn't he later say that he made that bit up to snap Drix out of his funk?

[@Sleepy_Apocalypse]

@@Pineapply_Queen Yup 😂

[@leo_valdez6026]

“Why is he fighting with a monkey” says Dr Mike Also Dr Mike: declares war on a plastic plant that was maybe a little too close to him

[@aidanvannynatten2787]

When was this lmao

[@ramenyoun501]

Wuut

[@kazouitano2620]

@@aidanvannynatten2787 in his older videos there is a plastic plant that is placed right beside him. Every now and then he'll go and fight with that plant, and there'll be an edited face on the plant sometimes.

[@TheBatIsHungry6435]

When did that happen

[@LlamasAtMidnight]

@@aidanvannynatten2787 It was a running joke in his older videos

[@goldenapplesaga5446]

Thrax is honestly one of my favorite animated Villains. There's a theory I've seen that he's a bio engineered virus for military purposes. Because he's extremely deadly and durring the zit meeting he mentions that he's progressively getting better and better.

[@DarknessHashira]

also hot. dont forget that

[@certifiedhomelanderstan]

yes,i can agree.

[@Anuyushi]

He was also based on the illness made by Edgar Allan Poe, the red death, in which one will bleed through their pores

[@Jackie-McCann]

He, along with the animation as a whole, is the HIGHLIGHT of the movie, let’s be real here. 😆

[@goldenapplesaga5446]

@@Jackie-McCann seriously

[@lukaza1261]

doctor: "well, we tried" Mike: "you literally didnt even" doctor: "there was nothing that could be done" Mike: *anger noises*

[@Someguyhere111]

Doctor's inner dialogue: "Oh thank god, now I can get out of here and catch my show-" And then Frank starts coming back. "God damnit!"

[@TheDuncanStudios2000]

Well we tried "doc he's breathing!" If only we had more time... "he's coming to!" There was nothing that could be done... "He's AWAKE, HES OK!!!" notify the family...

[@myoak108]

Also they called eol like a football game lol "ok, I'm calling it" no time or anything

[@jlove4eva1234]

Most useless doctor ever ,😂... no epi no cpr😂

[@Justmyhandle]

Even as a kid, I figured this movie wasn't trying to be 100% medically accurate but DANG if it wasn't fun to watch and/or discuss in school. It made biology more interesting. I'll always have a place in my heart for this film. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it was memorable & innovative in some ways for its time, especially the fight between Osmosis and Thrax (I re-watched it so many times as a kid ). It was short, but well animated and made me view white blood cells as microscopic bad-asses. I'd LOVE a AAA action-RPG with a similar premise to Osmosis Jones and Cells at Work someday: Essentially, create/customize your own white blood cell, explore a vast open world map of the human body you help protect, cooperate with fellow cells (among other microbes) and fight varied threats to said body. As you progress + level up, you'd unlock new abilities for your character while upgrading existing traits (all based on real white blood cell functions). The concept alone has great potential!

[@dbest7]

That game idea sounds hella amazing

[@R.K_Chalkboard]

I'm going to learn how to code just make that a thing.

[@derekbestmusic]

@@R.K_Chalkboard Can I make the soundtrack to it???

[@Lasrd]

@@derekbestmusic please please let me know when you get here

[@GamesForNoobs]

triple a action rpg LMFAO!!!!!

[@KingCasual1986]

Medical accuracy aside, you gotta admit, Laurence Fishburne played one AWESOME villain here!

[@jlp6864]

true but why did they make him so sexy?

[@KingCasual1986]

@@jlp6864 because Laurence Fishburne.

[@KateSuhrgirlPlays]

Been years since I seen this so I never realized that was him. Btw my dad used to joke that they cast Lawrence Fishburne whenever they couldn't afford Samuel L. Jackson.

[@unionblue21]

@@jlp6864 About the same vein as Hexxus played by Tim Curry in FernGully. Tim Curry was being quite sexy with the character.

[@certifiedhomelanderstan]

Yeah,at one point I thought:stop buddy this is a KIDS movie,you’re gonna trigger the simps.

[@ivankalami]

I'm not a doctor, but I remember watching Dr. Hope reacting to this movie and he gave a good description on Thrax's motives. According to him, Thrax's objective wasn't just to give Frank a fever, but to cause his body to completely lose its regulation. That would cause severe hyperthermia (or hypothermia), leading to all bodily functions failing. Plus, Thrax wasn't planning to stick around after that.

[@fist-of-doom487]

Fun fact Thrax is called the Red Death which is a reference to a fictional disease by the same name in Edgar Allen Poe’s story. In there people with the disease heat up so much they start sweating blood, absolute melt down. A disease like that could be extremely deadly and highly contagious. Hospitals, homes maybe even the streets just covered in blood and sweat as it jumps from creature to creature. It’d increase the age rating if they did that in here but the basic concept remains. A man who’s burning from the inside and a disease which is both extremely destructive and highly contagious. Cells exploding, inflammation and internal scaring, the body loses the ability to regulate temperature and just melts down, then something as simple as a cough can spread it to others.

[@alyssapeterson2004]

Still... That is a horrible plan for a bacteria or virus. The purpose is to live and reproduce within the host, and you can't do that if the host is dead XD That is why pathogens that cause severe symptoms tend to be in isolated areas.

[@TheMaleEnjoyer]

Exactly this. I feel like Mike didn't pay attention to the movie lol. A body temperature of 106 or higher isn't good for the body.

[@void_hunter94]

​@@fist-of-doom487i always heard his name was Thrax & thought he was anthrax 😅

[@Strawberry_Smoothiez]

@@void_hunter94he is anthrax but him being called the red death is just a reference to poe

[@Krystal109]

This movie is so scientifically inaccurate, but if it gets kids interested in biology and medicine... more power to it.

[@andrewhinson4323]

Hence the beauty of mythos. Tell important truths without using scientific fact!

[@k.k.7797]

the way the doctor just GAVE UP the second he flatlined 😭

[@teneesh3376]

Cells at work is a much more accurate version of this concept. Though wether that is a kids show is debatable. I mean the cells bleed a lot

[@WorldWalker128]

There was a cartoon, too. I remember that it was incredibly dumb but had a pretty good opening theme and that's about it. And now a few years ago there's that body-anime that I can't remember the title of.

[@anthonycrowley2264]

@@WorldWalker128 the anime you're thinking of is probably Cells At Work lol

[@wawaicedcoffee]

FINALLY!! I loved Osmosis Jones! I still associate it with “this is science class but we have a substitute teacher so let’s just throw on a movie.” Probably watched this a total of 20 times between elementary, middle, and high school haha.

[@nattvandraren8676]

How about Ozzy and Drix the cartoon series?

[@timy9197]

I used to watch this in daycare lol

[@burningwolf_9679]

I watched it once in 7th grade science class and another time in 10th grade AP Bio class

[@jepokus]

i'm 30 and still love this movie!!!

[@wawaicedcoffee]

@@nattvandraren8676 I actually didn’t know this existed!

[@davidfalloutbandit]

There's actually a pretty popular fan theory that says that the main villain is not a natural disease or illness but actually a man-made bio weapon which is why he came from a monkey that was possibly used as a test subject in a lab and why unlike normal virus he isn't concerned about replicating or spreading but instead on killing the host

[@certifiedhomelanderstan]

Yeah,that theory is my headcanon.

[@WorldWalker128]

Makes sense to me.

[@bad2dabohn1992]

But Thrax (main villain) said during his monologue in the brain that he killed previous people I think a girl in Detroit who didn't wash her hands and a guy in San Francisco? Not saying this fan theory can't be correct but he seems to be based on Scarlett Fever and they just gave him the name Thrax cuz it sounded cool

[@that.neurodivergent]

Yeah no lab monkeys aren’t given to zoos once the labs are done with them, unfortunately. They are either sold to other labs or euthanized for tissue samples

[@panickingpagan4264]

@@bad2dabohn1992 i always thought he was supposed to be anthrax?/gen

[@tristanneal9552]

The villain's name, Thrax, seems to indicate that he's meant to be Anthrax. Frustratingly anthrax does not kill via fever, so that just seems totally inaccurate/fabricated for the movie, but him getting it from soil makes sense at least! _Bacillus anthracis_ is a soil bacteria.

[@yourweirduncle4441]

Poggers daddy thrax is deadly

[@TheSasquatch33]

I was looking to see if anyone made the Anthrax connection. Oddly enough, I misremembered this movie being made after 9/11 as a way to attempt an "education" to a younger audience during the dreaded, postal anthrax scare that followed the 9/11 attack. Turns out, this movie came out a month before 9/11 even happened. Which is interesting.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

He's stated to be the Red Death, which is a fictional virus from the works of Edgar Allen Poe which he described as causing sharp pains and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores leading to death within half an hour.

[@Juggtacula]

He's absolutely named after Anthrax, but the symptoms he causes aren't anthrax-like. I think they just banked on the name sounding cool, because, "Thrax" absolutely sounds cool as hell.

[@NKG_Grimm]

It's actually a fictional bacteria, a sort of fusion between the Black Death and the Anthrax.

[@kyleeaton1709]

My guy, I'm just glad to finally hear a doctor admit that fevers are YOUR BODY DOING ITS JOB!

[@greg77389]

Not when the fever literally kills you. It's the equivalent of nuking your own country to destroy the enemy.

[@kyleeaton1709]

@@greg77389 well that's the thing people don't know. There is a limit that you can wait for. We've taught parents to give Tylenol for anything over 99.5. There is no need for that until it hits 103 minimum and the person is miserable

[@drnanard9605]

Huh? What do you mean "admit"? This is common knowledge and something doctors say all the time. I'm a bit confused.

[@kyleeaton1709]

@@drnanard9605 yes but it's contradicted by over treating the fevers. Every fever is fought with Tylenol before letting it do it's job

[@drnanard9605]

@@kyleeaton1709 studies have found that Tylenol has very little effect on body temperature, unlike ibuprofen (Advil) and aspirin, since it has no anti-inflammatory effect. Doctors who prescribe Tylenol may do so to alleviate the pain that comes with fever, rather than reducing the temperature itself. Or maybe to get benefits from the placebo effect, or to give "something" to the patient in order to reassure them. You'd be surprised how often doctors prescribe placebos just so that their patients think they've been treated, especially when there's not much to do.

[@rachelesslow]

it may be medically inaccurate, but the pill saying "virus con dios" when he kills the bad guy is a BANGER of a line

[@hazukichanx408]

"Virus with god"? O_o

[@rachelesslow]

@@hazukichanx408 lol yeah but it's a play on "vaya con dios" which means "go with God"

[@luciavegames313]

ooooh, I get it. But I think you meant "Iros con dios" just as it rhymes better lol. Still a banger line

[@wordelo]

YES!! Loved this movie. The point of thrax was that he was a NEW virus that worked differently from regular viruses. He's only killed like maybe 3 or 4 people. His goal was to get recognized by the outside world in medical books. and heat obviously doesn't bother him since he's got the finger of fire.

[@IceMetalPunk]

I always thought he was meant to be anthrax, given his name.

[@BrandonVout]

@@IceMetalPunk The little Spanish speaking disease Drix freezes calls him "the red death," probably a reference to the fictional plague in the Edgar Allen Poe's short story, 'The Masque of the Red Death.' Although, the symptoms don't match, as the Red Death causes dizziness and bleeding from the pores, with no attention given to fever. I remember, years ago, fans said Scarlet Fever best matches Thrax's symptoms but we see Scarlet Fever in the TV series and it doesn't resemble Thrax. The crew of the film clarified he's meant to be a far worse form of the Hong Kong chicken flu. Thrax went through at least one name change during production.

[@msk-qp6fn]

It predicted covid lol

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Actually Thrax’s plan was to ditch frank, the way he operates is he causes the body to go into a major fever induced shut down, and then ditches the body to infect someone else... he planned to leave Frank before frank died cause he would die too.

[@certifiedhomelanderstan]

Yeah,really fits with his color scheme.

[@jackkennedy3661]

8:02 The whole point was that Drix was discouraged because those medications couldn’t fight viruses, but Osmosis Jones helped him overcome that and he actually tried to fight Thrax

[@ElementalLeaf]

Doctor Mike: "He's flatlining don't bring out the paddles" The Doctor: *gives up without even trying* And that's what a wish on a monkey's paw looks like.

[@Dead25m]

"I'm a movie doctor! I'm nothing without my paddles!"

[@ObsessiveFan2]

Movie doctors unite!!!!

[@randomheadful7190]

I watched this as a grown adult with my kids, and I honestly loved it just as much as they did. This was such a nice walk down memory lane. I’m sending the link to my kids (who are in their 20s) so they can enjoy the fun! P. S. Both kids cited this movie as a reason they wanted to get into science and medicine. My daughter is studying forensics science and my son is a PA. It’s incredible how seemingly small things from the past can have such a huge impact on your life!

[@resQfurppl]

i’m sure they make kids movies funny for adults too cuz they know we’re going to have to sit through them lol! some of the jokes only adults would pick up on. i love cartoon movies tho!

[@drollfurball2863]

6:36 I like the idea that his goal was like just destruction and only HE had an escape. The other germs, expendable.

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I still can’t believe that Chris Rock and Bill Murray were in this movie.

[@alexandragatto]

And Lawrence Fishburne and David Hyde Pierce too!

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

@@alexandragatto everyone’s here!

[@wizardsuth]

@@alexandragatto Also William Shatner.

[@WiseSageBum]

​@@wizardsuth Who did Shatner play?

[@brent2182]

I love watching Dr. Mike lose his sh*t over the medical inaccuracies in movies. 😂

[@vanessamcnight2027]

lmao SAME

[@akirahusbands2505]

Bonus points if the movie is animated 😂😂

[@mario897ful]

lol the best part of the vid 🤣

[@patriciadevora9704]

Ok I’m half asleep so I read sh*t as shirt 🤣

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

Let’s all thank Osmosis Jones for preventing a pandemic from happening in the early 2000’s, too bad no one could do so with the coronavirus

[@crewmatewillthrowthesehand7600]

Its because we all forgot how to find this movie again

[@zomgpirate]

Definitely might be time for a sequel 20 years later

[@ccggenius]

Yeah, it's amazing what happens when half the population thinks they know better than people whose job it is to know this stuff.

[@regalecusglesne3022]

MacArthur could've nuked the chinese in the 50s but Truman stopped him. If we let this guy do his job we wouldnt sit here complaining about the newest pathogen spreading from that misbegotten nation of subhumans

[@crownclowncreations]

I know this has nothing to do with the science, but can we just talk about how _gorgeous_ the 2D animation is in this movie? 😍 I’ve always loved the designs of Ozzy and Thrax! (Can you tell I want a bachelor in animation hahaha!)

[@PogieJoe]

It makes me miss mainstream 2D animation all over again. 😫

[@AimeeHope89]

Duuuuuude I have been screaming that for years!! This movie is a masterpiece!! I got into animation through stop motion, and it will always be my favorite style...but credit where it's due. The designs are on point, and the movements are perfect. I LOVE the stretchiness of the characters, and how that carries over into Frank's body. It's all just so cool. Haha, I have released the inner nerd!! 🤓

[@peterrealar2.067]

It doesn't get the credit it deserves. The animation is incredible but the live-action portion is just BAD.

[@Dropofthought]

Yeah it's absolutely beautiful haha

[@SkittyDangerzne]

@@peterrealar2.067 Honestly if they just got rid of the live action, this movie would be golden (ofc the movie probably wouldn't make as much sense but.. Oh well)

[@electricerger]

So let's consider this alternative: The pathogen had some kind of extreme heat protection that let it thrive at much higher temperatures. Would the plot still make sense then?

[@Klokkwork]

If I recall correctly, Thrax's plan was to ditch Frank while he cooks, and move on to the next victim. I'm sure the heat would be lethal to him, but he had no intention of sticking around. He's all about trying to end his host and infect another as rapidly as possible.

[@4cadio524]

Thrax is supposed to be the Red Death, which I think does do well with the heat

[@randomtraveler9854]

@@Klokkwork Yes but Thrax was still inside Frank for a considerable amount of time after his attack. Frank was already unconscious and in the hospital when he escaped.

[@kaitoshijo]

@@4cadio524 I always assumed that Thrax was supposed to be Anthrax.

[@_stupidbro]

@@kaitoshijo same

[@AwesomeFace2675]

I have been waiting for so long to see you react to Osmosis Jones, Doctor Mike. I remember seeing this movie as a kid and I loved it.

[@applejuice1557]

Correction: white blood cells aren't only found in the blood despite the name but also migrate into tissues... for example, macrophages are called Langerhans cells if found in the skin or dust cells in alveoli.

[@anthonymort5202]

I thought macrophages were viruses aren't they aren't they viruses that attack bacteria

[@okk]

T cells can also migrate into the mucosa, but only if there's a signal (chemokine) to do so, but I don't think naive T cells do

[@rock2946]

@@anthonymort5202 macrophages are a type of white blood cell

[@naturegirl1999]

@@anthonymort5202 you’re thinking of bacteriophages

[@AMinnie]

Imagine you’re sitting somewhere and you just hear Chris Rocks voice yelling about white blood cells in your mouth 😂

[@catonfire5010]

i remember my biology teacher absolutely hating and refusing to let us watch this movie, now i know why😂

[@that1nerdyblackgirl736]

Is it accurate, no. But is it good, yes

[@ArcTrooper269]

He has NO taste then

[@catonfire5010]

@@ArcTrooper269 no truer words have been spoken

[@WorldWalker128]

Honestly I didn't like this movie, either. I just don't like the characters that Bill Murray often plays, and I also found the movie to be a bit dumb. I'd already had my fill of Dumb movies and I was tired of them.

[@kittycatmeowmeow963]

​@@WorldWalker128 Tbh, I feel kinda sorry for his character. The reason why he acted that way in the movie was because he was depressed. He accidentally threw up on his daughter's teacher. After that, the whole town hated him. It's been a whole year and they're still treating like trash for doing it. Even his daughter. It just kinda reminds me of how my dad acted when my mom died.

[@aidanvannynatten2787]

7:19 They managed to do the only thing worse than bringing out the paddles… somehow. It’s almost impressive. I guess that’s why Mike bestowed upon him the honor of Worst Doctor award.

[@matityaloran9157]

5:24, that was kind of the point. Thrax was bragging about how dangerous he was

[@jerdua8726]

Aww I’m so late, but I’m still soo glad this video exists. Got doctor Mike covering one of my favorite movies like movie commentaries (some of my favorite KZbin content) ahhhhh it’s a great day!

[@partyonwayne4]

Dr Mike: “BRO THIS MOVIE IS INACCURATE!” Me: You mean a kids movie that was made with Bill Murray in the 2000’s was meant to be accurate?

[@myself6629]

wait... a kids movie is.... INACCURATE!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!? WHAAAAAATTTTT!!??!?!?!???!? SOUND THE ALARMS!!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! BIGGEST THING SEINCE THE FINDNG OF THE THINGS SAID ON THE INTERNET NOT ALWAYS BEING REAL!!!!!! .....hehe

[@maximumdon7637]

Yeah well, they are SO inaccurate that it’s ridiculous. They don’t even bring out the paddles, which might be inaccurate as well, but at least the paddle doctors still try (incorrectly) to bring the patient back. I feel the paddles are the lesser of the two evils of medical misinformation, because they still try to bring a flatlining patient back, rather than call it when the heart stops beating.

[@Uuyrijies1123]

Some medical movie or shows may be inaccurate but inaccurate to the point it isn’t funny?

[@terrainrecords6038]

I mean he praised cells at work as being accurate so idk

[@superdrummergaming]

I love how smart our bodies are. When you get sick, you often get a fever(the flu is the best example). Our bodies know that they can turn up the temp to kill whatever is causing the sickness. It knows that it will kill the virus before it kills itself. I don't take drugs when I get sick because all they do is mask symptoms. My body needs those symptoms to decide what to do. If it needs a low-grade fever to kill a virus, then I don't want to be taking a fever reducer like acetaminophen(found in tylenol and most cold medicine). If my body decides that we need a little fever, I'm gonna let it do that. Obviously I keep a close eye on it, but I don't interfere unless it gets out of hand.

[@okk]

Millions of years of evolution will do that

[@iscander_s]

Reducing a fever is probably the worst thing you can even do to your body, fighting an illness. Yes, it's uncomfortable, but that's how immunity doing its job.

[@lagopusvulpuz1571]

​@@iscander_s "Reducing a Fever" means you're recovering. We have modern medicine, if we let the body be, natural selection would be back. Also I hate feeling my nose like it's on fire. No I will take my medicine ty, I'm not a savage.

[@AadenKDragon]

I absolutely love this movie. This is the "science based" movie my science teachers would bring out when they didn't want to do classwork or they had to catch up on grading assignments 😂

[@Keshlynne]

I remember watching this movie as a kid and my mom even stopping and going, "I'm pretty sure that's not how it works." She doesn't have a medical bone in her body, LOL.😁

[@tristanband4003]

Yeah, with your insights it's pretty easy to see how they should've done the movie better. The patrol in the first part should've been in the bloodstream (maybe a high speed pursuit of a pathogen?), Thrax's nature should have been more clear (as a virus, there is a lot of potential for animated body horror. Between initial infection brainwashing cells to "see things his way", to them exploding as he grows his own crew), Thrax's plan should've been more in line with with symptoms that are caused by him, and not merely the body's response to him, and most importantly chest compressions.

[@xpglr]

and most importantly chest compressions

[@_stupidbro]

Fr

[@thetwitchywitchy]

Can we all agree that Thrax is *easily* one of the most badass animated villains ever? I remember seeing this as a kid and being terrified of him because his voice actor was smooth and evil ! Something about how casually evil he is and this being a freaking body horror movie for kids set me up for some very weird phobias growing up for a while lol The idea of this happening in my body was very spoopy for me 😂 Thank you for giving me closure on my childhood fears Dr. Mike ✌️

[@kitkatsnowfox]

This isn't really a horror movie for kids,but I can get finding it scary But it makes me wonder.. What's your take on Gremlins lol

[@angelheart6936]

I loved this movie as a kid very interesting I watched it again a few days ago and figured out that the villain or "virus" was called the red death was an extremely deadly virus its a old one but it would heat your body up so much it would feel like your boiling blood from the inside and kill you in a day or three if I remember right

[@chillreviewer]

Drix wasn't made to combat viruses, there was kind of a whole existential crisis thing going on with him in the movie about that, but I still think it's kind of neat that osmosis was able to convince him to hunt down the root of the problem: the virus, even though that isn't a pills job.

[@tabkaliO]

I worked as a licensed massage therapist for 10 years in Florida and ended teaching at Kaiser University. It was a two year program that prepped students for the National Exam. A huge part of the exam was anatomy, physiology, and pathology that focused on conditions that were contraindications specific to massage therapist. I’d teach A&P and Path, taking about two months on each body system. I would always show this film, Innerspace, and Fantastic Voyage. I’d have students write down what was correct and what wasn’t and we’d have some really fun discussions.

[@heidistokes9273]

My mother had to have her gall bladder removed due to it getting full of stones. She had had SO much pain with it. Trust me, gallstones are no joke either

[@carinaferreira2555]

Yes! 👏🏻

[@nmularoni1]

Nope, mine got hers years ago. I felt so bad for her during that process

[@xfreak385231]

I been through that too in my early twenties. The pain was terrible, it felt like someone was sticking a large needle in my chest.

[@ariachristie5486]

Got it at 16. No one thought to check there so doctors kept saying everything was fine. Mom thought I was crying wolf. I cried and begged to see one more doctor because I hurt so badly. Doctor almost immediately orders an ultrasound and man did that tech fail at keeping a neutral face 😂😂😂. Multiple stones and a completely blocked bile duct. I was days from it rupturing and possible death. My poor mom felt so bad but I didn’t blame her. I don’t even really blame the doctors who couldn’t figure it out. Not exactly a common issue in teens.

[@RosheenQuynh]

As someone who had them as well, I can attest... worst pain imaginable in my life

[@misplacedatoms7189]

Absolutely losing it at that doctor who was like _oh he's dead. Aw. If only there was something I could do. To bad_

[@meganrogers1653]

If Dr Mike got a dollar for every time he's said chest compressions, he could send all of us to medical school

[@natalielawyerchick]

I LOVED this movie as a kid! I haven’t heard anyone talk about this in a long time

[@cleothehelpfuljack1057]

Dr Mike losing his mind over the flaws in a children’s film is hilarious! 😂

[@soulsnatcha402]

I am a Doctor(Psychiatrist) and I just watched this movie with my son. Granted I liked the movie but listening to my son tell me this is wrong and that is wrong just made me smile with pride. My eleven year old is gonna change the world.

[@axelab238]

At 8:04 in the movie's defense they did make it clear that Drix wasn't supposed to do be fighting the virus, he was just like "eh screw it"

[@kallmekris]

8 min of Dr. Mike ruining one of my favourite childhood movies 🍿🥺

[@Reviews-Hannawill]

Lol

[@maddenmaniac3457]

bro same

[@LegitMacro]

😐

[@katietaylor8314]

That guy playing the doctor was really going all in; it's sweet, like the actor was hoping this was his big break. (I checked and he's had steady work since then - good for him!). And I love Thrax as the villain, and that his motivation is that he wants medical science to recognise him as the most badass disease ever. "Medical books aren't written about losers!"

[@blackout9126]

I watched this in a class a while ago, brings back some memories. Quite entertaining and pretty funny, happy to see you cover this.

[@khalilahd.]

Okay I didn’t realize how inaccurate it is but I’m ngl I LOVED osmosis Jones as a kid 😂❤️

[@jessiepiquette]

You’re right about the kidney stones “wow“, yet “wow“ feels a little understated

[@joelcastro-reyes1667]

As a serious inquiry, how high does a fever have to be for doctors to consider it dangerous to the actual body?

[@GenXfrom75]

When I had pneumonia, they freaked out when mine hit 105.

[@buttercuptheclown4599]

I mean I'm pretty sure once you hit 108 you're dead

[@xar226]

Not a doctor but I believe the danger zone starts around 106F.

[@joelcastro-reyes1667]

@@buttercuptheclown4599 I only ask cuz Mike always says fevers are good but I know for sure that super high fevers can start to cook you internally so to speak. So I wanna know what the threshold is for fever to be dangerous.

[@legendaryscarletlunala7927]

I had bacterial pneumonia but with a collapsed lung. My fever hit 104.

[@ninar9664]

I used to watch this in science class. It owns a special place in my heart even if it’s not accurate

[@VMYeahVN]

Agreed, Osmosis Jones is one of those movies where even though it's not accurate, it gets enough of the basics right to still be educational/beneficial. Especially since it was aimed at kids.

[@Ydouj]

I slept 2 minutes in when i saw in school 💀

[@VocalFox]

Laurence Fishburne playing Thrax is giving the same energy as Erik Delluns playing Aaravos- I should not be attracted to the villain… And yet, here we are. 💀

[@KB-xg6rb]

This was one of my most watched movies as a kid. I was a weird kid. I’m in nursing school now so I guess everything worked out 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Eloquence00]

I loved this movie as a kid and as an adult it still kinda holds up to be honest. Maybe not medically, but I never really cared about that. I laughed really hard when Mike said "don't bring out the paddles!" and instead the doctors literally did nothing. Truly the second best genie at work with that one.

[@nerak3162]

2:44 that’s a mood Gabriella

[@bethelehemsolomon7248]

My dad used to make us watch that movie whenever we got sick. One of the best memories of my life 😁

[@selmahoiseth]

I want to be a doctor when I’m older, and I just want to say that I actually learn so much from your videos!

[@tamarwilk9257]

Same

[@redwolf29]

Lawerence Fishburne didn’t have to go as hard as he did for the role of Thrax but he did, he did it for all of us

[@hauteteapot349]

As a nursing student I recently rewatched this, and I thought it was great. Watching Dr. Mike have a mild conniption fit reacting to this was the silly medical content I needed after a long day of studying. Thank you!

[@ashleytuchin7693]

I loved this movie so much as a kid, as well as the spin-off series Ozzy & Drix.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

@Denis Ashby same here! I actually saw the series before the movie.

[@skellington8090]

Surprised he didn’t comment on the pill guy being a placebo…. Oh well, it was a fun video nonetheless! Great video, Dr. Mike!

[@gabbsiscool]

I once accidentally drugged my college professor with Advil PM. He fell on his way to class and he hurt his foot. He asked me to go down to the student store and get him some Advil for the pain. I got a couple but didn't look at the packet. One of them was an Advil PM. He then had to go make himself throw up to get it out of his system. He went home early and discovered that he actually broke his foot when he fell. This was over 4 years ago but I still feel bad today

[@jenniferbates2811]

I watched this movie with my kids over 20 times on a VHS!!! The animation was incredible for it's time.

[@gabomoron5771]

8:11 Doctor Mike has run out of patience

[@nikolefinger1747]

I still say we need a "Doctor Reacts to Footless Joe Amputation Story." There was so much I didn’t expect to learn from that.

[@jodil1209]

She's the best!! I've been following her since the beginning. I bet she would love to talk to Doctor Mike.

[@MJheartly]

Love that you reacted to this movie, Osmosis Jones was a childhood favourite of mine! Interesting to see what was and wasn't accurate, but mostly funny to now understand more of the biology jokes as an adult.

[@Mysteri0usChannel]

6:40 - When I was a child, whenever I got sick a immediately got a fever of 105 degrees Fahrenheit, which really scared my mom and my doctor at the time, BUT this ALSO meant that I wasn't sick for long - I could basically "fever off" pneumonia in, like, 3 days.

[@yamomspotatosalad818]

Pretty sure you can’t just “fever off” pneumonia…

[@the4spaceconstantstetraqua886]

@@yamomspotatosalad818 lol, "fever off".

[@supersizesenpai]

Mike falling apart over a kids movie is the funniest thing on earth. 🤣

[@Sxlo_Jell]

Hi Dr. Mike it’s me again bro this was and coming to be the best KZbin channel in my opinion thank you keep it up

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

Saw this in middle school biology once. I wish they had shown _Cells at Work_ instead.

[@flamevix]

That scene with the pimple is forever a cringe-worthy moment in my childhood health class. XD

[@Macavity116]

I'm deeply surprised it took you so long to get to this movie. Even so, I'm grateful you finally got around to it. They made me watch this movie in elementary school, middle school, and high school. Once should have been enough!

[@dysnomia34A]

Thrax is unironically one of the best movie villains we've ever had. I'm a little upset that we only got a villain like that in one children's animation.

[@nikolai1326]

His introduction is one of the most horrifying things I've seen. Laurence Fishburne's delivery of "Careful, I'm contagious" and how gruesome that cell's death is with the liquid squirting straight out of his eyeball.

[@dysnomia34A]

@@nikolai1326 Yes! It's a hell of an entrance.

[@joshbrony2204]

My health teacher said that in the movie, the name of the villain is “Thrax”, which she said was a reference to a disease called “Anthrax” and I think they referenced it, and made it fairly accurate.

[@darthplagueis13]

It might be a reference, but the symptoms don't line up with Anthrax. If they actually managed to represent Anthrax well, this couldn't be a kids movie because it's quite disturbing.

[@iamacatperson7226]

I don't really think so. Anthrax is REALLY disturbing, wouldn't go good for a kids movie

[@Skyte100]

2:16 to be fair he's not a doctor so as far as he can tell, its a cramp.

[@KevinAlex305]

2:31 - Careful, i'm contagious.

[@cinderembers1199]

I would love to see another Wednesday checkup and have you talk about Endometrosis. Because so many doctors treated me like I was crazy before I finally got the treatment that I needed, and I know other women who have had similar or more serious stories and I feel like it needs to be adressed.

[@darth-severus]

7:30 Hooray! Doctors worse than in grey's, see we're not the worst

[@venerexate1841]

“How do think you get sick?” A. Eating B. Lifestyle C. Germs Answer: C

[@EricE549]

2:07 oscar-nominated fall, pt. 2

[@sugarp1e174]

4:26 When I was in high school, I took Benadryl before school and I ended up falling sleep in class. When I woke up, I had sleep paralysis and was taken to the hospital since the teachers didn’t know what was going on. It's worth noting that I was taking two pills at a time instead of one for my allergies. I don’t know how overdosing works but I was out of it all day during class before passing out so maybe I overdosed/overmedicated. Either way, I stopped taking Benadryl. I needed an allergy pill that didn’t double as a sleeping aid.

[@djmusicman6126]

I actually watched this with my dad ( I'm 13 if you get confused) and seeing Mike like Add in some more facts with the body that they put in the movie or what they don't use correctly in the movie! Its just so fascinating! To the point if I want to make a medical scene in my animation's, I know what to medically and Accurately to make a scene make sense! your awesome Mike!

[@etoilefushigi]

I love this movie so much when I was a kid. A few years after the movie came out they made an animated series about Hector a teenager who gets osmosis Jones and drix transferred to him somehow and they stay in Hector's body and help him throughout his adolescence. Super nostalgic still one of my favorite shows you should react to that from medical accuracy. As far as I remember it was actually extremely educational.

[@DowntownTasty]

Omg you FINALLY did it!!! I loved osmosis Jones as a kid! Idk how you couldn’t react to it. You should definitely do episodes from the tv series too!!

[@tyronenorth6644]

I think that's the point of the movie. On the outside Frank's body seems to be doing what is supposed to do and on the inside the infection thinks it has Frank but little does it know it's the body's natural response to get rid of it.

[@brianlaureus]

This was so funny mikes reaction to the doctor had me rolling even I knew someone should've been doing chest compressions. And having seen both the movie and TV show back in the day this was and awesome bit of nostalgia.

[@zf6197]

I just watched this movie yesterday and was wondering how medically accurate it was. Dr Mike really pulled through loool

[@megwallis4366]

I like how you give medical responses, because i am going to be a doctor, and you inpired me to help people who are sick.

[@NarutoUzumaki-lh1zw]

Hey doctor Mike your videos are so funny and educational at the same time!keep up the good work!

[@Music-xy7ro]

THIS WAS THE GREATEST MOVIE THEY SHOWED IN 8TH GRADE, THANK YOU DR.MIKE FOR THE NOSTALGIA

[@NovemberAlucard]

Cackled at this. Thanks for reacting to this gem from my childhood. I watched it every time I got sick!

[@nikhilravindranath5649]

The ending killed me " yeah without you guys even trying " 😂😂😂😂😂

[@waellafer3039]

0:52 "it breaks down the sugar in you mouff" 😆

[@DragonsDawn872]

I read that wile listening to it 😂

[@Heavenstobetsy16]

I remember watching this movie in theaters when I was a kid and I was so scarred 😂

[@Firemalleoandjelly]

6:17 yes but homeostasis which is the natural regulation of body temperature fails. Then your body may simply die because the body temperature exceeds survivable levels. Basically heat stroke at a minimum.