Cry Dr. Chicago is one of the most talked-about movies released in 1971, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
The premise of the Dr. Chicago feature film trilogy is that Dr. Chicago (Alvin Lucier), a sex-change surgeon, is perpetually on the lam, fleeing the Feds and, in Cry Dr. Chicago, hotly pursued by his nemesis, a French gangster–cum–business tycoon (Claude Kipnis).