CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 40m · R
Critical Condition

A comedy of epidemic proportions.

55%(81)IMDbComedy

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by claiming insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm causes a power failure and, in the ensuing chaos, Eddie is mistaken for a doctor and suddenly finds himself in charge of the hospital.

Directed byMichael Apted

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
January 16, 1987
Budget
$14,000,000
Studios
Paramount Pictures

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Atwood

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Louis

Maria Cardinale

Herself

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Arthur Chambers

Bob Dishy

Bob Dishy

Dr. Foster

Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles

Nurse Maggie Lesser

Joe Dallesandro

Joe Dallesandro

Stucky

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Box

Bob Saget

Bob Saget

Dr. Joffe

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Apted
Michael Apted
Written by
Denis Hamill
John Hamill
Produced by
Ted Field
Ted Field
Robert W. Cort

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