Critical Condition (film)
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Director Michael Apted Initial DVD release July 6, 2004 Duration Language English | 5/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Music director Alan Silvestri Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16) Writer Denis Hamill (story), John Hamill (story), Alan Swyer (story), Denis Hamill (screenplay), John Hamill (screenplay), David Isaacs, Ken Levine Cast Richard Pryor (Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery), Rachel Ticotin (Rachel Atwood), Rubén Blades (Louis), Maria Cardinale (Herself), Joe Mantegna (Arthur Chambers), Bob Dishy (Dr. Foster)Similar movies The Day After Tomorrow , Focus , Ice Age: The Meltdown , The 11th Hour , Ocean's Eleven , The Great Global Warming Swindle Tagline Guess who's playing doctor? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After faking insanity to avoid jail, a con man (Richard Pryor) poses as a hospital doctor in the chaos of a power failure.
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Critical Condition is a 1987 comedy film directed by Michael Apted, and starring Richard Pryor.
Eddie is a con artist. But this time he's framed and comes before a judge. By claiming insanity, he hopes to get off the hook. He manages end up in a hospital for a mental examination. That night, a storm breaks out over New York, and the electricity to the hospital is broken. In the ensuing chaos that follows, Eddie is taken for a doctor. Suddenly he is in charge of a whole hospital!
Synopsis
Kevin Lenahan (Pryor) is a con man who is framed in a jewel robbery. In order to escape custody, he fakes insanity, then poses as surgeon Dr. Slattery at a local hospital when he switches places with the administrator Arthur Chambers (Joe Mantegna). During a flood and a power outage that follows, Kevin takes charge of the hospital and tries to maintain some order in his unorthodox way. The helicopter used (N1099Z) a Hughes 500D (369) was contracted from Triad Medical Services, was not a medivac aircraft. The helicopter was used for executive transport. Doug Matthews, Chief Pilot for TMS, was the pilot responsible for the aircraft. Larry Kirsh was the pilot for the flying scenes.
Cameos
Actor Wesley Snipes has a small role as an ambulance driver.
Randall "Tex" Cobb guest stars playing Richard Pryors insane friend Box.
Full House and Out of Control star Dave Coulier actually performed all of the automated dialog replacement (ADR, or voice-overs) for Richard Pryors scenes, as Pryor refused to do them himself.
Soundtrack
In 2014 Alan Silvestris score was released on a limited edition album by Quartet Records, twinned with his music for Summer Rental.
Reception
The movie received mixed to negative reviews.
The film is rated M in New Zealand, "Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over."
Box office
The movie debuted at No. 1.
Similar Movies
Richard Pryor appears in Critical Condition and Which Way Is Up?. Richard Pryor appears in Critical Condition and wrote the screenplay for Richard Pryor: Live in Concert. Richard Pryor appears in Critical Condition and The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings. Richard Pryor appears in Critical Condition and Another You. Alan Silvestri composed the music for Critical Condition and Summer Rental.
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References
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