Critical Condition (1987)
A comedy of epidemic proportions.
Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing 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.
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Richard PryorEddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery
Rachel TicotinRachel Atwood
Rubén BladesLouisMaria CardinaleHerself
Joe MantegnaArthur Chambers
Bob DishyDr. Foster
Sylvia MilesNurse Maggie Lesser
Joe DallesandroStucky
Randall 'Tex' CobbBox
Bob SagetDr. Joffe
Jon PolitoKline
Garrett MorrisHelicopter JunkieKeywords
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What is Critical Condition about?
Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing 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.
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Critical Condition has a runtime of 100 minutes.
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