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Critical Condition

A comedy of epidemic proportions.

5.5

1h 40m

1987

“A comedy of epidemic proportions.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Michael Apted

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Comedy

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Cast & Crew

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

as Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin

as Rachel Atwood

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

as Louis

Maria Cardinale

as Herself

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

as Arthur Chambers

Bob Dishy

Bob Dishy

as Dr. Foster

Sylvia Miles

Sylvia Miles

as Nurse Maggie Lesser

Joe Dallesandro

Joe Dallesandro

as Stucky

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

as Box

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