Movie

Critical Condition (1987)

• R
• January 16, 1987
• 1h 40m

• Comedy

“A comedy of epidemic proportions.”

Overview

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.

Director

Michael Apted

Writers

Denis Hamill, John Hamill

Starring

Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Rubén Blades