Critical Condition

Critical Condition

100 mins | Comedy | Jan. 16, 1987

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.

Critical Condition

100 mins | Comedy | Jan. 16, 1987

Critical Condition
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Paramount
Original title Critical Condition
Directors Renata Stoia, Robert V. Girolami, Michael Apted
Writers John Hamill, Denis Hamill

Cast

Richard Pryor

as Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

Rachel Ticotin

as Rachel Atwood

Rubén Blades

as Louis

Maria Cardinale

as Herself

Joe Mantegna

as Arthur Chambers

Bob Dishy

as Dr. Foster

Sylvia Miles

as Nurse Maggie Lesser

Joe Dallesandro

as Stucky

Bob Saget

as Dr. Joffe

Jon Polito

as Kline

Garrett Morris

as Helicopter Junkie

Brian Tarantina

as Tommy Pinto

Jude Ciccolella

as Jack Kinney

Elizabeth Arlen

as E.R. Nurse

Wesley Snipes

as Ambulance Driver

Kate McGregor-Stewart

as Nurse Mary