Trailer

Critical Condition (1987)

US:: R Comedy

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!

Updated May 11 2020

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US -

1987-01-16

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Keywords:

hurricane con artist

FACTS

Runtime: 100 mins Budget: $14,000,000 Rating: 6.1 Tag Line: A comedy of epidemic proportions.

Cast

Rubén Blades

Louis

Joe Mantegna

Arthur Chambers

Jon Polito

Kline

Brian Tarantina

Tommy Pinto

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Box

Jude Ciccolella

Jack Kinney

Richard Pryor

Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Atwood