Critical Condition (1986)

Synopsis: CRITICAL CONDITION mixes outrageous comedy with a big dose of suspense as it chronicles mistaken identities in the chaotic aftermath of a citywide power failure. Eddie (Richard Pryor) is a... CRITICAL CONDITION mixes outrageous comedy with a big dose of suspense as it chronicles mistaken identities in the chaotic aftermath of a citywide power failure. Eddie (Richard Pryor) is a convicted criminal who faked insanity to avoid going to prison and now resides in a New York psychiatric ward. When a hurricane wind disrupts the hospital's power, Eddie hopes to escape by disguising himself as a doctor--only to be pressed into service as the blackout's primary physician, with predictably zany results. [More]

Starring: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Ruben Blades, Joe Mantegna

Starring: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Ruben Blades, Joe Mantegna, Bob Dishy, Sylvia Miles, Joe Dallesandro, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Bob Saget, Joseph Ragno, Jon Polito, Brian Tarantina, Jude Ciccolella

Director: Michael Apted

Director: Michael Apted
Screenwriter: Denis Hamill, John Hamill
Producer: Ted Field, Robert W. Cort
Composer: Alan Silvestri

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