Critical Condition (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Apted |
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Ted Field Robert W. Cort |
| Screenplay by | Denis Hamill John Hamill |
| Story by | Denis Hamill John Hamill Alan Swyer |
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| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Ralf D. Bode |
| Edited by | Robert K. Lambert |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $20,240,502 |
Critical Condition is a 1987 comedy film directed by Michael Apted, and starring Richard Pryor.
Kevin Lenahan (Pryor) is a con man who is framed in a jewel robbery. In order to escape custody, he fakes insanity, then poses as surgeon Dr. Slattery at a local hospital when he switches places with the administrator Arthur Chambers (Joe Mantegna). During a flood and a power outage that follows, Kevin takes charge of the hospital and tries to maintain some order in his unorthodox way.
Actor Wesley Snipes has a small role as an ambulance driver.
Randall "Tex" Cobb guest stars playing Richard Pryor's insane friend Box.
Full House and Out of Control star Dave Coulier actually performed all of the automated dialog replacement (ADR, or voice-overs) for Richard Pryor's scenes, as Pryor refused to do them himself.
Full House star Bob Saget has a small role as an ER doctor.
In 2014 Alan Silvestri's score was released on a limited edition album by Quartet Records, twinned with his music for Summer Rental.
The movie received mixed to negative reviews.
The movie debuted at No. 1.
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