Critical Condition
Directed by Michael Apted5.435%5.5
Con man Kevin Lennihan, framed in a jewel smuggling, tries for an insanity plea, and is sent to a hospital for review, where he is confused for a doctor and takes over the hospital when a major storm hits.
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- ርልዪረApril 1, 2026Confidence man Richard Pryor is caught with dangerous racketeers and is found guilty of the same crimes. To delay, he pretends to be crazy. He is sent to the psychiatric ward of a hospital for appraisal. While he is trying to escape, a storm strikes, the hospital is cut off from the mainland, and the power goes. Because he is wearing a lab coat, people think he is a doctor and look to him to take charge. It's not the best comedy Pryor ever starred in, nor anywhere near the best movie Michael Apted directed.. He didn't write the script and has only one scene of wild improvization. Nonetheless, the role is a good fit for him and despite the foreordained ending, there are good moments. Bob Dishy is excellent as a surgeon who starts out thinking of nothing but legal liability. Bob Saget is very good as a resident lacking all self confidence, and Wesley Snipes can be spotted in an early, tiny role.
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Critical Condition was released on January 16, 1987.
Critical Condition was directed by Michael Apted.
Critical Condition has a runtime of 1h 40m.
Critical Condition was produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort.
Con man Kevin Lennihan, framed in a jewel smuggling, tries for an insanity plea, and is sent to a hospital for review, where he is confused for a doctor and takes over the hospital when a major storm hits.
The key characters in Critical Condition are Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery (Richard Pryor), Rachel Atwood (Rachel Ticotin), Louis (Rubén Blades).
Critical Condition is rated R.
Critical Condition is a Comedy film.
Critical Condition has an audience rating of 3.5 out of 10.
Critical Condition had a budget of $14M.
Critical Condition has made $20.2M at the box office.