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Critical Condition (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 100 mins · English
- Directed by
- Michael Apted
- Starring
- Wesley Snipes, Brian Tarantina, Joe Mantegna, Richard Pryor, Rubén Blades, Sylvia Miles
A madcap comedy about Eddie, a smooth‑talking con artist who, after being framed and hauled before a judge, tries to feign insanity to escape punishment. His ruse lands him in a psychiatric ward, and when a storm knocks out the power, chaos erupts. Mistaken for a physician, Eddie is forced to run the entire hospital, leading to a series of hilarious misadventures.
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