Critical Care (film)

Critical Care
Critical Care
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Lumet
Screenplay by	Steven Schwartz
Based on	Critical Care; by Richard Dooling
Produced by	Sidney Lumet; Steven Schwartz
Starring	James Spader; Kyra Sedgwick; Helen Mirren; Margo Martindale; Jeffrey Wright; Wallace Shawn; Anne Bancroft; Albert Brooks; Philip Bosco; Colm Feore;
Cinematography	David Watkin
Edited by	Tom Swartwout
Production; companies	ASQA Film Partnership; Live Entertainment; Mediaworks; Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by	LIVE Entertainment (United States); Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
Release date	October 31, 1997;
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	United States; Australia
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$271,000

Critical Care is a 1997 American

Rick Baker

provided special makeup effects. The film is about a doctor who finds himself involved in a fight with two half sisters over the care of their ailing father.

Cast

James Spader ... Dr. Werner Ernst
Kyra Sedgwick ... Felicia Potter
Helen Mirren ... Stella
Anne Bancroft ... Nun
Albert Brooks ... Dr. Butz
Jeffrey Wright
... Bed Two
Margo Martindale ... Constance "Connie" Potter
Wallace Shawn ... Furnaceman
Philip Bosco ... Dr. Hofstader
Colm Feore ... Wilson
Edward Herrmann ... Robert Payne
James Lally ... Poindexter
Harvey Atkin ... Judge Fatale
Al Waxman ... Lawyer Sheldon Hatchett
Hamish McEwan ... Dr. Hansen
Jackie Richardson ... Mrs. Steckler
Barbara Eve Harris ... Nurse Lucille
Conrad Coates ... Dr. Miller
Bruno Dressler ... Mr. Potter
Caroline Nielsen ... Nurse Luscious

Reception

Writer Steven Schwartz was nominated for an

Independent Spirit Award

for best screenplay.

References

External links

Critical Care at
IMDb

Critical Care at Box Office Mojo
Critical Care at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Take Two Aspirin, But Don't Dare Call", New York Times, 31 October 1997

[2] New York Times Magazine, 23 November 1997

v t e Films directed by Sidney Lumet
Filmography Awards and nominations
Feature films	12 Angry Men (1957) Stage Struck (1958) That Kind of Woman (1959) The Fugitive Kind (1960) A View from the Bridge (1962) Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) The Pawnbroker (1964) Fail Safe (1964) The Hill (1965) The Group (1966) The Deadly Affair (1966) Bye Bye Braverman (1968) The Sea Gull (1968) The Appointment (1969) King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) The Anderson Tapes (1971) Child's Play (1972) The Offence (1973) Serpico (1973) Lovin' Molly (1974) Murder on the Orient Express (1974) Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Network (1976) Equus (1977) The Wiz (1978) Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) Prince of the City (1981) Deathtrap (1982) The Verdict (1982) Daniel (1983) Garbo Talks (1984) Power (1986) The Morning After (1986) Running on Empty (1988) Family Business (1989) Q & A (1990) A Stranger Among Us (1992) Guilty as Sin (1993) Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) Critical Care (1997) Gloria (1999) Find Me Guilty (2006) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Television	Beyond This Place (1957) Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (1958) All the King's Men (1958) The Dybbuk (1960) The Iceman Cometh (1960) Sacco-Vanzetti Story (1960) 100 Centre Street (2001–02) Strip Search (2004)