Critical Condition (film)

Critical Condition
Critical Condition
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Apted
Screenplay by	Denis Hamill; John Hamill;
Story by	Denis Hamill; John Hamill; Alan Swyer;
Produced by	Ted Field; Robert Cort;
Starring	Richard Pryor
Cinematography	Ralf D. Bode
Edited by	Robert K. Lambert
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production; company	Ted Field – Robert Cort Production
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 16, 1987;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million
Box office	$20.2 million

Critical Condition is a 1987 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor and directed by Michael Apted. The film was released in the United States on January 16, 1987.

Plot

Kevin Lenahan is a con man who is framed in a jewel robbery. To escape custody, he fakes insanity before a judge and then poses as surgeon Dr. Eddie Slattery at a local hospital when he switches places with the administrator Arthur Chambers. 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.

Cast

Richard Pryor as Kevin Lenahan / Dr. Eddie Slattery
Rachel Ticotin as Rachel Atwood
Rubén Blades as Louis
Joe Mantegna as Arthur Chambers
Bob Dishy as Dr. Foster
Sylvia Miles as Nurse Maggie Lesser
Joe Dallesandro as Stucky
Randall "Tex" Cobb as Box
Bob Saget as Dr. Joffe
Joseph Ragno as Palazzi
Jon Polito as Kline
Garrett Morris as Helicopter Junkie
Brian Tarantina as Tommy Pinto
Cigdem Onat as Dr. Alice Hoffman
Kate McGregor-Stewart as Nurse Mary
Lou Walker as Patient with Leg Cast
Denis Hamill as Maintenance Men
John Hamill as Maintenance Men
Ralf D. Bode as Judge
Wesley Snipes as Ambulance Driver

Music

In 2014, Alan Silvestri's score was released on a limited edition album by Quartet Records, twinned with his music for Summer Rental.

Reception

Box office

The film debuted at No.1 with $5.7 million.^[1]^[2]^{[circular reference]}

Critical response

South Florida Sun-Sentinel called it a "misguided semicomedy" and wrote, "Judging from this lamebrained film, Richard Pryor's crown as a screen comedy king is slipping off his head."^[5] The Chicago Tribune's Dave Kehr wrote that the film "adds, with what has become a glum predictability, one more disappointing title to Richard Pryor's credits". Kehr suggested that Pryor's stage persona, more able to work off immediate audience feedback, worked better than his film persona, with which he "musters only an unctuous sweetness".^[6]

References

^ "Critical Condition".
^ "List of 1987 box office number-one films in the United States".
^ "FILM: RICHARD PRYOR IN 'CRITICAL CONDITION'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
^ "Movie Review : Pryor Fine, 'Condition' Weakening". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
^ "Pryor Can't Save 'Critical Condition". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
^ "Richard Pryor's Bedside Manner Hands Out Overdose Of Sugar Pills". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

External links

Critical Condition at
IMDb

Critical Condition at Rotten Tomatoes
Critical Condition at Box Office Mojo

[1] "Critical Condition".

[2] "List of 1987 box office number-one films in the United States".

[3] "FILM: RICHARD PRYOR IN 'CRITICAL CONDITION'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

[4] "Movie Review : Pryor Fine, 'Condition' Weakening". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

[5] "Pryor Can't Save 'Critical Condition". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

[6] "Richard Pryor's Bedside Manner Hands Out Overdose Of Sugar Pills". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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