#56 Box Office Hit of 1987

Critical Condition (1987)

Name: Critical Condition
Released: 1987-01-16
Cast: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Rubén Blades, Maria Cardinale, Joe Mantegna

"A comedy of epidemic proportions."

Overview

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by claiming insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm causes a power failure and, in the ensuing chaos, Eddie is mistaken for a doctor and suddenly finds himself in charge of the hospital.