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The storyline mixes outrageous comedy with a dose of suspense as it portrays the chaotic aftermath of a power failure in a big city hospital. Coupled to all this, Richard Pryor appears as a fake mental patient, hopefully avoiding going to prison. Read more

Starring	Richard Pryor, Sylvia Miles, Joe Dallesandro, Bob Dishy
Director	Michael Apted
Genres	Comedy

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- Zany, hepped-up comedy which fails on all counts.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  One of my all time favourite movies
  
  Richard Pryor is on top form as a small-time businessman with grand schemes who gets caught up in the arrest of a mob boss. Warned that he will die in jail for ... read more »
  
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  - John Hicks
  - Newbury, England
  - 11 Jan 2005 at 10:04
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  hospital mayhem
  
  thank god for good films like these and richard pryor abso cool script richard a convict mistaken for a doctor = lots of laughs r.i.p richard
  
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- - bryn smith
  - kent
  - 09 Jun 2011 at 10:27
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  Great fun for Richard Pryor fans!
  
  Another great comedy classic from Richard Pryor. Fans of his from films such as 'See no evil, hear no evil' will love this funny film about an escaped ... read more »
  
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- - FefeAlabama
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  - Bristol
  - 29 Mar 2011 at 23:10
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  I don't think i've seen a bad film yet with Richard Pryor. I have only seen this film once before now, and that was way back in 1987 when it was first ... read more »
  
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- - laneyb
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  - 16 Jan 2011 at 20:52
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  a very good funny movie .. love it
  
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- - Declan6107
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  - 03 Feb 2010 at 18:49
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  well worth watching
  
  Excellent. Richard Pryor is on top form. His style of comedy is still funny to this day. The character and personality that richard pryor had as an actor fits ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Jul 2009 at 00:44
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  Good but not the best film of it's type.
  
  I must say that I was very much looking forward to this offering from in my opinion the best comedy era, however I was some what ... read more »
  
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- - Jonathan Parry
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  - 05 Jan 2007 at 16:03
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  Classic
  
  Richard pryor never fails to make me laugh, great classic.
  
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  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
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  - 19 Oct 2005 at 13:16
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  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
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  - 19 Oct 2005 at 13:16
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  One of my all time favourite movies
  
  Richard Pryor is on top form as a small-time businessman with grand schemes who gets caught up in the arrest of a mob boss. Warned that he will die in jail for ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 63437
- - John Hicks
  - Newbury, England
  - 11 Jan 2005 at 10:04
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  One of my all time favourite movies
  
  Richard Pryor is on top form as a small-time businessman with grand schemes who gets caught up in the arrest of a mob boss. Warned that he will die in jail for ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 63437
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  - John Hicks
  - Newbury, England
  - 11 Jan 2005 at 10:04
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  Critical Condition
  
  a very good funny movie .. love it
  
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- - Declan6107
  - 138 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 18:49
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  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
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- - a customer
  - uk
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 13:16
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  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
  Excellent , Well Worth Watching :-)
  
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- 163233
- - a customer
  - uk
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 13:16
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  Classic
  
  Richard pryor never fails to make me laugh, great classic.
  
  Report this review
- 270618
- - a customer
  - Merseyside
  - 02 Aug 2006 at 14:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Good but not the best film of it's type.
  
  I must say that I was very much looking forward to this offering from in my opinion the best comedy era, however I was some what ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 399229
- - Jonathan Parry
  - South Wales
  - 05 Jan 2007 at 16:03
- - 0
  - 0
  well worth watching
  
  Excellent. Richard Pryor is on top form. His style of comedy is still funny to this day. The character and personality that richard pryor had as an actor fits ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 784634
- - a customer
  - London
  - 16 Jul 2009 at 00:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Critical Condition
  
  I don't think i've seen a bad film yet with Richard Pryor. I have only seen this film once before now, and that was way back in 1987 when it was first ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 954321
- - laneyb
  - 181 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 16 Jan 2011 at 20:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Great fun for Richard Pryor fans!
  
  Another great comedy classic from Richard Pryor. Fans of his from films such as 'See no evil, hear no evil' will love this funny film about an escaped ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 977464
- - FefeAlabama
  - 27 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 29 Mar 2011 at 23:10
- - 0
  - 0
  hospital mayhem
  
  thank god for good films like these and richard pryor abso cool script richard a convict mistaken for a doctor = lots of laughs r.i.p richard
  
  Report this review
- 1002518
- - bryn smith
  - kent
  - 09 Jun 2011 at 10:27

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