This highly irreverent and satirical black comedy recounts the daily tragedies of a group of ambulance drivers at a run-down company in 1970s California. A smart-aleck blend of television's TAXI and M*A*S*H and precursor to BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, the film is set at the F? ambulance company, which is the home away from home for .. Read more
| Starring | Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Bill Cosby, Allen Garfield |
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| Director | Peter Yates |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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This highly irreverent and satirical black comedy recounts the daily tragedies of a group of ambulance drivers at a run-down company in 1970s California. A smart-aleck blend of television's TAXI and M*A*S*H and precursor to BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, the film is set at the F? ambulance company, which is the home away from home for a motley crew of drivers obsessed with bringing in more patients than their competition while working their respective shifts.
| Starring | Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Bill Cosby, Allen Garfield, Larry Hagman, L.Q. Jones, Bruce Davison |
|---|---|
| Director | Peter Yates |
| Studio | Fox |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1976 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Black comedy of incidents ranging from farcical to sentimental, sometimes funny but basically unacceptable in either vein.
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A Hidden Gem...
1976 and very much of its time - MASH in an ambulance - but lots of laughs, one-liners and the odd death or three.Black humour at its best, and great ... read more »
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Two privately owned ambulance companies compete for the city contract in LA. The focus, F+B Ambulance Service, has the wildest crew on the block. Cosby (Mother... read more »
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A Hidden Gem...
1976 and very much of its time - MASH in an ambulance - but lots of laughs, one-liners and the odd death or three.Black humour at its best, and great ... read more »
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