Critical Condition
| Year: | 1987 |
| Producer: | Michael Apted |
| Cast: | Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Joe Mantegna |
Despite many believing his comic genius, Richard Pryor was pretty much a mediocrity, never appearing in anything other than slapstick or the early 80's equivalent of gross-out humour.
This romp is hardly different. The Giorgio Moroder-style synthesiser soundtrack betrays the period as much as the youth of the stars, and the result is a pretty straight comedy with Pryor's signature profane persona.
He plays an escaped con who finds himself trapped in a hospital overnight during a bad storm in New York and has to pose as a doctor to keep his cover.
He predictably proves himself to be the good guy even though he's found out, wins the girl, and saves the day.
This romp is hardly different. The Giorgio Moroder-style synthesiser soundtrack betrays the period as much as the youth of the stars, and the result is a pretty straight comedy with Pryor's signature profane persona.
He plays an escaped con who finds himself trapped in a hospital overnight during a bad storm in New York and has to pose as a doctor to keep his cover.
He predictably proves himself to be the good guy even though he's found out, wins the girl, and saves the day.