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Director:
Writer:
Paddy Chayefsky (writer)
Release Date:
29 September 1972 (Denmark) more
Tagline:
Madness, Murder and Malpractice. more
Plot:
Black comedy in which a suicidal doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Joe Dante's Trailers From Hell Pays Tribute To 'The Hospital"
(From CinemaRetro. 8 April 2009, 5:38 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
A must see for anyone who's spent any time in one! more (43 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| George C. Scott | ... | Dr. Bock | |
| Diana Rigg | ... | Barbara | |
| Barnard Hughes | ... | Drummond | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Dr. Welbeck | |
| Stephen Elliott | ... | Dr. Sundstrom | |
| Andrew Duncan | ... | William Mead | |
| Donald Harron | ... | Milton Mead | |
| Nancy Marchand | ... | Mrs. Christie | |
| Jordan Charney | ... | Hitchcock | |
| Roberts Blossom | ... | Guernsey | |
| Lenny Baker | ... | Dr. Schaefer | |
| Richard Hamilton | ... | Dr. Ronald Casey | |
| Arthur Junaluska | ... | Mr. Blacktree | |
| Kate Harrington | ... | Nurse Dunne | |
| Katherine Helmond | ... | Marilyn Mead |
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Also Known As:
Right Smack Into the Wind (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content and drug references.
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103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (1997) | Finland:S | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG
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According to TCM host Robert Osborne, Paddy Chayefsky passed on having Walter Matthau or Burt Lancaster in George C. Scott's role, and either Jane Fonda, Ali MacGraw, or Candice Bergen in Diana Rigg's. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the Emergency Room, the dead patient's eyes and head change positions between the time Mrs. Cushing and Dr. Spezio look at him. more
Quotes:
Herbert Bock: Now what in hell am I going to tell this boy Schaefer's parents? That a substitute nurse assassinated him because she couldn't tell the doctors from the patients on the floor? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Hospitals (#1.13)" (2007) more
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Certainly the highlight of this film is it's cast.
Diana Rigg, George C. Scott, Bernard Hughes to mention a few.
I have accumulated more time in hospitals and with doctors over the years than I care to think about.
This comedy attacks the pomp and pretension in all aspects of our society, through the setting of one of it's "Most Haughty" institutions... the Medical profession.
The idea that such goings on could be possible, might be a shock to some, but is a delight to anyone with the perspective of experience.
Dr Brock (Scott) undergoes a mid-life crisis of monumental proportions before our eyes as we, and he, become enamored with the prospect of his involvement with Miss Drummond (Rigg).
The thread of the absurd is woven into this wonderful mix in the form of the irony that the Hospital appears to be killing it's own workers as they mismanage their affairs in it.
The climax is unpredictable (unless you've seen it) and made even more hilarious if you happen to guess.
It's not everyone's brand of humor, to be sure, and has uproariously funny "Dark Moments" if you're open to them.
I loved every minute, and was delighted to see it out on DVD.