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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   1,015 votes
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Director:
Larry Cohen
Writer (WGA):
Larry Cohen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
31 March 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
You'll be in perfect health before you die.
Plot:
Josh Baker meets a very special woman, Cheryl, in the streets of New York. Suddenly she collapses, and she's picked up by an ambulance... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Good B-movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eric Roberts ... Josh Baker

James Earl Jones ... Lt. Spencer
Megan Gallagher ... Sandra Malloy

Red Buttons ... Elias Zacharai

Janine Turner ... Cheryl
Eric Braeden ... The Doctor

Richard Bright ... McClosky
James Dixon ... Detective 'Jughead' Ryan

Jill Gatsby ... Jerilyn
Martin Barter ... Street Gang Leader

Laurene Landon ... Patty

Nick Chinlund ... Hugo (as Nicholas Chinlund)
Matt Norklun ... Ambulance Driver
Rudy Jones ... Ambulance Driver
Stan Lee ... Marvel Comics Editor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R (Certificate #30165) | UK:15 | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kevin Hagen's last film. more
Quotes:
The Doctor: Yes, I will eventually kill you, but I assure you you'll be in perfect health when you die. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up (#1.11)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Perpetual Emotion more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Good B-movie, 15 March 1999
9/10
Author: Boyo-2

I enjoyed this movie very much, for what it is. The large cast helps a lot, especially James Earl Jones and Megan Gallagher. Any movie where Eric Braeden plays an evil doctor can't be all bad! Even Eric Roberts is good in this.

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