The Ambulance (1990)

Director:

Larry Cohen

Writer (WGA):

Larry Cohen (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

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...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Ambulance | Missing Person | Medical | Psychotronic

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

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

Company:

Epic Productions

Trivia:

Kevin Hagen's last film.

Quotes:

Cheryl: They were going to sell me like an animal!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up (#1.11)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Perpetual Emotion

Good B-movie

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.