
"A comedy of epidemic proportions."
Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm causes a power failure and, in the ensuing chaos, Eddie is mistaken for a doctor and suddenly finds himself in charge of the hospital.
Director
Michael Apted
Budget
$14,000,000
Status
Released

Richard Pryor
Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

Rachel Ticotin
Rachel Atwood

Rubén Blades
Louis
Maria Cardinale
Herself

Joe Mantegna
Arthur Chambers

Bob Dishy
Dr. Foster

Sylvia Miles
Nurse Maggie Lesser

Joe Dallesandro
Stucky