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Larry Cohen (written by)
Release Date:
31 March 1990 (USA)
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You'll be in perfect health before you die.
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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...
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1 nomination
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A good story run amok ...
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(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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91 min
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Kevin Hagen's last film.
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The Doctor:
Yes, I will eventually kill you, but I assure you you'll be in perfect health when you die.
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Referenced in "Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up (#1.11)" (2006)
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Found Another Lover
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I thought the story had a lot of potential, but it fell through about 2/3 through the movie... why is it that so many films totally give up at this point? It started out a tolerable, mystery type thing, but then it got ridiculous. I'm not going to spoil the ending, but if I can be specific about a few things:
Like when the bad guys have to slow down the foot chase because they're getting within a few steps. And the whole scene where he's being held by the cops actually had me pissed off that I was subjected to both the implausible logic: The cops holding a witness who didn't see anything (however, they do have a description of the perp - where was THAT witness?) and the terrible acting wherein the cops are so uncooperative, I thought they were in on the scam. I saw "Restraining Order" also, and I think I will never see another Eric Roberts film again.