As Good as Dead (TV 1995)

Susan switches identities with her new friend Nicole, so that Nicole can pay for her medical bills with Susan's insurance. Then Susan finds herself trapped in her new identity when Nicole ends up dead under questionable circumstances.

Director:

Larry Cohen

Writer:

Larry Cohen

Stars:

Crystal Bernard, Judge Reinhold, Traci Lords

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Crystal Bernard	...	Susan Warfield
Judge Reinhold	...	Ron Holden / Aaron Warfield
Traci Lords	...	Nicole Grace
Carlos Carrasco	...	Eddie Garcia
George Dickerson	...	Mr. Edgar Warfield
Daniel McDonald	...	Thomas A. Rutherford
Scott Williamson	...	Dr. Sullivan
Jerry Bernard	...	Funeral Director
Thomas Prisco	...	Hospital Technician
Daniel Shriver	...	Roger
Myrna Niles	...	Mrs. Connor
Kathleen Marshall	...	Crosswell Receptionist
Tom Ashworth	...	Ralph Langford
Jack Forcinito	...	Chris Corzo (as Jack Verell)
Ivonne Coll	...	Mexican Woman

Storyline

Susan Warfield is new to Los Angeles. Fortunately for her, she's just made a new friend, Nicole. Unfortunately Nicole doesn't have private medical insurance. You see, Nicole has a stomach ulcer which is causing her severe pain. When Susan rushes her to hospital, the doctors will not operate on her because of her insurance status. Susan has a brilliant idea - Nicole can borrow her medical card, pretend to be Susan, and have her operation immediately, whilst Susan goes on holiday's, pretending to be Nicole.. All is well, there's no way Susan could be caught cheating the system. Shockingly Nicole (whose pretending to be Susan) mysteriously dies after her operation. This means that Susan Warfield is, according to the government, dead.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | father | brother | secret identity | pantyhose | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blutschwestern

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Susan is leaving the phone booth at airport the taxi she gets in is a Station Wagon, when she arrives at her building the taxi is a 4 door Crown Victoria.

User Reviews

Very Strange Story Indeed!

I agree with the user above who wrote the summary of this movie. The only reason I watched this was because I found both Crystal Bernard and Traci Lords very attractive. After Traci Lords died in the movie, the only reason I kept watching it was because Crystal Bernard had to dress up in all of Traci Lords mini dresses and she looked very sexy.

Other than that, this movie takes too many twists and turns to be believable. Judge Reinhold plays what appears to be a silly character that turns out to be sinister. All I can say is that if you've got a few hours to kill, you might get a laugh out of this farce.