When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy.When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy.When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy.
- Director
- Writers
- Michael Crichton(screenplay)
- Robin Cook(novel)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Michael Crichton(screenplay)
- Robin Cook(novel)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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- Dr. Morelindas Dr. Morelind
- (as Harry Rhodes)
- Vinceas Vince
- (as Lance Le Gault)
- Director
- Writers
- Michael Crichton(screenplay)
- Robin Cook(novel)
- All cast & crew
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- Taglines
- From the #1 Best Selling Suspense Thriller
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaTwo versions of all scenes of the coma patients in the coma clinic were filmed. One version had them semi-naked whilst the other, for television screenings, had them covered-up.
- GoofsWhen Dr. Wheeler discovers the carbon monoxide line leading to OR 8, it might seem as if she is looking down into the operating room, but she is actually above the hall looking at the door into the OR, as the nameplate beside the door proves. An operating room would never feature a drop ceiling.
- Quotes
Dr. George A. Harris: Our society faces momentous decisions. Decisions about the right to die. About abortion. About terminal illness, prolonged coma, transplantation. Decisions about life and death. But society isn't deciding. Congress isn't deciding. The courts aren't deciding. Religion isn't deciding. Why? Because society is leaving it up to us, the experts. The doctors.
Dr. Susan Wheeler: You're crazy.
Dr. George A. Harris: Americans spend $125 billion a year on health. More than defense. Because Americans believe in medical care. These great hospital complexes are the cathedrals of our age. Billions of dollars, thousands of beds. A whole nation of sick people turning to us for help.
Dr. Susan Wheeler: You, you ought to see somebody.
Dr. George A. Harris: They're children, Sue. They trust us. We can't tell them everything. Our job is to make things easier for them. I'm sure you agree.
Dr. Susan Wheeler: You're killing people.
Dr. George A. Harris: We must always take the long view. Not of the individual, but of society as a whole. Because medicine is now a great social force. The individual is too small.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood Hospital (2004)
- SoundtracksSunday's Moon
(uncredited)
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Lyrics by Carol Heather Goldsmith
I do have a few complaints, not least of which is the gratuitous and grossly inaccurate portrayal of clinical lab personnel and the laboratory environment. Shame on Crichton, who must have missed out on visiting the lab through his entire tenure as a medical student. The laserdisc transfer is technically one of the worst I have in my collection. The monaural soundtrack is overdriven and distorted; the colors are washed out; and careless unmasking of the print (COMA is not letterboxed) results in visible boom mikes in several shots.
Still, this is a classic film, and anyone who wants to get up to speed on medical movies wouldn't want to exclude COMA.
- Uthman
- Apr 23, 2000
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,500,000 (estimated)
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