When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy.
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Michael Crichton
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Title: Coma (1978)
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| Geneviève Bujold | ... | Dr. Susan Wheeler (as Genevieve Bujold) | |
| Michael Douglas | ... | Dr. Mark Bellows | |
| Elizabeth Ashley | ... | Mrs. Emerson | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Dr. George | |
| Richard Widmark | ... | Dr. Harris | |
| Lois Chiles | ... | Nancy Greenly | |
| Hari Rhodes | ... | Dr. Morelind (as Harry Rhodes) | |
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Gary Barton | ... | Computer Technician |
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Frank Downing | ... | Kelly |
| Richard Doyle | ... | Jim | |
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Alan Haufrect | ... | Dr. Marcus |
| Lance LeGault | ... | Vince (as Lance Le Gault) | |
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Michael MacRae | ... | Chief Resident |
| Betty McGuire | ... | Nurse | |
| Tom Selleck | ... | Sean Murphy | |
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A young doctor at a hospital, Susan Wheeler (played by Geneviève Bujold), starts noticing a pattern of strange occurrences with patients. Healthy patients are suddenly developing complications and ending up in comas. She starts investigating and what she reveals is astonishing. Written by grantss
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Imagine your life hangs by a thread. Imagine your body hangs by a wire. Imagine you're not imagining. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 January 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Publicity for this picture stated that this marked Richard Widmark's 30th anniversary as a movie actor. See more »Goofs
Drs. Mark Bellows (Michael Douglas) and Susan Wheeler (Geneviève Bujold) are seen on the DVD cover/movie poster climbing a ladder together, presumably the one that leads to the crawlspace above OR8. Each one of the characters only climbed a ladder once and those were on separate occasions. See more »Connections
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I just revisited this movie after 25 years and was surprised how well it held up, even given the rather absurd plot and advances in medical technology in the interim. Genevieve Bujold has forever been underused and underrated, and she is simply superb here. And while I wouldn't tarnish Hitchock's reputation by comparing Coma too closely to any of his work, Crichton does a good job of maintaining suspense. I love the scene where Richard Widmark explains the crazy rationale behind it all, and we see it through Bujold's drug-addled eyes, which somehow makes it more palatable than if we were watching it straight.
And I love all the cameos -- Lois Chiles! Tom Selleck! Ed Harris! Many other recognizable faces. Elizabeth Ashley is so over-the-top she's camp. All in all, a fun movie.