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. When Josh wants to visit her in the hospital, it ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eric Roberts | ... | Josh Baker | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Lt. Spencer | |
| Megan Gallagher | ... | Officer Sandra Malloy | |
| Red Buttons | ... | Elias Zacharai | |
| Janine Turner | ... | Cheryl | |
| Eric Braeden | ... | The Doctor | |
| Richard Bright | ... | McClosky | |
| James Dixon | ... | Detective 'Jughead' Ryan | |
| Jill Gatsby | ... | Jerilyn | |
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Martin Barter | ... | Street Gang Leader |
| Laurene Landon | ... | Patty | |
| Nick Chinlund | ... | Hugo (as Nicholas Chinlund) | |
| Matt Norklun | ... | Ambulance Driver | |
| Rudy Jones | ... | Ambulance Driver | |
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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. When Josh wants to visit her in the hospital, it appears that she hasn't been admitted in the hospital. Josh follows the roommate of Cheryl, and she disappears after a ride in the same ambulance. It's up to Josh to solve the secret behind this strange vehicle. Written by Tony Kessen <rhkessen@cs.vu.nl>
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31 March 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by Gary McLaughlin & Gavin Christopher
Performed by Gavin Christopher
Produced by Gary McLaughlin
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The ambulance used is a 1973 Cadillac commercial chassis with coach work by Miller Meteor. It is a Lifeliner model with 54 inches of rear headroom. The actual movie car is now owned by a collector in California. See more »Quotes
The Doctor: Yes, I will eventually kill you, but I assure you you'll be in perfect health when you die.See more »
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Do You Want My LoveWritten by Gary McLaughlin & Gavin Christopher
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Larry Cohen has not been known for coherence in his pictures. As a writer, he is often excellent with creative twists and turns for every story. As a director, he is often sloppy and mostly leaves you disappointed, thinking that a great opportunity has been lost. In his movies major characters disappear without explaination and whole chunks of plot often seem to be missing. All the while you are thinking "what a shame on such a good story!". To my surprise, I found that "Ambulance" actually is held together quite neatly. No chop-chop editing this time. The plot runs amok here and there, but not damagingly so. It is amusing and suspenseful with spunky performances by Gallagher and Roberts and a really good one by Red Buttons. Some effort have been put into the action sequences and interiors. This movie, unlike many other Cohen-directed, actually looks like it had a budget. The pace never flags and even if the ending is no great shakes, it's satisfying. Nice score too.