![]() ![]() Mark Bellows (Michael Douglas), an ambitious surgeon who is interested in hospital politics and is bucking to be chief resident. ![]() ![]() Crichton like Cook has a background in medicine and is also a novelist.įeisty Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold) is a surgical resident at the fictitious Boston Memorial Hospital. Writer-director Michael Crichton (“Westworld”/”Looker”/”Runaway”) bases the film on the best-selling novel by Robin Cook. Even though the mad-scientist thriller degenerates into silliness, it still registers as much superior than most thrillers. Morelind), Tom Selleck (Sean Murphy), Frank Downing (Kelly, maintenance engineer) Runtime: 113 MPAA Rating: PG producer: Martin Erlichman Warner Home Video 1978)Ī sci-fi Hitchcockian suspense thriller that gets the hospital setting at its most authentically eerie and keeps things intelligent, for the most part, that is until its exciting climax plays out as more entertaining than credible. Harris), Lois Chiles (Nancy Greenly), Hari Rhodes (Dr. Kemper editor: David Bretherton music: Jerry Goldsmith cast: Genevieve Bujold (Dr. COMA (director/writer: Michael Crichton screenwriter: based on the novel by Robin Cook cinematographer: Victor J. ![]()
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