Released:
1987-01-16

Overview:
Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm causes a power failure and, in the ensuing chaos, Eddie is mistaken for a doctor and suddenly finds himself in charge of the hospital.

Director:
Michael Apted

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Richard Pryor
  as
  Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery
• 
  Rachel Ticotin
  as
  Rachel Atwood
• 
  Rubén Blades
  as
  Louis
• 
  Maria Cardinale
  as
  Herself
• 
  Joe Mantegna
  as
  Arthur Chambers