Coma (1978)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Michael Crichton

Escritores:

Robin Cook (novel)
Michael Crichton (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 enero 1978 (USA)

Género:

Suspenso | Misterio

Frase comercial:

Imagine your life hangs by a thread. Imagine your body hangs by a wire. Imagine you're not imagining.

Plot:

A young woman doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients...

Plot Keywords:

Surgery | Coma | Hospital | Doctor | Body Part

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Wow! Shockingly good for late 70's thriller cinema!!

Reparto

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)
Gary Barton	...	Computer Technician
Frank Downing	...	Kelly
Richard Doyle	...	Jim
Alan Haufrect	...	Dr. Marcus
Lance LeGault	...	Vince (as Lance Le Gault)
Michael MacRae	...	Chief Resident
Betty McGuire	...	Nurse
Tom Selleck	...	Sean Murphy

Duración:

113 min | Belgium:104 min (video version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | USA:TV-PG (2006) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (1978) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

Ed Harris's film debut.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: Dark haired stuntman falling down the stepped aisle of the lecture theatre, in place of fair haired villain.

Citas:

Dr. Susan Wheeler: You did it.
[Put people in irreversible comas]
Dr. George A. Harris: No decision is easy, Sue. It only looks that way when you're young. When you're older, everything is complicated. There is no black and white, only gray.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Hollywood Hospital (2004) (TV)

Wow! Shockingly good for late 70's thriller cinema!!

Man, I had no idea what a good time I was in for with this one. Chrichton, a young Douglas, Tom Selleck in a minor (but important!) role, and I believe that's a very young Ed Harris playing a morgue attendant/medical examiner. His line about his wife is one of the funniest in the film. But seriously, this is very good and very overlooked. Tight construction, buildup, excellent characterization, swift and unpredicatble plot turns and visually striking scenes. I don't know how they created the "Institute's" main "storage facility". If you think about the actors involved in that one, you have to be impressed. And as another comment points out, the chase scene that ends in the freezer room is excellent; creepy and visceral. The killer , who is really just a hit man for whoever is behind 'the conspiracy' is suitably athletic, anonymous, and menacing. His sole line : "They told me to make it look like an accident" is extremely scary and effective - when coupled with his actions during the maintenance man scene. Good writing, Michael. Ane the suspense during the finale, well they just don't make'em like this anymore. Very enjoyable.