1997/10/31 (US) | Comedy, Drama
At Memorial Hospital no one ever dies... Until their insurance runs out.
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?
Sidney Lumet
Director
Steven Schwartz
Screenplay
James Spader
Dr. Werner Ernst
Kyra Sedgwick
Felicia E. Potter
Helen Mirren
Stella
Albert Brooks
Dr. Butz
Anne Bancroft
Nun
Wallace Shawn
Furnaceman
Jeffrey Wright
Rafael ("Bed Two")
$ 12,000,000
$ 271,000
Released
Richard Dooling
Novel
Dennis Davenport
Art Direction
Blanche McDermaid
Script Supervisor
Karen Pidgurski
Unit Publicist
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Dona Granata
Costume Design