A suspensefilled nailbiter that plays on a fear no weapon weidling psycho can top. Bujold turns wheeler into a pocket of serious energy that will not be silenced, creating a plucky heroine to cheer for. Coma 1978 official trailer michael crichton, michael dougles science. The film rights were acquired by director michael crichton, and the movie was produced by martin erlichmann for metrogoldwynmayer. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for coma 1978. When her best friend and aerobics partner, nancy greenly lois chiles, emerges in a vegetative state from a routine abortion, dr. Coma is a 1978 film about a young female doctor who notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital and uncovers a horrible conspiracy. Once she uncovers evidence of other patients being left in comas after undergoing procedures in the same operating room, she fears a conspiracy. The scene was shot at the center courts in santa monica, california on july 19, 1977. The aftereffect of coma is a catlike yawn, benign and bored. Coma 1978 film coma is a 1978 american suspense film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by robin cook. The film is dedicated to tony scott, who died in august 2012, only weeks before its broadcast premiere. In the nearly 25 years that had elapsed between the publication of the books, cook clearly hadnt learned a thing about creating believable characters or plot complications. Wheeler climbs into the space above the ceiling, crawls over the air ducts, then onto a catwalk, and finally escapes lying atop an ambulance heading to the airport, then immediately goes to the hospital to warn dr.
Feb 02, 1978 the aftereffect of coma is a catlike yawn, benign and bored. Coma 1978 official trailer michael crichton, michael dougles. The patients are then shipped off to an institute that looks after them. The young doctor suspects there is more to this than meets the eye. In this twopart thriller based on a robin cook novel and a 1978 film both of the same name, medicalschool student susan wheeler lauren ambrose suspects foul play at her hospital. Susan wheeler is a surgical resident at boston memorial hospital. The bluray pq is a little grainy but it was made in 77 but still worth the purchase,there are a couple of great cameos from tommagnumselleck and ed harris with hair. The new miniseries smartly updates this plot point, since as dr. Wheeler is battling a male dominated world as much as a sinister conspiracy, and in many ways the condescending treatment she receives from most of the men in her life is as shocking as the coma plot.
Ive probably seen this a good nine or ten times now, and with all the twists and plot points now well installed in the old memory banks, it should have reached the point where i just moved on from michael crichtons medical mystery thriller. Actor michael douglas reportedly said that coma represented the first time ive been offered a project with a good story laid out well, a good cast. Today what i find most shocking about this photo is how fit all the patients are. Fine, compelling, suspenseful thriller from 1978, set in a huge boston medical center feautures alluring genevieve bujold as a doctor on the trail of a conspiracy that puts otherwise healthy surgery patients into life ending coma. A shadowy assailant begins to stalk susan just as she uncovers the link between the jefferson institute and the comas at boston memorial, setting the stage for climactic suspense scenes involving.
Coma 1978 michael crichton synopsis, characteristics. Coma 1978 film pop culture wiki fandom powered by wikia. Those whove seen the 1978 film or read cooks novel may recall that the original villains were after coma victims body parts. A young woman doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Coma 1978 allmovie movies and films database movie. A young woman in a hospital discovers that many patients are being induced into comas from simple routine surgeries.
Also, in the jefferson institute sequence, you will see a young christopher reeve as a hapless victem of the movie s plot. The cast includes genevieve bujold, michael douglas, elizabeth ashley, richard widmark, and rip torn. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Some of the plot twists are fairly, and crichtons stolid direction misses out on opportunities for stronger tension, but a strong cast and a fastpaced story make for a compelling film. Movie groups robin cook adaptations synopsis plot something is awry at boston general hospital. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. The movie is about the nancy drewlike adventure faced by pretty, plucky dr. Coma is one of those movies which for some reason made a powerful impression on me as a kid. It so happens that one of the boys in the class has a crush. Movie location coma jefferson institute this building was used for the exteriors of the evil medical facility jefferson institute for the 1978 movie coma is actually the former xerox sales office. A young doctor at a hospital, susan wheeler played by genevia. Coma was one of the first films to ruffle our feathers and plant seeds of doubt about the integrity of the medical community, and though its plot is more than a little beyond the realm of reality, michael crichtons suspenseful adaptation of robin cooks bestselling novel asks a basic yet deeply disturbing question that cuts to the heart of. Perhaps the 2012 remake allows for the new plussize american physique and employs heavyduty suspension cables. She starts investigating and what she reveals is astonishing.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Healthy patients are suddenly developing complications and ending up in comas. Coma is a classic 70s paranoia film and it lets michael crichton try to be hitchcock even with a boyfriend twist thats straight outta the 50s and he certainly has a visual sense of architectural angles but whats best about coma isnt the thrills but the attention to feminine friendship, gender disparity of working respect at the hospital, the politics of getting promoted. After two patients, one of which is her best friend, fall.
Coma tries to infuse some social consciousness into a standard and conventional thriller. All in all, coma is one of those films that, even though had moderate success at the box office, is really a forgotten gem in the mgm vaults. Coma is a 1978 metrocolor american suspense film in panavision based on the 1977 novel of the same name by robin cook. A clever hybrid combining the conspiracy thriller with a hospital soap opera, coma 1978 plays like a contemporary nancy drew mystery with a distinctly feminist heroine, one who isnt afraid to challenge the male chain of command at her job or risk her life in physically perilous situations like a daring escape on the top of a speeding. When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible cons. The film followed a young boy named patrick that was sent into a coma after a roadside accident. Coma is a 2012 american television miniseries based on the 1977 novel coma by robin cook and the subsequent 1978 film coma.
The best and biggest movie plot holes of 1978, as voted by visitors to. Coma 1978 official trailer michael crichton, michael dougles science fiction movi hd when a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of. Wheelers genevieve bujold friend nancy goes in for a routine procedure, but never comes out of the anesthesia and slips into a coma. Susan is devastated when a patient, nancy greenly, who happens to be her best friend, is pronounced braindead and comatose there after an attempted abortion. Sep 08, 2012 this iconic image of coma patients eerily suspended by wires was used extensively in the promotion of the 1978 film. The film rights were acquired by director michael crichton, and the movie was produced by martin erlichmann, starring genevieve bujold, michael douglas and richard widmark. Look for tom selleck and ed harris in their first movie roles. Susan wheeler genevieve bujold, a resident surgeon at.
Coma 1978 film culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. A young doctor at a hospital, susan wheeler played by genevieve bujold, starts noticing a pattern of strange occurrences with patients. The film rights were acquired by director michael crichton, and the movie was. In the coma shooting script, there is a short scene set at a racquetball court that shows susan played in the movie by genevieve bujold getting out some of her frustrations in a racquetball game with a friend. Relatively healthy patients are having complications during simple operations and ending up in comas. After a colossal and mysterious accident a young talented architect comes back to his senses in a very odd world that only resembles the reality. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies. Coma is one of those films that make you use your brain,it is clever,smart and exciting. Susan wheeler who becomes suspicious when her friend is left in an irreversible coma after a routine procedure. Coma starts out so well and encompasses such a wonderfully sinister plot that its a shame it had to be written by robin cook. Coma 1978 september 4, 2011 in film, sciencetech, videos permalink michael crichtons prophetic 1978 genre picture foresaw an america with a small number of haves and many havenots, and the ethical problems that could develop in a land of such disparate levels of wealth and so many emergent technologies.
Coma is a 1978 suspense film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by robin cook. Not through its story line, the acting or genevieve bujoldi was. After a colossal and mysterious accident a young talented architect. This is far from the best of the conspiracy films that were popular in the 1970s, but its one of only a. Rapidgator coma 1978 720p brrip x264 aacyts movieforum. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango.
A feisty, feminist intern uncovers a medical conspiracy in this icy thriller about mysterious goingson at boston memorial hospital. Its the kind of story that, after youve seen coma, you might suspect a couple of waggish. Coma 1978 official trailer michael crichton, michael. Coma 1978 official trailer michael crichton, michael dougles science fiction movi hd when a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible conspiracy. The film rights were acquired by director michael crichton, and the movie was produced by martin erlichmann, starring genevieve bujold, michael douglas and. When a young female doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her hospital she uncovers a horrible.
She soon finds a deep conspiracy developing that leads her to believe that nothing is as it seems, and that the comas are deliberate acts to permanently incapacitate patients who are later transferred to a facility called the jefferson institute where illegal activities are. The mhm podcast network movie synopsis and film summary of coma 1978 starring michael douglas, rip torn, and genevieve bujold. This iconic image of coma patients eerily suspended by wires was used extensively in the promotion of the 1978 film. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Jul 09, 2017 mom plot summary devki sabarwalsridevi is a biology teacher in a new delhi school. In a similar manner, coma 1978 accents ones primal fears of hospitals. It is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by robin cook. The film was billed as and is sometimes referred to as a direct sequel to the events of the 1978 film, but aside from the name and premise of a comatose person with psychic powers, the sequel is unrelated to the earlier film. You can watch coma online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Bellows says were on the verge of being able to grow organs in a lab, theres no profit in harvesting organs. Susan wheeler genevieve bujold is a surgical resident at boston memorial hospital. The oscaradorned cast includes michael douglas fatal attraction, wall street, genevieve bujold anne of the thousand.
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