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MONEY
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Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Article 99
"When your hospital is a war zone, you have to fight to save lives."
1992 1h 40m EN
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6.1
MID
★6.1TMDB · 70
Drama
Synopsis
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Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliver adequate care to needy veterans in the face of funding cuts and a corrupt administration. To succeed, the staff may have to bend the rules and circumvent the villainous "Article 99," a bureaucratic loophole that prevents veterans from receiving the benefits they deserve.
“When your hospital is a war zone, you have to fight to save lives.”
Cast
Ray Liotta
Dr. Richard Sturgess
Kiefer Sutherland
Dr. Peter Morgan
Forest Whitaker
Dr. Sid Handleman
Lea Thompson
Dr. Robin Van Dorn
John C. McGinley
Dr. Rudy Bobrick
John Mahoney
Dr. Henry Dreyfoos
Keith David
Luther Jermoe
Kathy Baker
Dr. Diana Walton
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Howard Deutch
- Writers
- Ron Cutler
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Howard Deutch, shot by Richard Bowen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Richard Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ray Liotta and Kiefer Sutherland and Forest Whitaker carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "When your hospital is a war zone, you have to fight to save lives.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0101371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Howard Deutch directs. Richard Bowen behind the camera. Danny Elfman scores. Richard Halsey cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Howard Deutch, shot by Richard Bowen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Richard Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Ray Liotta and Kiefer Sutherland and Forest Whitaker carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "When your hospital is a war zone, you have to fight to save lives.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0101371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 10 themes, including "bureaucracy", "war veteran", "wheelchair", "surgeon".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Richard Bowen
- Original score
- Danny Elfman
- Editing
- Richard Halsey
- Production design
- Virginia Randolph-Weaver
- Costume design
- Rudy Dillon
- Sound
- Larry Stensvold
- Stunt coordinator
- Rick Avery
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $6,400,000
- Return
- 36% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Howard Deutch
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Production companies
Who made it
Orion Pictures
US
Key crew
- CastingKaren Rea
- Production DesignVirginia Randolph-Weaver
- Supervising Sound EditorJay Wilkinson
- Music EditorBob Badami
- ProducerMichael Gruskoff
- Sound Re-Recording MixerLarry Stensvold
- Dolby ConsultantSteve F.B. Smith
- Negative CutterGary Burritt
- ProducerMichael I. Levy
- EditorRichard Halsey
- Color TimerStephen R. Sheridan
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRichard Portman
- Costume DesignRudy Dillon
- Associate ProducerElena Spiotta
- Production CoordinatorLisa Matsukawa
- Dolly GripCharles J. Schray
- Sound MixerC. Darin Knight
- Boom OperatorSean Rush
- Still PhotographerBruce Birmelin
- Associate ProducerRoger Joseph Pugliese
- Camera OperatorMitch Dubin
- Key GripBruce D. Spellman
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMark Smith
- First Assistant DirectorK.C. Colwell
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- bureaucracy
- war veteran
- wheelchair
- surgeon
- hospital
- doctor
- patient
- surgery
- intern
- veterans hospital
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1992-03-13R
