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Release Date:
6 January 1978 (USA)
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Tagline:
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...
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1 nomination
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Genevieve Bujold is perfect for this fun, creepy movie!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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113 min | Belgium:104 min (video version)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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Continuity: When Mark puts Dr. Wheeler to bed after the chase at the Anatomy Lab, the bed covers change between when she lays down and when she leaves moments later.
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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.
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[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.
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Referenced in "The Sopranos: Do Not Resuscitate (#2.2)" (2000)
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"Coma" is one of those movies that I watched over and over and over again on HBO when I was a kid. I think I watched it 12 times over Christmas break one year. Anyway, this suspense-thriller has a good, workable gimmick, and the cold atmosphere of a hospital is effective. What makes the film so likeable and enjoyable is Genevieve Bujold in the lead role. In contrast to everything else, including the other performers, she is very warm, and her vulnerability is extremely ingratiating. I wonder if this was a purposeful effect, or if they just had inexpressive actors surrounding her. In any case, it works well for this movie. This quality also gives the movie extra suspense. Bujold is very human, interacting with people who don't seem quite there, and sometimes it seems possible that she really is all by herself... I felt as much happy relief as she did when she ran into that intern friend of hers. And she's soooo smart! It's exciting to watch a character have to overcome obstacles (in her case, all the other characters), and use their own specialness to figure things out. Michael Douglas gives a very, very flat performance. And you can tell Jerry Goldsmith did the score. Parts of it sound just like "The Omen".