Heart Condition (1990)

Director:

James D. Parriott

Writer (WGA):

James D. Parriott (written by)

Release Date:

2 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

The pump action comedy.

Plot:

A racist cop receives a heart transplant from a black lawyer he hates, who returns as a ghost to ask the cop to help take down the men who murdered him.

Plot Keywords:

Ethnic Diversity | Bigot | Coverup Plot | Ethnic Point Of View | Ethnic Conflict

Cast

Bob Hoskins	...	Jack Moony
Denzel Washington	...	Napoleon Stone
Chloe Webb	...	Crystal Gerrity
Roger E. Mosley	...	Captain Wendt
Ja'net DuBois	...	Mrs. Stone
Alan Rachins	...	Dr. Posner
Ray Baker	...	Harry Zara
Jeffrey Meek	...	Graham
Eva La Rue	...	Peisha (as Eva LaRue Callahan)
Frank R. Roach	...	Senator Marquand
Robert Apisa	...	Teller
Kieran Mulroney	...	Dillnick
Lisa Stahl	...	Annie
Clayton Landey	...	Posner's Assistant
Julia Silverman	...	Staff Member

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-14 | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Talked into making this film by his agent, Denzel Washington fired him shortly afterwards.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mooney and Stone's mother are standing at the foot of the bed and Mooney opens his shirt, you can see Stone's mother's hand on his chest, but in the next shot, she is just now reaching for his chest.

Quotes:

[Stone, now in spirit form, sneezes]
Jack Moony: How can you be sick? You're dead!
Napoleon Stone: It's psychological.
[Moony laughs]
Napoleon Stone: What's so funny?
Jack Moony: A hypochondriac spook.

Movie Connections:

References Pinocchio (1940)

Rather good, although might have been even better with this idea

I'll start out by saying that the rather funny basic idea behind "Heart condition" is certainly excellent. Chubby and short Caucasian bum cop gets the heart of a black lawyer ha hates and has to deal with his ghost. Unfortunately the idea is too good because I admit the film might have been even better. Of course it provides lots of funny moments and the two actors Hoskins and Washington are spectacular but the script could have been even wilder. I recommend "Heart condition" to everyone who wants couple of decent laughs or people who just have an urge to check out what Denzel Washington was doing eleven years before his Oscar awarded role in "Training day".