Heart Condition (film)

Heart Condition

Theatrical release poster
Directed by James D. Parriott
Produced by Steve Tisch
Written by James D. Parriott
Starring Bob Hoskins
Denzel Washington
Chloe Webb
Music by Patrick Leonard
Cinematography Arthur Albert
Edited by David Finfer
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release dates
 February 2, 1990
Running time
 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $4,134,992

Heart Condition is a 1990 fantasy-comedy film starring Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington and Chloe Webb.This movie was unofficially remade in Malayalam as Aayushkalam

Plot

Hoskins plays police sergeant Jack Moony, a racist cop and Washington plays Napoleon Stone, an adorable but sleazy ambulance chasing lawyer who Moony hates. Moony's years of bad habits, such as overeating, smoking, and drinking, finally catch up with him. At the same time, Stone is gunned down in a drive-by shooting. After suffering a heart attack, Moony wakes up to find out that his new heart was once Stone's, and the dead lawyer's ghost has become his constant companion. Now, Moony will have to solve Stone's murder.

Cast

Reception and box office

The movie's reception was largely negative, scoring 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. At the end of its run, the box office total was $4,134,992. Washington was talked into making this movie by his agent. Afterwards, Washington fired him and did not star in a full scale comedy, with the exception of The Preacher's Wife (1996), up until 2 Guns, in 2013.

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