Article 99

Article 99 (1992)

  • 46% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 51% of users liked it
    (2,551 ratings)

The title Article 99 refers to a fictional legal loophole which states that American veterans cannot be treated in VA hospitals unless their illnesses are related to their military service. The pinchpenny administrator of a Kansas City hospital intends to follow this proviso to the letter, while his… More

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Howard Deutch
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 13, 1992 Wide
On DVD
Sep 16, 2003
Orion Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    It tries to be satirical and valiant, but doesn't quite get there.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Scores some good points with its moral condemnation of an institution that puts saving money ahead of saving lives.

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  • Lee K


    Wasnt bad, I thought it would be alot better considering the cast. Loved when Keifer donned the floppy hat as his father did in M.A.S.H

  • Audrey L


    A very entertaining film about the innovative means by which doctors in a veterans hospital try and actually help the patients,while being thwarted by bureaucratic red tape at every turn.

  • Jason R


    If you haven't seen this movie then I recommend it, kinda like a modern day M*A*S*H, but instead of a far off distant country the war is right here at home, as a group of doctors have to break every rule in the book to defeat a corrupt system and get America's war veterans… More

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