Heart Condition (1990)
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0% of critics liked it
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40% of users liked it
(4,596 ratings)
Jack Moony (Bob Hoskins) is a vice detective, but he is also an intense and crazed, racist lout. Jack has had a brief fling with a hooker named Crystal (Chloe Webb), but Crystal left him for Napoleon Stone (Denzel Washington), a suave, handsome, cosmopolitan lawyer, who becomes the object of… More Jack Moony (Bob Hoskins) is a vice detective, but he is also an intense and crazed, racist lout. Jack has had a brief fling with a hooker named Crystal (Chloe Webb), but Crystal left him for Napoleon Stone (Denzel Washington), a suave, handsome, cosmopolitan lawyer, who becomes the object of Jack's rage, not simply because he has stolen his girl but also because he is black. Jack, who lives on cheeseburgers, beer, and whiskey, has a heart attack. This occurs the same night that Stone is killed in an un-accidental car crash. Thanks to a quick organ transplant, Jake ends up with Stone's heart. But to Jack's horror, he discovers the ghost of the lawyer has returned to earth to follow Jack around -- offering Jack nutritional advise, giving him tips on solving his murder, and suggestions on how to get back together with Crystal. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- James D. Parriott, Jon Long
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 2, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is all over the map, trying whatever seems to work at the moment.
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Hal Hinson, Washington Post
The film is caught somewhere between seriousness and cheesy exploitation.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Denzel Washington and Bob Hoskins in an action-ghost-buddy comedy? Uh huh.
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Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
A schizophrenic film that is never funny, never insightful and often annoying.
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Cast
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Bob Hoskins
as Jack Moony
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Denzel Washington
as Napoleon Stone
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Chloe Webb
as Crystal Gerrity
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Roger E. Mosley
as Capt. Wendt
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Ja'Net DuBois
as Mrs. Stone
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Alan Rachins
as Dr. Posner
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Jeffrey Meek
as Graham
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Kieran Mulroney
as Dillnick
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Robert Apisa
as Teller
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Bill Applebaum
as Dancing Cop
- Anthony "Wink" Atkinson
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Ray Baker
as Harry Zara
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Greg Barnett
as Armed Man
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Diane Civita
as Terri Rinselle
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Felix
as Chuck
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Leontine Guilliard
as Duty Nurse
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Phyllis Hamlin
as TV Announcer
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Deidre Harris
as Rap Singer
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Chick Hearn
as Himself
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Thomas Huff
as Armed Man
- Dasanea Johnson
- Johquache Johnson
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Shauntae Johnson
as Baby Leon
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George Kyle
as Dancing Cop
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Eva La Rue
as Peisha
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Clayton Landey
as Dr. Posner's Assistant
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Monte Landis
as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter
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Mark Lowenthal
as Ciao Chow Club Waiter
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Jeff MacGregor
as Dating Game Host
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Kenneth J. Martinez
as Cop in Precinct
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Rick Marzan
as Irate Cop
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Kendall McCarthy
as Archimedes
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Billy Oscar
as Man in Bathroom
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Theresa Randle
as Ciao Chow Club Maitre D'
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Gary Sax
as Usher Cop
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Julie Silverman
as Staff Member
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Lisa Stahl
as Annie
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Ron Taylor
as Bubba
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Dean Wein
as Armed Man
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Mary Catherine Wright
as Nurse
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Bobby Bass
as Armed Man
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Frank Roach
as Sen. James Marquand
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Johnny Johnston
as Resident
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John Walker
as Cops in Precinct
