Vital Signs

February. 11,1986

Rating：

6.7

Genre：

Drama TV Movie

Keywords：

Doctor Alcoholism

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Two doctors, a father and son, conceal their alcohol and drug problems in this potent look at the abuse of those substances that exist in the medical profession.

Ed Asner as Matthew St James

Gary Cole as Dr. Hayward

Kate McNeil as Kristi

Barbara Barrie as Frances

John Randolph as

James Sloyan as

Philip Sterling as Tommy

Mike Nussbaum as Mike

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Reviews

Sexyloutak

1986/02/11

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Borserie

1986/02/12

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

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InformationRap

1986/02/13

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Juana

1986/02/14

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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GUENOT PHILIPPE

1986/02/15

The summary above speaks for itself. Yes, it is another tale of alcoholism. This time it concerns an old fellow, Eddy Asner, a surgeon who drinks really too much, and shows the collateral damages that occur. The problem is that his own son - himself also a surgeon - is a drug addict too. So, father and son are both deep in sh...You have here powerful, dramatic scenes, when you watch the slow destruction process of the entire family. The perfect topic for a TV movie destined to home audiences craving for realistic stuff, miles away from the ones you have in theatres, with super heroes and special, digital effects. It is twenty nine years old, but it remains very modern, as far as this problem - alcohol - will always be a real calamity for people. Strong performances here.

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