Heart Condition (film)

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

Heart Condition is a 1990 American fantasy-comedy film starring Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington and Chloe Webb. It inspired the Malayalam film Aayushkalam which shares a plot device.

Plot

Hoskins plays police sergeant Jack Moony, a bigoted 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

• Bob Hoskins as Jack Moony
• Denzel Washington as Napoleon Stone
• Lisa Stahl Sullivan as Annie
• Chloe Webb as Crystal Gerrity
• Roger E. Mosley as Captain Wendt
• Ja'net Dubois as Mrs. Stone
• Alan Rachins as Dr. Posner
• Ray Baker as Harry Zara
• Jeffrey Meek as Graham
• Eva LaRue as Peisha
• Clayton Landey as Posner's assistant

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 only starred in one other comedy, The Preacher's Wife (1996), until 2 Guns was released in 2013.

External links

• Heart Condition at IMDb
• Heart Condition at AllMovie
• Heart Condition at Box Office Mojo
• Heart Condition at Rotten Tomatoes