Coma (1978)
| Release Date | 06 January 1978 |
| Tagline | Imagine your life hangs by a thread. Imagine your body hangs by a wire. Imagine you're not imagining. |
| Genre | Thriller, Mystery |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Witnessing a Crime, Woman In Jeopardy, Doctors and Patients |
| Tones | Chilly, Disturbing, Menacing, Tense, Creepy |
| Tags | Amateur Detective, Body Parts, Coma, Doctor/nurse, Hospital, Illegal, Inheritance, Investigator, Kill, Organ Transplant, Patient [medical], Race Against Time, Science Runs Amok, Serial Killer, Suspended Animation |
Coma is a 1978 suspense film based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. The film rights were acquired by director Michael Crichton, and the movie was produced by Martin Erlichmann for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cast included Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Meshach Taylor, Richard Widmark, and Rip Torn.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Hari Rhodes
Dr. Morelind
Gary Barton
Computer Technician
Frank Downing
Kelly
Richard Doyle
Jim
Michael MacRae
Chief Resident
Betty McGuire
Nurse
Charles Siebert
Dr. Goodman
William Wintersole
Lab Technician
Ernest Anderson
First Doctor
Harry Basch
Second Doctor
Maury Cooper
Third Doctor
Joni Palmer
Dance Instructor
Kay Cole
Sally
Tom Borut
Dr. Cowans
Philip G. Brooks
Dr. Richards
Gary Bisig
Second Maintenance Man
Kurt Andon
First Cop
Wyatt Johnson
Second Cop
Mike Lally
Security Man
John Widlock
Norman
Duane Tucker
First Man in Shower
Del Hinkley
Second Man in Shower
Paul Ryan
First Technician
Michael Mann
Second Technician
Sarina C. Grant
Woman in Elevator
David McKnight
Man in Elevator
Gerald Benston
Anesthetist
Joe Bratcher
Surgical Resident
Martin Speer
Surgical Resident
Paul Davidson
Surgical Resident
Amentha Dymally
Nurse
Lois Walden
Nurse
Sharron Frame
Nurse
Sue Bugden
Nurse
Susie Luner
Nurse
Gerald Berns
Security Guard
Bob Dio
Subway passenger
Edward C. Higgins
Security guard #2
Donald Wayne
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Nicholas Worth
Patterson Institute chief of security
Director
Writer
Producer
Martin Erlichman
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Victor J. Kemper
Editor
David Bretherton
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Casting Director
Joyce Agu
Sam Christensen
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Production Designer
Albert Brenner
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Set Decorator
Rick Simpson
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Makeup Department
Carolyn Ferguson
hair stylist
Don Schoenfeld
makeup artist
Carrie White
hair stylist: Miss Bujold's hairstyle designer
Production Manager
Phil Rawlins
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Brimfeld
second assistant director
Ronald R. Grow
assistant director
William McGarry
assistant director
Art Department
Sam Moore
property master
V.R. Bud Shelton
assistant property master
William Ladd Skinner
set designer
Sound Department
Bill Griffith
sound
Michael J. Kohut
sound
William L. McCaughey
sound
John Riordan
sound editor
Aaron Rochin
sound
Special Effects
Joe Day
special effects
Andrew Miller
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Gerald Hirschfeld
photographer: Jefferson Institute sequence
Bruce McBroom
still photographer
Doug Byers
electrician
Thomas P. Powell
rigging gaffer electric
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Kubis
wardrobe
Eddie Marks
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Chuck Ellison
assistant editor
Music Department
Harry V. Lojewski
music supervisor
William Saracino
music editor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Other Crew
Bill Hansard
process coordinator
Chris Hutson
technical advisor
John James
location manager
John Lugar
assistant to producer
Cydney Michaelson
technical advisor
Don Morgan
unit publicist
Betsy Norton
script supervisor
Brent Sellstrom
video coordinator
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Distributor
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
CIC
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
MGM/UA Distribution Company
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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MGM-International Dist.
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Neue Visionen Filmverleih
R.C.V.2001 Video
Vídeo Arte
Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
MGM-International Dist.
titles and opticals
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