Heart Condition

Heart Condition

A tough cop. A dead lawyer. Every partnership has its problems.

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Release Date

2/2/1990

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black lawyer who is sleeping with Jack's old flame Crystal Gerrity. Jack has a heart attack, but his life is saved when he receives Stone's heart, since Stone died mysteriously the same night as Jack was stricken. Stone is not completely gone, however, and as a ghost he is all too happy to give Jack advice on how he should do his job and live his life.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$4,134,992

Homepage

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A dead lawyer haunts his racist enemy via a transplanted heart in this 1990 odd-couple comedy that pairs supernatural hijinks with genuine emotional work. It's the kind of film that wants to make you laugh at its premise while believing in its characters' transformation.

Mood

AbsurdBittersweetWistful

Themes

RedemptionRaceIdentityFriendship

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Racial violence

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