Coma is a 1978 American mystery thriller film directed by Michael Crichton, starring Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn and Richard Widmark.
Plot[]
Boston medical resident Susan Wheeler (Geneviève Bujold) becomes suspicious when her friend (Lois Chiles) is left in an irreversible coma after a routine procedure. Once she uncovers evidence of other patients being left in comas after undergoing procedures in the same operating room, she fears a conspiracy is afoot. When her physician boyfriend, Mark Bellows (Michael Douglas) is skeptical about her findings, Susan must go it alone to uncover the horrible truth.
Cast[]
- Geneviève Bujold as Dr. Susan Wheeler
- Michael Douglas as Dr. Mark Bellows
- Elizabeth Ashley as Mrs. Emerson
- Rip Torn as Dr. George
- Richard Widmark as Dr. Harris
- Lois Chiles as Nancy Greenly
- Hari Rhodes as Dr. Morelind
- Richard Doyle as Jim
- Lance LeGault as Vince
- Tom Selleck as Sean Murphy
- Joanna Kerns as Diane
- Ed Harris as a pathology resident
- Philip Baker Hall as a doctor (uncredited)]