State of Emergency
DramaThriller
Drama about an overworked big-city hospital emergency room.
Director
Lesli Linka Glatter
Writers
Susan Black, Lance Gentile
Stars
Joe Mantegna, Lynn Whitfield, Melinda Dillon
Release Date
February 12, 1994
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Joe Mantegna
as Dr. John Novelli
Lynn Whitfield
as Dehlia Johnson
Melinda Dillon
as Betty Anderson
Paul Dooley
as Jim Anderson
Jay O. Sanders
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
Richard Beymer
as Dr. Ronald Frames
Robert Beltran
as Raoul Hernandez
👤
Christopher Birt
as Dr. Victor Davidson
👤
Dean Cameron
as Roger
Deborah Kara Unger
as Sue Payton
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Ultra Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
California, USA
Production
Bruin Grip Services, Chestnut Hill Productions, Home Box Office (HBO)
🏷️ Keywords
medical professionmedical caremedical doctorhospitalemergency room
🎯 Categories
DramaThriller
⭐ Featured Review
Inner city medicine on the frontline - med students look away now
"A shocking film - though maybe less to non-US audiences - which tells it like it is. Ever wondered what it was like to be a patient, or a doctor, in an overworked, under-staffed, under-funded, under-pressure inner-city public hospital? Well, now you can find out. And it sure ain't ER. Everything about this made-for-TV film screams "authentic" - which probably explains why it has largely disappeared from TV screens and doesn't get the 8+ ratings from the IMDB audience. But it deserves much, much better. The brilliant Joe Mategna plays a zombied-out doctor whose obnoxious cou..."
💡 Did You Know?
A TV movie for the HBO network.
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📖 Synopsis
Drama about an overworked big-city hospital emergency room.