Requiem for a Heavyweight

1988TV EpisodeTV-PG

ComedyDrama

⭐ 7.9

IMDB Rating

51 votes

Ehrlich verbally assaults Craig; Griffin fails as a spiritual counselor; Elliot undergoes surgery; Rosenthal enters family therapy with little support; Gideon is made the victim of another high-tech innovation.

Director

Bill Molloy

Writers

Lydia Woodward, John Tinker, Channing Gibson

Stars

William Daniels, Norman Lloyd, Ronny Cox

Release Date

May 4, 1988

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 2

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

William Daniels

as Dr. Mark Craig

Norman Lloyd

as Dr. Daniel Auschlander

Ronny Cox

as Dr. John Gideon

Bonnie Bartlett

as Ellen Craig

Ed Begley Jr.

as Dr. Victor Ehrlich

Stephen Furst

as Dr. Elliot Axelrod

Bruce Greenwood

as Dr. Seth Griffin

Eric Laneuville

as Luther Hawkins

Sagan Lewis

as Dr. Jacqueline Wade

Howie Mandel

as Dr. Wayne Fiscus

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

MTM Enterprises

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

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by Hitchcoc • 2022-04-06

7/10

"The Bible thumper shoves his beliefs in the AIDS patient's face. Elliot has a heart attack. I don't know what's next but what kind of hospital can have a guy who is on the brink, flat line and no one shows up. This is about the tenth time a person has been on the verge. Where are the nurses. Why is he not in intensive care? Craig and Ehrlich come to an understanding...."

💡 Did You Know?

Fiscus refers to South Pacific (1958). France Nuyen (Dr. Paulette Kiem) played Liat in the film.

📖 Synopsis

Ehrlich verbally assaults Craig; Griffin fails as a spiritual counselor; Elliot undergoes surgery; Rosenthal enters family therapy with little support; Gideon is made the victim of another high-tech innovation.