Inhalt:
Emmett Foley is an American hero of the Korean War who attempts to commit suicide, first by provoking local police and then by shooting himself in the chest. After his recovery, he is sent to the Florida State Hospital, an institution in Chattahoochee, Florida, where he fights against doctors and staff who are terrorizing and torturing their patients. His efforts eventually led to sweeping reforms in the Florida mental health system.
Emmett Foley is an American hero of the Korean War who attempts to commit suicide, first by provoking local police and then by shooting himself in the chest. After his recovery, he is sent to the Florida State Hospital, an institution in Chattahoochee, Florida, where he fights against doctors and staff who are terrorizing and torturing their patients. His efforts eventually led to sweeping reforms in the Florida mental health system.
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- Genre: Action
- Länge: 97 min
- Jahre(e): 1990
- Schauspieler: Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, M. Emmet Walsh, Ned Beatty, Pamela Reed
- Land: USA
- Regisseur: Mick Jackson
- Drehbuch: James Hicks
- Produzent: Aaron Schwab, Faye Schwab