Terminal Choice (1985)
Directed by Sheldon Larry
Genres - Mystery |
Release Date - May 10, 1985 (USA - Unknown), May 10, 1985 (USA) |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
In an uneasy blend of sci fi computer hokum and human miscreants at work, this story of suspicious deaths in a hospital is ominous on various counts but not likely to keep tension high-strung. Dr. Frank Holt (Joe Spano) has already had one malpractice suit that cost him a job, so when one of his patients dies under odd circumstances he is particularly interested in finding out why -- especially when that one case is followed by others. His former lover Anna (Diane Venora) is called in, along with the hospital's attorney (Don Francks) to help investigate the deaths and discover their cause. Meanwhile, it is slowly revealed that unethical staff are placing bets on the patients' diagnoses and how long they will live. When a good friend of Dr. Holt's becomes seriously ill, he is certain these deaths are not of natural causes, and the investigation heats up.
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computers, hospital, investigation, killing, multiple-murder, murder, rampage, science-runs-amok, technology