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Cardiac Arrest

United States of America

PG
1980-01-28(US)
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Drama,
Crime,
Thriller,
Horror
▪ 1h-34m

36^%

User
Score

Some killers want more than just your life.

Overview

The "Missing Heart Murders" are plaguing San Francisco - dead bodies that turn up with their hears surgically removed! So a weak-stomached homicide cop looks into the possibilities of a black market for human organs, while across town a man must make a difficult decision regarding his wife, who needs a transplant...

Jon ElseDirector of Photography
Murray MintzDirector
Richard HelzbergProducer
David MacMillanSound Mixer
Murray MintzScreenplay
John NuttEditor

Top Billed Cast

Dave McElhatton

Newscaster

Garry Goodrow

Clancy Higgins

Michael Paul Chan

Wylie Wong

John Allen Vick

Captain Olderman

Marjorie Eaton

Mrs. Swan

Charlie Murphy

Duke Southwick

Ed Vasgersian

Mr. Singh

Dana Evans

Police Lab Technician

Susan O'Connell

Dianne Gregory

Full Cast & Crew

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A review by JPV852

5.0

Written by JPV852 on 2021-06-23

Poorly made yet oddly fascinating 1980s crime-drama that somehow kept me watching, mostly because the lead looked awfully like Gene Siskel, so makes me chuckle thinking him playing a homicide detective. Also, the final scene was hilarious. Also fun seeing Michael Paul Chan and Fred Ward early in their careers. **2.25/5...

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