Heart Condition is a 1990 fantasy

Fantasy film

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-comedy film

Comedy film

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 starring Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...

 and Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. is an English actor known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, in films such as The Long Good Friday , and Mona Lisa , and lighter roles in family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Hook .- Early life :Hoskins was born in Bury St...

.

Plot

Hoskins plays police sergeant Jack Moony, a racist

Racism

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 cop and Washington plays Napoleon Stone, an adorable but sleazy ambulance chasing lawyer

Lawyer

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 whom Moony hates. Moony's years of bad habits, such as overeating, smoking, and drinking, finally catch up with him. At the same time, Stone is gunned down in a drive-by shooting

Drive-by shooting

A drive-by shooting is a form of hit-and-run tactic, a personal attack carried out by an individual or individuals from a moving or momentarily stopped vehicle without use of headlights to avoid being noticed. It often results in bystanders being shot instead of, or as well as, the intended target...

. After suffering a heart attack

Myocardial infarction

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, Moony wakes up to find out that his new heart was once Stone's, and the dead lawyer's ghost

Ghost

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 has become his constant companion. Now, Moony will have to solve Stone's murder.

Reception & box office

The movie's reception was largely negative, scoring 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. At the end of its run, the box office total was $4,134,992. Washington was talked into making this movie by his agent. Afterwards, Washington fired him and has not starred in a full scale comedy since.

Cast

• Bob Hoskins
  Bob Hoskins
  Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. is an English actor known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, in films such as The Long Good Friday , and Mona Lisa , and lighter roles in family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Hook .- Early life :Hoskins was born in Bury St...
  
   as Jack Moony
• Denzel Washington
  Denzel Washington
  Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...
  
   as Napoleon Stone
• Chloe Webb
  Chloe Webb
  Chloe Webb is an American actress.Webb was born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. Her New York theater debut was in the original cast of the long-running musical satire Forbidden Broadway...
  
   as Crystal Gerrity
• Roger E. Mosley
  Roger E. Mosley
  Roger Earl Mosley is an American actor best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin on the long running television series, Magnum, P.I., which starred Tom Selleck as the title character.-Early life:...
  
   as Captain Wendt
• Ja'net Dubois as Mrs. Stone
• Alan Rachins
  Alan Rachins
  Alan Rachins is an American television actor, best known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L.A. Law, which earned him both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, as well as for his portrayal of Dharma's hippie father, Larry, on the hit television series, Dharma & Greg...
  
   as Dr. Posner
• Ray Baker
  Ray Baker (actor)
  Ray Baker is an American theater, television and film actor. He is a long time character actor with over 100 credits on television and film alone. Baker is credited either as Ray or Raymond.-Selected filmography:...
  
   as Harry Zara
• Jeffrey Meek
  Jeffrey Meek
  Jeffrey William Meek is an American actor. Meek and his family moved often; as a child, Meek lived in Zweibrücken, Germany, Michigan, and San Francisco....
  
   as Graham
• Eva LaRue
  Eva LaRue
  Eva Maria LaRue is an American model and actress. She is best known as Doctor Maria Santos on All My Children, and is now a cast regular on CSI: Miami, portraying Detective Natalia Boa Vista of the Miami-Dade Police Department.-Early life:LaRue was born Eva Maria LaRuy in Long Beach, California to...
  
   as Peisha
• Clayton Landey
  Clayton Landey
  Clayton Landey is an American actor who has appeared in films and television shows. He is perhaps best known for his role in the TV series Knots Landing as James Westmont from 1982-1983, he also appeared on the HBO series 1st & Ten as Roger Barrow....
  
  as Posner's assistant