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Hospital | Medical Malpractice
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Best Writing Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced | 1972
Best Screenplay Motion Picture | 1972
Best Screenplay | 1973
Competition | 1972 | Arthur
Special Jury Prize | 1972 | Arthur
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen | 1972
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1972 | George C.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 1972 | George C.
Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture | 1972 | Diana
1972 | Arthur
When Dr. Herbert Bock rants, "We have established the most enormous, medical...entity ever conceived and people are sicker than ever!" the slight pause, searching for the word "entity", was spontaneously ad-libbed by George C. Scott to save the take. The scripted line was, "we have ASSEMBLED the most enormous medical ESTABLISHMENT ever conceived." Scott heard his slip in mid-sentence, so he reworded the line so as to not make it repetitive. Director Arthur Hiller loved the save so much he used that take in the movie.
George C. Scott was the first choice for Dr. Herbert Bock, but he almost lost the part when he demanded a $300,000 salary, which was a high pay at the time. Rod Steiger was then offered the part, but when he asked for even more money, the producers cast Scott after all.
Writer Paddy Chayefsky performed three tasks on this movie. Chayefsky was the screenwriter, a producer, and also narrated this movie at the start. Chayefsky reportedly also had full control over content and casting of the movie.
Even though George C. Scott had rejected the Best Actor Academy Award gold statuette he had won the previous year for Patton (1970), Scott was still nominated in the same category for this movie, but lost to Gene Hackman for The French Connection (1971).
American/Hollywood movie debut of British actress Dame Diana Rigg (Barbara Drummond).
"Edmund Drummond: I am the fool for Christ, and the Paraclete of Caborca, the Wrath of the Lamb, the Angel of the Bottomless Pit."
"Edmund Drummond: So at 9:15 this morning I rang for my nurse... Bock: Rang for your nurse? Edmund Drummond: To ensure one full hour of uninterrupted privacy. Bock: Good."
