The Ambulance

The Ambulance is a 1990 thriller film written and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Janine Turner, Megan Gallagher, Red Buttons, andEric Braeden as the Doctor. Kevin Hagen plays a cop in what would be his final film role. In his first film role, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics has a small role as himself.

Contents
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 * 1 Plot
 * 2 Full cast
 * 3 Trivia
 * 4 See also
 * 5 External links
 * 6 References

Plot[edit]
Aspiring comic book artist Josh Baker (Eric Roberts) meets a young woman named Cheryl (Janine Turner) on the streets of New York City, who proceeds to collapse and is rushed to a hospital by an ambulance. When Josh arrives at the hospital, he is shocked to find that there is no record of Cheryl ever being admitted and he soon learns another startling discovery, Cheryl's roommate also vanished after being picked up by the same ambulance. Convinced that there is some sort of conspiracy going on, Josh proceeds to investigate the disappearances, despite the overt disdain and discouragement from Lt. Spencer (James Earl Jones).[1]

Full cast[edit]

 * Eric Roberts – Josh Baker
 * James Earl Jones – Lt. Frank Spencer
 * Megan Gallagher – Sandra Malloy
 * Red Buttons – Elias Zacharai
 * Janine Turner – Cheryl
 * Eric Braeden – The Doctor
 * Richard Bright – McClosky
 * James Dixon – Detective 'Jughead' Ryan
 * Jill Gatsby – Jerilyn
 * Martin Barter – Street Gang Leader
 * Laurene Landon – Patty
 * Nick Chinlund – Hugo (as Nicholas Chinlund)
 * Matt Norklun – Ambulance Driver
 * Rudy Jones – Ambulance Driver
 * Beatrice Winde - Head Nurse
 * Matt Norklun - Ambulance Driver
 * Rudy Jones - Ambulance Driver
 * Stan Lee - Marvel Comics Editor
 * Deborah Hedwall - Nurse Feinstein
 * Susan Blommaert - Hospital Receptionist
 * Beatrice Winde - Head Nurse
 * Jordan Derwin - Hospital Official
 * Alexandra Jones - Waitress
 * Michael O'Hare - Hal

Trivia[edit]

 * The film was originally going to be titled, "Into Thin Air". Larry Cohen had asked if he could film a scene at Marvel Comics headquarters, featuring Stan Lee as well as several of Marvel Comics employees. Scheduling conflicts forced the creation of a fictional Marvel Comics headquarters, but the extended cameo sequence was still, accordingly to Stan Lee, filmed [The Incredible Hulk. #369 (May). "Stan's Soap Box". pg 26. 1990].