Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliver adequate care to needy veterans in the face of funding cuts and a corrupt administration. To succeed, the staff may have to bend the rules and circumvent the villainous "Article 99," a bureaucratic loophole that prevents veterans from receiving the benefits they deserve.
Acting
Liotta's controlled fury anchors the chaos perfectly.
Writing
Sharp dialogue that makes bureaucracy feel genuinely villainous.
Director
Howard Deutch
Ray Liotta
Dr. Richard Sturgess
Kiefer Sutherland
Dr. Peter Morgan
Forest Whitaker
Dr. Sid Handleman
Lea Thompson
Dr. Robin Van Dorn
John C. McGinley
Dr. Rudy Bobrick
John Mahoney
Dr. Henry Dreyfoos
Keith David
Luther Jermoe
Kathy Baker
Dr. Diana Walton
Eli Wallach
Sam Abrams
Noble Willingham
Inspector General
Julie Bovasso
Amelia Sturdeyvant
Troy Evans
Pat Travis
Lynne Thigpen
Nurse White
Jeffrey Tambor
Dr. Leo Krutz
Leo Burmester
Shooter Polaski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Article 99 was a fictionalized version of real VA regulations that denied benefits to thousands of Vietnam veterans with Agent Orange exposure and PTSD.
Released during the 1992 election cycle, the film became a talking point for veterans' rights advocates pressuring the Bush and Clinton campaigns.
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