- Article 99
Infobox Film | name = Article 99
caption =Article 99"Article 99" is a
1992 American film written byRon Cutler and directed byHoward Deutch . It was produced byOrion Pictures and starredKiefer Sutherland ,Ray Liotta ,Forest Whitaker ,John C. McGinley , andLea Thompson . The soundtrack was composed byDanny Elfman .According to
Box Office Mojo , "Article 99" earned $2,461,469 in its opening weekend (March 13 ,1992 ), screening in 1,262 theaters, and ranking it as the number 6 film of that weekend. It earned a total domestic gross of $6,375,979. [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=article99.htm]The movie was filmed in
Kansas City, Missouri . Many downtown landmarks can be seen in the intro to the movie and throughout the movie, including theLiberty Memorial .Plot
Doctors and patients at a severely underfunded veterans' hospital rebel against bureaucracy-minded administrators by doing whatever it takes to ensure proper care.
Title
The film's title supposedly refers to a legal loophole which states that unless his illness/injury is related to military service, a veteran is not eligible for VA hospital benefits. [http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=1792]
ee also
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal
*"Coming Home "
*"Born on the Fourth of July"References
External links
*imdb title|id=0101371|title=Article 99
* [http://www.mgm.com/title_title.php?title_star=ARTICLE9 Article 99] atMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US distributor)
* [http://deseretnews.com/movies/view/1,1257,106,00.html Movie Review: Article 99] ,Deseret Morning News , Mar. 13, 1992
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