The Ambulance

The Ambulance is a 1990 American comedy thriller film written and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Eric Roberts, Megan Gallagher, James Earl Jones, Janine Turner, Red Buttons, and Eric Braeden as the Doctor. Kevin Hagen plays a cop. In his first film role, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics has a small role as himself. Plot Aspiring comic book artist Josh Baker meets a young woman named Cheryl 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. Cast Eric Roberts as Josh Baker James Earl Jones as Lieutenant Frank Spencer Megan Gallagher as Officer Sandra Malloy Red Buttons as Elias Zacharai Janine Turner as Cheryl Turner Eric Braeden as The Doctor Richard Bright as Detective Jerry McClosky James Dixon as Detective John "Jughead" Ryan Jill Gatsby as Jerilyn O'Brien Martin Barter as Street Gang Leader Laurene Landon as Patty Nick Chinlund as Hugo (as Nicholas Chinlund) Beatrice Winde as Head Nurse Kevin Hagen as Cop At Stables Matt Norklun as Ambulance Driver Rudy Jones as Ambulance Driver Stan Lee as Marvel Comics Editor Deborah Hedwall as Nurse Barbera Feinstein Susan Blommaert as Hospital Receptionist Jordan Derwin as Hospital Official Alexandra Jones as The Waitress Michael O'Hare as Hal