I'm sure many guys out there have ardently pursued a strange woman in hopes of getting a date with her. I'm sure many guys who are really persistent may have even hounded a woman for several blocks hoping that she would recognize the persistence and give in. I don't know how many guys have pursued a girl, the girl falls ill, he goes to the hospital she was supposedly checked into, finds she's not there, then starts an investigation. That's what Joshua (Eric Roberts) did.
Joshua was a comic book artist for Marvel Comics no less. And yes, Stan Lee did appear in the movie with more lines and screen time than he ever had in any of his Marvel movies. When Joshua was heavily laying his rap on a woman named Cheryl (Janine Turner) she collapsed. Almost as soon as she collapsed an older ambulance that looked like the Ecto-1 showed up to cart her away. That would be amazing in any city, it is miraculous in New York City.
When Joshua couldn't find her in any hospital he wouldn't leave the matter alone. He begins his own search which almost cost him his life. It seems many other diabetics, such as Cheryl, were being picked up all over the city never to be seen again. Much like the Michael Douglas movie "Coma," these patients were being sold off for research.
Eric Roberts as Joshua fit like a glove. He has the innate ability to be a nuisance and a pest. He played a nuisance role to a tee in "The Pope of Greenwich Village" and "Runaway Train." His character in this movie required him to be a constant pest just bugging any and everybody about this girl Cheryl and the old ambulance. And like those other movies he just grows on you. At first, I'm saying, "God, this guy is annoying." And eventually I'm saying, "This guy is alright." He was an alright guy in a good movie.
Joshua was a comic book artist for Marvel Comics no less. And yes, Stan Lee did appear in the movie with more lines and screen time than he ever had in any of his Marvel movies. When Joshua was heavily laying his rap on a woman named Cheryl (Janine Turner) she collapsed. Almost as soon as she collapsed an older ambulance that looked like the Ecto-1 showed up to cart her away. That would be amazing in any city, it is miraculous in New York City.
When Joshua couldn't find her in any hospital he wouldn't leave the matter alone. He begins his own search which almost cost him his life. It seems many other diabetics, such as Cheryl, were being picked up all over the city never to be seen again. Much like the Michael Douglas movie "Coma," these patients were being sold off for research.
Eric Roberts as Joshua fit like a glove. He has the innate ability to be a nuisance and a pest. He played a nuisance role to a tee in "The Pope of Greenwich Village" and "Runaway Train." His character in this movie required him to be a constant pest just bugging any and everybody about this girl Cheryl and the old ambulance. And like those other movies he just grows on you. At first, I'm saying, "God, this guy is annoying." And eventually I'm saying, "This guy is alright." He was an alright guy in a good movie.