At this early hour of the morning, the only example that comes to mind is Danny Devito's WAR OF THE ROSES -- while Michael Douglas's "heart attack" turns out to be something more in the way of an ulcer, it certainly serves as a pivotal point in the film. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeff McIntire-Strasburg Office: FDH 644 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Phone:(702) 895-4001 Dept. of English -- Box 455011 Fax:(702) 895-4801 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy. email: [log in to unmask] Las Vegas, NV 89154 Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/5054 "The only way to teach these people is to kill them." --David Mamet, _American Buffalo_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, Angel Comas wrote: > As a writer and journalist I am preparing a book on: infarcts in the > movies. My aim is to write about films in which collpase, heart attacks > and sudden > death have an importance in the plot. > I am asking for suggestions. Thank you very much. > > Angel Comas - Barcelona- Spain > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite > ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite