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Hi there,
About 5 years ago I saw a comedy movie on tv and it was in a hospital. It was a hilarious movie and it featured a midget. It must of taken place sometime after 1960 because one of the movie quotes was, "Dr. Suess, your patients are hungry, your patients are bored.... BORED BORED BORED!" DO you know the title of this movie or anything about it? All I remember about the movie was that it was comical, in a hospital, and there was a midget in it. THanks ahead of time!

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Brooke, there are several films dealing with the craziness of hospitals.  I located two possible ones that including midgets in the hospital, but I'm not sure if either of them is what you are looking for.

The first is a British film called "Britannia Hospital," made in 1982, and occasionally airing on U.S. cable TV.  The second is a horror-comedy hybrid called "Horror Hospital" from 1973.

If neither of these is the film you are looking for, please get back to me.  However, if you do, it would help if you could recall anything else about the film (I came up blank with the Dr. Suess quote, but any other quotes or information could be useful).

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Barbara L. Baker

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I am a professor of communication at a midwest university, who has expertise on subjects related to film. I can answer general questions on U.S. film comedy (especially satires of the 1960s and 1970s) and comic theory. I also could answer questions related to specific comic genres, such as comedian comedies, screwball comedies, "stupid" comedies, and so forth. The more specific you can make your question, the better (e.g. main plot details, main characters, possible character names, possible actors, how you viewed the show, etc.). I also need to have a release date (or range of dates, or at least the year you viewed the film). Please do not just provide a set of links to someplace else (e.g. imdb discussion threads). I am less able to answer questions about comedies from other countries, made-for-TV movies, and recent comic films and actors (although I would do my best to find out). I cannot answer questions about specific TV shows or series, "Our Gang" episodes, anime/magna or about film collectables. I generally cannot provide movie recommendations, since what I find funny others may not. Nor will I answer obvious homework (although I will point you to resources to help answer the question, if asked). I also can't help you find movie stars, or where to buy movie memorabilia, or tell you how to break into the business.

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Course work in comedy films along with teaching about comedy films for several years; I've also conducted research into comedy films.

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Ph.D. in Communication, emphasis in film and rhetoric

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A dissertation award from a national organization plus various paper awards

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