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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 47647
Released: September 6, 2005 |
| Our Price: $4.57 |
| Used Price: $1.98 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
State-of-the-art medical facility Kingdom Hospital sits upon the site of a tragic mill fire, and some say the spirits of those who died haunt it. Artist Peter Rickman is left for dead after a hit-and-run accident and is frequented by visions of a young ghost named Mary and the strange beast Antubis. An accident lands Peter's assailant in the same recovery room. Self-proclaimed psychic and hypochondriac Mrs. Druse holds a séance for the terminally ill patients and detects a new evil presence is in the hospital, only to receive news that her own tests have abnormal results. As Peter continues his slow recovery, the Antubis reminds him there is a price to pay for his life being saved.
Stephen King Presents Kingdom Hospital - The Beginning Reviews:
Kingdom Hospital 
2009-12-17 - If you like Stephen King you'll love this crazy adventure taking place with an artist who ended up in a hospital.. Andrew McCarthy makes a return to acting and plays an amusing doctor who helps the artist. Soon it is apparent that the hospital is being haunted by spirits of the passed and are hoping to be released.
Alert 
2009-01-22 - Kingdom Hospital The Beginning, Kingdom Hospital Making The Rounds, and Kingdom Hospital Post Mordem are all included on Kingdom Hospital Entire Series. Your better off and cheaper in the end buying the Entire Series and not the individual DVD's.
Stephen King is a hack.
2007-07-31 - How about watching the original "The Kingdom" aka Riget done in 8 parts. Its much better, and its actually original.
TWIN SPOOKS
2006-02-19 - NOTE: This is the first three episodes of the series; so you need to catch the other two to get the whole series.
KINGDOM HOSPITAL seems to be Stephen King's homage to TWIN PEAKS. Stylistically they have much in common: animals that talk (including an anteater!); Downs Syndrome actors reminiscent of the dancing baby in Peaks; hospital staff breaking into song and dance with NA NA NA KISS HIM GOODBYE; and other subtle reminders. On its own, the beginning episodes are familiar King territory with vengeful spirits; eccentric characters; and many subplots going on. Set in a state of the art hospital built on the site of a Civil War era factory, KINGDOM HOSPITAL is unusual viewing. Andrew McCarthy does well as the maverick Dr. Hook; Bruce Davison chews up the scenery (quite well) as the egotistical, insensitive Dr. Stegman; Diane Ladd oozes maternal kindness as the hypochondriacal Sally Druse who knows the hospital is haunted; Suki Kaiser is good as Natalie Rickman, the wife of artist Peter Rickman (Jack Coleman), who is struck down by a van while jogging (King's own accident years ago resurfaces in this one); Jamie Harrold as the nerdish sex fiend, Dr. Straff; and Ed Begley Jr. as the hospital administrator.
Directed by Craig Baxley, the series quickly captures your attention and makes you want to watch the whole set!
Buy the full series
2005-11-27 - I gave 5 stars for the show because it was amazing.
But, if you're going to buy Kingdom Hospital; buy the whole series. (4 disc box set)
It has extra features, all the shows are in one box and it comes out to around the same price anyway, maybe even cheaper depending on where you go.
I don't own these three DVD's but it seems to me like a rip off.
