Amazons (1984)

When her patient, a prominent U.S. Congressman (William Schallert), dies in a bizarre accident right after surgery, his surgeon (Madeleine Stowe) is framed on a charge of malpractice. With the help of a police detective (Jack Scalia), the young doctor makes a chilling discovery. Directed by actor turned director Paul Michael Glaser (STARSKY AND HUTCH), this telefilm is very reminiscent of COMA (1978) which had a similar theme of a young female doctor who stumbles across a huge hospital conspiracy and cover up. Alas, it's not as good mostly due to a rather far fetched script that doesn't bear up under scrutiny. COMA may have had a far fetched plot too but it moved quickly and had a nice central performance by Genevieve Bujold whose acting made the unreal seem believable. The actresses here are very good given the loopy material, only the banal Scalia screams out "TV actor!". Nonsense it may be, but it's entertaining enough that you're never bored. The strong underscore by Basil Poledouris (CONAN THE BARBARIAN) is a major asset. With Stella Stevens, Jennifer Warren, Tamara Dobson, Nicholas Pryor and Leslie Bevis.