This Day in Halloween: Michael Crichton's medical thriller "Coma" starring Geneviève Bujold opens across the U.S. in 1978. / Illustration by Noah Ayub
Coma opens across the U.S. in 1978. The Michael Crichton medical thriller based on Robin Cook’s bestseller stars Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Richard Widmark and Rip Torn and is a critical and box office hit. A miniseries version follows on A&E in 2012.
