Heart Condition is a 1990 American comedy film starring Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington and Chloe Webb.

Executive producer Robert Shaye, also President of New Line Cinema, asserted that had a major studio been involved, the cost for Heart Condition would have soared by "several million more."

However, the film faced setbacks as the local Teamsters Union staged protests during location shoots, causing delays.

[1] Writer-director James D. Parriott said Denzel Washington insisted on tempering some of the racial elements before accepting the role of "Napoleon Stone."

Initially conceived as "a flashy black pimp" by Parriott, the character struggled to attract prominent African-American actors.

Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Brian Dennehy, and Dennis Hopper were considered to play "Jack Moony;" the part went to Bob Hoskins.