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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Peter Filardi (written by)
Release Date:
10 August 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
Some lines shouldn't be crossed.
Plot:
Medical students bring themselves near death; their experiment begins to go awry. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
How 'Flatliners' Went From a Verb to a Noun
(From The Wrap. 9 November 2009, 5:05 PM, PST)
Sutherland 'had no passion with Roberts'
(From digitalspy. 29 May 2009, 7:33 AM, PDT)
(From The Wrap. 9 November 2009, 5:05 PM, PST)
Sutherland 'had no passion with Roberts'
(From digitalspy. 29 May 2009, 7:33 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Chilling, Eerie, & Good
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Nelson |
 | Julia Roberts | ... | Dr. Rachel Mannus |
 | Kevin Bacon | ... | David Labraccio |
 | William Baldwin | ... | Dr. Joe Hurley |
 | Oliver Platt | ... | Randy Steckle |
 | Kimberly Scott | ... | Winnie Hicks |
 | Joshua Rudoy | ... | Billy Mahoney |
 | Benjamin Mouton | ... | Rachel's Father |
| Aeryk Egan | ... | Young Nelson |
| Kesha Reed | ... | Young Winnie |
 | Hope Davis | ... | Anne Coldren |
 | Jim Ortlieb | ... | Uncle Dave |
| John Duda | ... | Young David (as John Joseph Duda) |
| Megan Stewart | ... | Playground Kid |
 | Tressa Thomas | ... | Playground Kid |
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Runtime:
115 min | Finland:110 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:16 |
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) (TV rating) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
Brazil:16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:M18 |
South Korea:15 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #30218)
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When David Labraccio (Kevin Bacon) goes to visit Winnie Hicks ('Kimberly Scott') to "atone" for taunting her, he mentions that they both went to "S.B. Butler" school as kids to remind her who he was. Writer Peter Filardi included this as a nod to his hometown in southeastern Connecticut, where there is a real "S.B. Butler" elementary school, near downtown Mystic, CT.
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: While a defibrillator is of no use if a patient has truly flatlined, a patient in a "fine v-fib" rhythm can appear to have flatlined but still be revived with the paddles. Therefore, when in doubt, the Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines call for administering the shock, though it's not the treatment of choice.
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Quotes:
Nelson Wright:
You bring the equipment, I'll bring my balls.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993)
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Soundtrack:
THE CLAPPING SONG
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Although Flatliners is 15 years old, tonight was my first time ever seeing it. I had heard about the movie Flatliners, but there was never a buzz about it to make me go out and rent it or make a point to see it period. Well, I caught it on one of the premium channels and I must say that it was very good.
This movie was about some brilliant young medical students deciding to explore death. They have figured out a way to cause a person to die briefly and bring him/her back to life. Besides the all-star cast, this movie had some serious bite to it. Just the very thought of exploring death is riveting enough, but I really thought the writer & director did an excellent job in giving a different yet hair raising view. This was no generic attempt to thrill, frighten, and make one's mind race... this was the real deal.
Instead of making it an empty, superficial, star-studded thriller, this movie had substance. A nail-biter, white knuckle, edge-of-the-seat, hard nose thriller. I give it an 8/10.