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Overview
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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)
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When you come back, come back alone.....
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | 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 |
| Gonzo Gonzalez | ... | Playground Kid |
| Afram Bill Williams | ... | Ben Hicks |
| Deborah Thompson Duda | ... | Terry (as Deborah Thompson) |
| Elinore O'Connell | ... | Rachel's Mother |
| Marilyn Dodds Frank | ... | Bag Lady |
| Sanna Vraa | ... | Bridget |
| Nicole Niblack | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Cynthia Bassham | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Sarabeth Tucek | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Ilona Margolis | ... | Joe's Woman |
 | Julie Warner | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Iilana B'tiste | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Deborah Torchio | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Deborah Goomas | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Michelle McKee | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Nancy Moran | ... | Joe's Woman |
| Dede Latinopoulos | ... | Joe's Woman |
 | Patricia Belcher | ... | Edna, Ward Nurse |
| Susan French | ... | Terminal Woman |
 | Beth Grant | ... | Housewife |
| Cage S. Johnson | ... | Near Death Patient |
| Jared Milmeister | ... | Young Nelson's Friend |
| Patrick Gleeson | ... | Young Nelson's Friend |
| John Benjamin Martin | ... | Man on Crack |
 | Lyne Odums | ... | Nurse |
| John Fink | ... | Doctor |
| Angela Paton | ... | Doctor |
| Evelina Fernández | ... | Latin Woman (as Evelina Fernandez) |
| Miguel Delgado | ... | Latin Husband |
| Ingrid Oliu | ... | Latin Wife |
| Raymond Hanis | ... | Latin Orderly |
| Zoaunne LeRoy | ... | Waitress |
| Tom Kurlander | ... | Medical Student |
| Nili Levi | ... | Little Girl |
 | Anne James | ... | Beth |
 | K.K. Dodds | ... | Jill |
| Natsuko Ohama | ... | Professor |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Shauna O'Brien | ... | One of Joe's Women (uncredited) |
| Amy Rochelle | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Joel Schumacher | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Peter Filardi | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Rick Bieber | .... | producer | |
| Michael Douglas | .... | producer | |
| Peter Filardi | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael I. Rachmil | .... | executive producer (as Michael Rachmil) | |
| Scott Rudin | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| James Newton Howard | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jan de Bont | (director of photography) (as Jan De Bont) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert Brown | |||
Casting by | |||
| Mali Finn | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Eugenio Zanetti | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jim Dultz | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Anne Kuljian | (as Anne L. Kuljian) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Susan Becker | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ve Neill | .... | makeup artist | |
| Yolanda Toussieng | .... | hair stylist | |
| Michael Burnett | .... | special makeup effects artist: dissection cadaver (uncredited) | |
| Greg Cannom | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Vance Hartwell | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Dominic Mango | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Larry Odien | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
| Colin Penman | .... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Stephen McEveety | .... | unit production manager (as Steve McEveety) | |
| Chantal Feghali | .... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John T. Kretchmer | .... | first assistant director (as John Kretchmer) | |
| Judith Moore | .... | dga trainee (as Judith A. Moore) | |
| Jeff Rafner | .... | first assistant director | |
| Gary Schilz | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Greg John Callas | .... | construction coordinator (as Greg Callas) | |
| Michael R. Gannon | .... | assistant property master | |
| Richard Hoffenberg | .... | construction foreman | |
| Stephen Homsy | .... | set designer | |
| William A. Petrotta | .... | property master | |
| Paul Sonski | .... | set designer | |
| Laurence Byrne | .... | art department assistant (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Petra Bach | .... | adr editor | |
| Anna Behlmer | .... | sound recordist | |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois) | |
| Charles L. Campbell | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Paul Timothy Carden | .... | sound editor | |
| Chris Carpenter | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Louis L. Edemann | .... | sound editor | |
| Richard C. Franklin | .... | supervising sound editor (as Richard Franklin) | |
| Rick Hart | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Nils C. Jensen | .... | sound editor (as Nils Jensen) | |
| Angie Luckey | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| David MacMillan | .... | production sound mixer (as David Macmillan) | |
| Gary Mundheim | .... | sound editor | |
| Richard Oswald | .... | sound editor | |
| Fred Stafford | .... | adr editor (as Frederick Stafford) | |
| Derek Casari | .... | dubbing engineer (uncredited) | |
| John Roesch | .... | foley artist (uncredited) | |
| Carolyn Tapp | .... | foley recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Sam Barkin | .... | special effects: Chicago | |
| Phil Cory | .... | special effects (as Philip Cory) | |
| Hans Metz | .... | special effects | |
| Timothy W. Tiedje | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Peter Donen | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Jim Danforth | .... | matte artist (uncredited) | |
| Peter Juneau | .... | visual effects projection (uncredited) | |
| Mike Leben | .... | motion control operator (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Bill Erickson | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Rick Le Fevour | .... | stunt double (as Rick LeFevour) | |
| Larry Nicholas | .... | stunt double | |
| Bobby Porter | .... | stunt double | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Steve Adcock | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Edward A. Ayer | .... | chief lighting technician | |
| Nathaniel James Dunn | .... | best boy grip (as Nathaniel 'Jim' Dunn) | |
| Gene Kearney | .... | key grip | |
| Ted J. Kredo | .... | best boy electric | |
| Christine M. Loss | .... | still photographer (as Christine Loss) | |
| Calmar Roberts | .... | first assistant camera (as Calmar K. Roberts Jr.) | |
| Michael Scott | .... | camera operator | |
| Thomas Enright | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Adam Glick | .... | set lighting technician (uncredited) | |
| Gregory Lundsgaard | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Stan McClain | .... | camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited) | |
| Michael Shanman | .... | lighting board operator (uncredited) | |
| Lou Weinert | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Barbara Harris | .... | voice casting | |
| Megan McConnell | .... | casting assistant | |
| Catherine Holzer-Ballowe | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
| Mark A. Ridge | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
| Franklyn Warren | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Kirsten Everberg | .... | assistant to costume designer | |
| Rosemarie Fall | .... | costume supervisor: women | |
| Nick Scarano | .... | costume supervisor: men | |
| Steve Shubin | .... | costume supervisor: men | |
| Barbara Marko Friedman | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Marlene Hajdu | .... | set costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Dean Beville | .... | apprentice editor | |
| David E. Blewitt | .... | additional editor (as Dave Blewitt) | |
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Phil Hetos | .... | color timer | |
| Jim Prior | .... | additional editor | |
| Pattye Rogers | .... | assistant editor | |
| James Seidelman | .... | assistant editor | |
| Rick Sparr | .... | assistant editor | |
| Fred C. Vitale | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Chris Boardman | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Brad Dechter | .... | additional orchestrator (as Brad Decter) | |
| Shawn Murphy | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Marty Paich | .... | conductor | |
| Dick Rudolph | .... | music supervisor | |
| Paul Salamunovich | .... | conductor: St. Charles Borromeo Choir | |
| Jon Wattenbarger | .... | conductor: boys choir | |
| Jim Weidman | .... | music editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Martin T. Hill | .... | transportation captain | |
| William F. Hogan | .... | transportation co-captain: Chicago (as Billy Hogan Jr.) | |
| Armand Paoletti | .... | transportation coordinator: Chicago | |
| James C. Taylor | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Pamela Alch | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jacolyn Baker | .... | location manager: Chicago | |
| Steph Benseman | .... | location manager (as Stephan Benseman) | |
| Rocky Buzzini | .... | production assistant (as Rocky A. Buzzini) | |
| Peter DePalma | .... | assistant: Mr. Douglas (as Peter De Palma) | |
| Guy Ferland | .... | assistant: Mr. Schumacher | |
| Lynette Graves | .... | production assistant | |
| Erica Heider | .... | assistant: Mr. Rachmil | |
| Patricia Jeffers | .... | production assistant | |
| Tammy Karabas | .... | assistant production coordinator: Chicago | |
| Shari Leibowitz | .... | production coordinator | |
| Boone Narr | .... | animal trainer | |
| Ramon Pahoyo | .... | craft service (as Ramon B. Pahoya) | |
| Tim Pedegana | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Barbara Shane | .... | assistant: Mr. Bieber | |
| Susan Trembly | .... | publicist | |
| Robin Vail | .... | assistant: Mr. Rachmil | |
| Gaston Vidou | .... | production assistant | |
| Julie Yarrish | .... | assistant: Mr. Schumacher | |
| Ray Zimmerman | .... | production accountant (as Raymond G. Zimmerman) | |
| Ursula Brauner | .... | animal trainer (uncredited) | |
| Bob Corff | .... | voice teacher (uncredited) | |
| Steve Kraus | .... | dailies projectionist (uncredited) | |
| Heather Pollock | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | .... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) | |
| Marsha Zvonkin | .... | assistant accountant (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents) (as Columbia Pictures)
- Stonebridge Entertainment (producer)
- Columbia Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1993) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Interama (1991) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
- Encore Avenue (2009) (Canada) (TV)
- LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
- Prooptiki (Greece)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
- Videosonic Arts (Greece) (VHS)
- Cinema Research titles and opticals
- DeLuxe Laboratories color (as Deluxe)
- Holzer Roche Casting extras casting: Chicago
- Panavision filmed in
- TAJ Soundworks foley
- Technicolor prints
- Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios sound re-recording
Additional Details
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Runtime:
115 min | Finland:110 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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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Trivia:
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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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the camera zooms into the EKG meter, you can clearly see the camera and crew reflected in the glass of the monitor.
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Quotes:
David Labraccio:
He said... he said it wasn't such a good day to die.
Nelson Wright: Thank you.
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Nelson Wright: Thank you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
PARTY TOWN
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This film has a decidedly weird setting, taking place in a school that's really old to begin with but it certainly doesn't look like any sterile medical school environment. Very Gothic and atmospheric. As for the film itself, well, OK, the premise is a bit far-fetched but hey, that's why we watch movies, isn't it? And it's less far-fetched than some of the garbage that's out these days, that's for sure. Medical students are experimenting with 'short term' death, as in allowing themselves to be briefly dead so they can experience what the afterlife is like. It's kind of nice, in some cases, till parts of it come back with the voyager and start meddling in their earthbound lives. I hadn't seen this film in years till I got it on DVD and I have to say that I'd forgotten just how good it was. And it struck me that Julia Roberts looks truly beautiful in this film, not like actresses of today that are supposedly gorgeous but are dressed and made-up like cheap hookers. Ahh, the good old days. Anyway, this is a great flick, perhaps not for fundamentalist Christians but many others may enjoy it. 8 out of 10 stars.