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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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(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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An Excellent Thriller With An Excellent Cast
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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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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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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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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV)
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PARTY TOWN
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When I first watched Flatliners, I was amazed. It had all the necessary features of a good movie: the cast was superb, the plot was superb, and in the case of thrillers, there was genuine "thrills" throughout.
Keifer Sutherland offered a marvelous performance as the male lead in the piece, portraying a scientist who believes he can find the answers to life and death by killing himself and then coming back to life, essentially "stealing" death's secrets away. Kevin Bacon offers an excellent performance as the more morally decent counterpart to Keifer, while Julia Roberts offers her most convincing role. William Baldwin portrays a student who excels in class and, apparently, intercourse. And Oliver Platt, in another outstanding performance, portrays the voice of reason for the group and the most innocent.
The story is relatively simple, yet original, and the acting is refreshing-- definitely a stand out film for the genre, and one that has set the standard for measuring other thrillers for me.
8/10.