Flatliners (1990)

Medical students bring themselves near death; their experiment begins to go awry.

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writer:

Peter Filardi

Stars:

Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.

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

Storyline

Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to intensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure.

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Plot Keywords:

death | medical student | near death experience | afterlife | childhood | 

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Taglines:

Some lines shouldn't be crossed.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Línea mortal

Filming Locations:

Bensenville, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$61,490,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Stonebridge Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) CDS (digital 35 mm prints) Dolby (analog 35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicole Kidman was considered for the role of Rachel Mannus.

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Goofs

Nelson prints a document on a laser printer which makes a sound like a dot-matrix printer.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nelson Wright: Today is a good day to die.

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Connections

Referenced in Event Horizon (1997)

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Soundtracks

"PARTY TOWN"
Written and Performed by Dave Stewart
Courtesy of BMG Records (UK) Ltd.

User Reviews

Help me become a flatliner.

This film was awesome, the story line was fantastic and found that it kept me glued to my seat through out the whole film. I am a massive Kevin bacon fan and this was one of his best movie's the only other one better than this was Footloose. The casting on this film was excellent and all the actors play a important part in the film. Since watching this movie I have found myself wondering if there is anyone out there that would like to take part in such a experiment and if there is any doctors that would take part as well. Such a great film which makes you think about allot of things. I would love to find out whats after death. Sounds strange but I would love to become a flatliner.