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Flatliners (1990) -- Medical students bring themselves near death; their experiment begins to go awry.

Overview

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6.4/10   20,805 votes
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Director:
Joel Schumacher
Writer (WGA):
Peter Filardi (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 August 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller | Sci-Fi more
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 more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Sutherland 'had no passion with Roberts'
 (From digitalspy. 29 May 2009, 7:33 AM, PDT)

Cannes Croisette: Joel Schumacher's Twelve
 (From ioncinema. 11 May 2009)

User Comments:
When you come back, come back alone..... more

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min | Finland:110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 35 mm prints) | Dolby (analog 35 mm prints)
Filming Locations:
Bensenville, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Hope Davis's film debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Nelson is being attacked by Billy Mahoney in the back of the truck, David smashes the window to get in. However when they come back, the window is intact and in the same dingy state it was in before it was broken. more
Quotes:
Randy Steckle: I did not come to medical school to murder my class mates no matter how deranged they might be. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Scream 2 (1997) more
Soundtrack:
PARTY TOWN more

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21 out of 41 people found the following comment useful:-
When you come back, come back alone....., 17 August 2005
8/10
Author: TheatreX from Louisville, KY

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.

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