Soultaker (1990)

Four teenagers are killed in a car accident. Two of the teenagers refuse to go with "The Grim Reaper" and a race between life and death ensues!

Director:

Michael Rissi

Writers:

Vivian Schilling (story), Eric Parkinson (story),

Stars:

Joe Estevez, Vivian Schilling, Gregg Thomsen

Bottom 100 #40 | 1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Estevez	...	The Man / Soultaker
Vivian Schilling	...	Natalie McMillan
Gregg Thomsen	...	Zach Taylor
Robert Z'Dar	...	Angel of Death
David 'Shark' Fralick	...	Brad Deville (as David Shark)
Jean Reiner	...	Anna McMillan
Chuck Williams	...	Tommy Marcetto
David Fawcett	...	Mayor Grant McMillan
Gary Kohler	...	Sgt. Haggerty
Dave Scott	...	Officer Mel
Peter Dach	...	Store Clerk
Cinda Lou Freeman	...	Candice
Meschelle Manley	...	Karen
Charles Bosworth	...	Mr. Taylor
Jeff Deen	...	Dr. Richard Reiner

Storyline

Mysterious unseen men in black (angels?) collect the souls of the recently dead. When four teenagers "die" in a car wreck, one of these beings ("The Man") is sent to retrieve their souls. However, the teens are disembodied and realize their predicament. They flee. The movie revolves around them being picked off one by one, The Man's infatuation with one of the teenagers (who was apparently his lover in a past life), and the efforts of the teens to reunite their souls with their hospitalized bodies.

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Plot Keywords:

soul | teen | death | angel | grim reaper | 

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Taglines:

There is no Stairway to Heaven.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Soultaker - sielun ottaja

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$242,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Park-Schilling Productions Inc., Pacific West Entertainment Group, Victory Pictures Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The P.A. announcements in the opening scene are taken from Queensryche's Operation: Mindcrime album.

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Goofs

When Natalie, Zach, and Tommy are at the gas station, a collection jar with a sign that says "Please Help Find Stewart Fund" is attached to the pillar holding up the cigarette rack. When they leave, the jar and sign are attached to the cash register on the opposite side of the counter.

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Quotes

The Man: You can't kill a man who's already dead.

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Connections

Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)

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Soundtracks

"What a Lovely Way to Go"
By Karen Lawrence and Fred Hostetler
Performed by Karen Lawrence
Copyright 1986 Girls Night Out Music, BMI/Hostel Music, ASCAP

User Reviews

I was one of the distributors of Soultaker

I have read quite a few comments about "Soultaker" and how bad the movie is or isn't. As a filmmaker myself I can tell you that given the same set of parameters most of the heavy critics on here would have a completely different opinion of Soultaker or most movies done on a low budget if they worked in the business. I had the honor of distributing this film for A.I.P. Studios when it came out. It will go down as one of the most successful selling movies I carried during my time as a distributor. The video stores ate it up, and it rented very well. There was an entire industry devoted to making low budget or "B" movies especially back then. A.I.P. Studios, PM Entertainment, Raedon Home Video, these companies put out product every month that was well received by video stores, the makers of these films had to be clever in giving the audience production value and compared to today were high definition CGI is the norm, that was simply not the case back then and to make a comparison is ridiculous. Can you imagine what these talented filmmakers could do with a big studio budget. I can tell you making low budget movies can be challenging and I believe that is why a lot of us do it, to see how good we could do with such limitations. There are plenty of films that really don't deliver what you think they should with an all star cast and a $50 million dollar budget. The playing field is different and that's part of the magic. I directed a picture called "Meltdown" with Joe Estevez and Robert Zdar in it strangely enough and I can tell you that both of them are not only great people to work with but are excellent actors to boot. That is how "B" movies are done, they have either an actor like Joe who comes from a famous acting family or they are older "A" actors that are no longer at the top of the heap, for example: Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, David Carridine(RIP), Tony Curtis and list goes on. All of these people are fantastic actors and well recognized by the public and a great value to a low budget film. I am glad to see after all this time Soultaker is now a cult classic and has it's place in movie history a time that I wish would come back. Business was incredible back then and Soultaker certainly delivered, so Vivian if you read this my hat is off to you for your efforts and I wish you the best. I know you write books now but it would be great if you would do more movies the business could use your talent.