Fallen (1998)

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writer (WGA):

Nicholas Kazan (written by)

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't trust a soul.

Plot:

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Plot Keywords:

Azazel | Execution | Gas Chamber | Murder | Serial Killer

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	John Hobbes
John Goodman	...	Jonesy
Donald Sutherland	...	Lt. Stanton
Embeth Davidtz	...	Gretta Milano
James Gandolfini	...	Lou
Elias Koteas	...	Edgar Reese
Gabriel Casseus	...	Art
Michael J. Pagan	...	Sam
Robert Joy	...	Charles
Frank Medrano	...	Charles' Killer
Ronn Munro	...	Mini Golf Owner
Cynthia Hayden	...	Society Woman
Ray Xifo	...	Society Man
Tony Michael Donnelly	...	Toby
Tara Carnes	...	Teenage Girl
Reno Wilson	...	Mike
Wendy Cutler	...	Denise
Aida Turturro	...	Tiffany
Jeff Tanner	...	Lawrence
Jerry Walsh	...	Fat Man
Bob Rumnock	...	Schoolteacher
Ellen Sheppard	...	Nun on Bus
Christian Aubert	...	Professor Louders
Bill Clark	...	Detective Bill Clark
Allelon Ruggiero	...	Executioner
Jill Holden	...	Gracie
Drucie McDaniel	...	Vender
John R. Russell	...	Distinguished Gentleman (as John Raphael Russell)
Lynn Wanlass	...	Complaining Woman
John Descano	...	Cab Driver
Cress Williams	...	Detective Joe
Rick Warner	...	Governor
Jim Grimshaw	...	Warden
Brandon Zitin	...	Muscle Builder
Rozwill Young	...	Prison Guard
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Prison Guard
Frank Davis	...	Prison Guard
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Uniformed Cop (as Barry 'Shabaka' Henley)
Mike Cicchetti	...	Mustache Man
Chuck Jeffreys	...	Transit Cop (as William C. Jeffreys III)
Ben Siegler	...	Priest
Jason George	...	College Kid (as Jason Winston George)
Anika Hawkins	...	Girlfriend
Stan Kang	...	Japanese Businessman
Thomas J. McCarthy	...	Witness
Sheila Bader	...	Witness
Elleanor Jean Hendley	...	Reporter
Michael Aron	...	Reporter
Byron Scott	...	Reporter
Pat Ciarrocchi	...	Anchor
Steve Highsmith	...	Anchor
Kent Manahan	...	Anchor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ford Austin	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Graham Beckel	...	John Reynolds (uncredited)
Isaac Mayanja	...	Bodyguard for Hobbes During Execution (uncredited)
Sal Mazzotta	...	Jimmy Moore (uncredited)
J. Emerson McGowan	...	Demon Passer (uncredited)
George Pellegrino	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Gary Rodriguez	...	Detective (uncredited)
Scott Roman	...	Witness (uncredited)
Aaron Sadovsky	...	Train Conductor (uncredited)

Directed by
Gregory Hoblit

Writing credits (WGA)
Nicholas Kazan		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Cavallo	....	executive producer
Elon Dershowitz	....	executive producer
Patricia Graf	....	associate producer
Nicholas Kazan	....	executive producer
Ted Kurdyla	....	executive producer
Charles Roven	....	producer
Kelley Smith-Wait	....	co-producer
Dawn Steel	....	producer
Richard Suckle	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Tan Dun

Cinematography by
Newton Thomas Sigel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lawrence Jordan

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Terence Marsh

Art Direction by
William Cruse

Set Decoration by
Michael Seirton

Costume Design by
Colleen Atwood

Makeup Department
Rebecca Alling	....	makeup artist
Larry M. Cherry	....	hair stylist
Peggy Schierholz	....	hair stylist (as Peg Schierholz)
Edna Sheen	....	key makeup artist (as Edna M. Sheen)
Kenneth Walker	....	key hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard F. Basley	....	second second assistant director
Frank Davis	....	first assistant director
Frank Davis	....	second assistant director
Harvey Epstein	....	second second assistant director
Greg Hale	....	second second assistant director (as Gregory G. Hale)
Nilo Otero	....	first assistant director
Willie E. Simmons Jr.	....	second assistant director (as Willie E. Simmons)
Tyrone S. Walker	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Tyrone Walker)
Matthew T. Weiner	....	second assistant director (as Matthew Weiner)

Art Department
Gregory P. Alcus	....	on-set dresser
Ben Baca	....	propmaker
Stephen Ball	....	props
Will Blount	....	property master
Melanie S. Chretin	....	set dresser
Scott Edward Collins	....	set dresser
Clifford D. Eubank	....	leadman gangboss
J. Gregory Evans	....	set dec buyer
Jon E. Graf	....	shop craftsman
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	carpenter
Paul Maiello	....	construction gang boss
Gordon McVay	....	set dresser
Sebastian Milito	....	construction coordinator
Christopher Neely	....	lead man
Jeff Ogg	....	carpenter
Duncan M. Spencer	....	construction grip (as Duncan Spencer)
Nell Stifel	....	stand-by scenic
Kurt Verbaarschott	....	gang boss
Tim Weston	....	greensman
Paul Williams	....	construction foreman
Marcel Worch	....	carpenter
Ron Yates	....	set designer
Damien Harrer	....	greensman (uncredited)
Julia K. Levine	....	set designer (uncredited)
Sharon Potts	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Acord	....	boom operator
Mary Andrews	....	adr editor
Bob Beher	....	supervising foley editor
Lance Brown	....	sound designer
Lance Brown	....	sound editor
Michael Dressel	....	sound editor
Shawn Egan	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Fortune	....	supervising sound editor
Frank A. Fuller Jr.	....	sound editor
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor
Lance Laurienzo	....	first assistant sound editor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nancy MacLeod	....	foley editor
Joseph A. Mayer	....	supervising adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Jay Meagher	....	production sound mixer
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor (as Anthony R. Milch)
Gary Mundheim	....	sound editor
Howard Neiman	....	sound editor
Jay Nierenberg	....	sound editor
Scott Shadden	....	assistant sound editor
Mike Shuman	....	apprentice sound editor
Randy Smith	....	boom operator
Marsha Sorce	....	sound recordist
Shawn Sykora	....	sound editor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Robert Troy	....	sound editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard E. Yawn	....	sound editor
Jennifer-Noel Dennis	....	sound assist (uncredited)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chad Baalbergen	....	special effects
James Fredburg	....	special effects coordinator (as Jim Fredburg)
Ray L. Wilkerson	....	special effects technician
Dennis King	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Martin Body	....	optical cameraman
Ditch Doy	....	computer animator
Kent Houston	....	visual effects supervisor
Joe Salazar	....	digital compositor
Dorne Huebler	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects (uncredited)
Sarah Moore	....	digital compositor: Buena Vista Imaging (uncredited)

Stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Edward Conna	....	stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunts (as Kelsee Devoreaux)
Phil Neilson	....	stunt coordinator
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
Brian Smyj	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bangma	....	Steadicam assistant
Chad C. Barrow	....	best boy grip
Jeremy Braben	....	aerial camera operator: Spacecam
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera and Steadicam
Mark Burnett	....	video assist operator
Daniel C. Cook	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jason Cortazzo	....	company grip
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Dylan Goss	....	aerial camera operator (as Dylan M. Gross)
Bill Green	....	grip
Jason Jensen	....	second assistant camera
Jimmy E. Jensen	....	assistant camera
Jeb Johenning	....	digital video assist operator
Michael Leonard	....	additional first assistant camera
Steven Litecky	....	assistant chief lighting technician
William Louthe	....	electrician
David W. Lowe	....	grip
David L. Merrill	....	key grip
Richard A. Mitchell	....	electrician
Richie Moore	....	additional second assistant camera: second unit
Darryl Murchison	....	lighting technician
Dale Obert	....	electrician
Daniel Rieser	....	best boy rigging grip
Kyle Rudolph	....	camera operator
Richard Rutkowski	....	Steadicam assistant
Leon Sanginiti	....	second assistant camera
Jorge Sánchez	....	assistant camera
Stephen Treadway	....	second assistant camera
William D. Wynn	....	dolly grip
Michael Chang	....	rigging best boy (uncredited)
Glenn Davis	....	electrician (uncredited)
David Yellin	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Andrea Adams	....	animator

Casting Department
Ronna Kress	....	casting associate
Mike Lemon	....	extras casting
Mike Lemon	....	local casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lee Clayton	....	costume cutter
Lee Clayton	....	tailor
Lorraine Crossman	....	costumer
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor
Jim Moore	....	key costumer
Ermenegildo Zegna	....	wardrobe: Donald Sutherland
Elizabeth Abate	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Robert Brakey	....	first assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Gloria Kaiser	....	color timer
Juli Vizza	....	second assistant editor
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)
Jennifer-Noel Dennis	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Phil Faroudja	....	editorial production assistant (uncredited)
Janelle Ashley Nielson	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Gary Chester	....	score recording engineer
Tan Dun	....	conductor
Tom Kramer	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Steve Boyd	....	transportation coordinator
Dennis Junt	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Dennis T. Benatar	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski	....	assistant production coordinator
Russell Clark	....	choreographer
Grace Clements	....	film runner
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer
Wendy Cox	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Scott Currie	....	assistant location manager
Tamela D'Amico	....	assistant to producer
Larry Donahue	....	chef
Patricia Douglas	....	assistant: Mr. Goodman
Brian Fike	....	office production assistant
Kimberly Franklin	....	assistant: Ms. Steel
P.J. Haines	....	assistant chef
Lore Hiney	....	assistant: Ms. Davidtz
Sam Hutchins	....	assistant location manager
Karen Jarnecke	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathleen Kelly	....	key medic
Scott Kordish	....	production coordinator: Philadelphia
Graham Kurzner	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles
Derrick Loris	....	location assistant
Theresa Marsh	....	first assistant production accountant
Michael McBrien	....	production assistant
Douglas W. McHenry	....	post-production accountant
John Michael Sudol	....	set production assistant
Sharon Pinkenson	....	film commissioner: Greater Philadelphia Film Office
Tory Reed	....	set production assistant
Judy Richter	....	assistant: Mr. Kurdyla
Rachel Rose	....	assistant: Mr. Suckle
David Sousa	....	animal trainer: Cats (uncredited)
Sally Jo Sousa	....	animal trainer: cat
Jason Stant	....	production secretary
Jr. Donald Stanton	....	production assistant
Julie Stevens	....	studio teacher
Matilde Valera	....	production accountant
Charles Washington Jr.	....	production assistant
Michael Weiss	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
Gina White	....	assistant: Mr. Washington (as Gina L. White)
Cheri Zucca	....	production assistant
Julia Alexander	....	production coordinator: second unit (uncredited)
Ralph Berge	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Turner Pictures (I) (presents)
• Atlas Entertainment (presents)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (1998) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1998) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS) (Special Widescreen Edition)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Sandrews (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• Yorin (2002) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (included with "Training Day" in Denzel Washington Double Feature)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Peerless Camera Company (special visual effects)
• Buena Vista Imaging (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animal training
• Buena Vista Imaging  opticals
• Hollywood Rentals Productions Services  thanks (as Hollywood Rental)
• Imaginary Forces  main title sequences created by
• Mike Lemon Casting  location and extras casting
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• RGB Laboratories  thanks
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Spacecam Systems  thanks (as Space Cam Systems)
• Technicolor  color timing
• Turner Pictures Worldwide  programming
• Warner Home Video  VHS package design

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Syriac | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #35527) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Holmesburg Prison - 8215 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Turner Pictures (I)

Trivia:

In post production, the film was processed by using a technique known as ENR, which deepens shadows and lightens highlights, but doesn't alter any primary colors.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Hobbes gets up from Art's bed after noticing the lettering on his chest under his unbuttoned shirt, a wide-angle shot shows Art's pajama shirt re-buttoned again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Azazel:I wanna tell you about the time I almost died....

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Alien³' (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Where It's At

Overlooked movie

This is a psychological thriller with every ingredient you could ever want for a great movie-experience in that genre. Denzel Washington acts brilliantly as the highly renowned detective Hobbes who's in for quite an experience. Co-actors, including John Goodman, Donald Sutherland and James Gandolfini also shine in this movie. Great acting, a story full of suspense and surprises, great score and some nerve-rattling scenes makes this a perfect movie worth buying for your collection. It's not only a great murder-mystery detective movie, but it probes deeper into the realms of faith, religion, philosophy and imagination and thus stands out as a movie more memorable than most. If you like "Seven" and "The Ninth Gate", you're certainly gonna like this one. I've seen it at least 6 times.