Deathline (1997)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Tibor Takács

Writers:

Tibor Takács (writer) and
Brian Irving (writer)

Release Date:

22 December 1997 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

In The Future, Death Is Only The Beginning.

Plot:

When a man is murdered in Moscow, experimental bionic research brings him back to life. He then sets...

Plot Keywords:

Bloodshed | Nude Fight Scene | Nude Woman Murdered | Death | Nudity

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	John Anderson Wade
Mark Dacascos	...	Merrick
Yvonne Sciò	...	Marina K. / Katya
Patrick Dreikauss	...	Mishka
Randall William Cook	...	Vanya the Special Prosecutor
Michael Mehlmann	...	Serge
Ildikó Szücs	...	Antonia (as Ildiko Szucs)
István Kanizsay	...	Assistant Prosecutor (as Istvan Kaizsai)
John Thompson	...	Udo
Gabor Peter Vincze	...	Lt. Lo
Scott J. Ateah	...	Brest (as Scott Athea)
Attila Árpa	...	Yamoto
Jak Osmond	...	Assassin
Roger La Page	...	Beggar
Ágnes Bánfalvy	...	The President (as Agnes Banfalvi)
Gábor Nagy	...	Priest
Magda Scheer	...	Concierge
Zoltán Koppány	...	Vigo
Gábor Kocsó	...	Pilot, Rudie (as Gabor Kosco)
Pál Makrai	...	Head Scavenger (as Pal Makray)
Gábor Salinger	...	Scavenger II
Gábor Váradi	...	Surgeon
Ági Margittay	...	Old Woman (as Ági Margitai)
Mercedes Szikora	...	Nurse I
Eva Gyevai	...	Nurse II
Mark Suveg	...	Buttonhead
Eszter Tanka	...	Dirt Girl I
Szilvia Bizek	...	Female Soldier
Gyula Szekely	...	Male Soldier
Krisztina Desi	...	Newscaster
Levente Lezsák	...	Attendant
Péter Balogh	...	Boy on TV
László Borbély	...	Police-Doctor
Anita Neszmenyi	...	Zone Girl I
Tamás Gyöngyösi	...	Yamato's Joe Boy
Zsolt Somogyi	...	Yamato's Joe Boy
Ellen Irving	...	Party Goer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Lambert	...	Billy Connors (uncredited)

Directed by
Tibor Takács

Writing credits
Tibor Takács		(writer) and
Brian Irving		(writer)

Produced by
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Brian Irving	....	producer
Gabor Nagy	....	co-producer
Gábor Nagy	....	co-producer
Sam Perlmutter	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Guy Zerafa

Cinematography by
Zoltán David

Film Editing by
Neil Grieve

Casting by
Michelle Guillermin

Production Design by
István Ocztos

Art Direction by
Zsuzsanna Borvendég		(as Zsuzsa Borvendeg)
János Szabolcs

Costume Design by
Natalie Chanin

Makeup Department
Erzsébet Balogh	....	assistant makeup artist
Katalin Jakots	....	makeup artist (as Kati Jakots)
Balázs Novák	....	assistant makeup artist (as Balazs Nova)
Iván Pohárnok	....	special makeup
Rozalia Szegedi	....	hair stylist (as Rozi Szegedi)

Production Management
Imre Bodo	....	production manager
György Péter Bruno	....	second unit manager
George Gale	....	post-production supervisor
George Muller	....	production supervisor
Amy Rosenberg	....	production supervisor
Gábor Váradi	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott J. Ateah	....	second unit director (as Scott Athea)
Brian Irving	....	second unit director
Roger La Page	....	first assistant director
Péter Rácz	....	assistant director: Hungary
Christopher Takacs	....	second unit director

Art Department
Mihály Balogh	....	props
Gyula Fazekas	....	construction crew
Csaba Hagen	....	props
Zoltán Hardy	....	property master
Gábor Horváth	....	construction crew
László Makai	....	set dresser
Ágnes Menyhárt	....	set dresser
László Nagyidai	....	construction crew (as Laszlo Nagyidai jr.)
Tamás Tamási	....	props
Béla Tóth	....	construction crew (as Bela Toth jr.)

Sound Department
Eric Apps	....	adr recordist
Tom Bjelic	....	sound effects editor
Richard Cadger	....	adr editor
Richard Cadger	....	dialogue editor
Tony Currie	....	supervising sound editor
Giovanni Di Simone	....	sound mixer
John Elliot	....	foley assistant
Paul Germann	....	sound editor
Alastair Gray	....	adr editor
Alastair Gray	....	dialogue editor
Steve Hammond	....	foley artist
John Laing	....	adr editor
John Laing	....	dialogue editor
Kirk Lynds	....	sound transferer
Attila Madaras	....	boom operator
Mike Palmer	....	adr editor
Mike Palmer	....	dialogue editor
David Rose	....	foley recordist
John Douglas Smith	....	sound editor
John Smith	....	adr editor
John Smith	....	dialogue editor
Paul Virostek	....	first assistant sound editor
Randy Wilson	....	control room operator

Special Effects by
Barna Balázs	....	mechanical effects (as Barnabas Balazs)
Gábor Csákovics	....	pyrotechnician
Ferenc Deák	....	mechanical effects
Ferenc Deák	....	special effects supervisor
György Fleckenstein	....	mechanical effects
Gyula Krasnyánszky	....	pyrotechnician
Jak Osmond	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Randall William Cook	....	special visual effects
Michael F. Hoover	....	digital artist

Stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt supervisor (as Scott Athea)
Ferenc Berecz	....	stunts
Sandor Bertalan	....	stunts
Mercedes Bódi	....	stunts
Balazs Borosnyai	....	stunts
Gyula Fábián	....	stunts
Péter Felcsuti	....	stunts
László Fikner	....	stunts
Kata Gellén	....	stunts
Ferenc Hauser	....	stunts
Attila Hídvégi	....	stunts
Levente Hidvégi 'Lenyó'	....	stunts (as Levente Hidvegi)
László Imre	....	stunts
György Kivés	....	stunt coordinator: Hungary
József Kovalik	....	stunts
Laszlo 'Sancho' Mecseki	....	stunts (as Laszlo Mecseki)
György Papp	....	stunts
Endre Pencz	....	stunts
Tamás Pintér	....	stunts
István Sinkó	....	stunts
Zsolt Somogyi	....	stunts
Gáspár Szabó	....	stunts
László Szili	....	stunts
Erzsébet Szloboda	....	stunts
Hubert Szokol	....	stunts
Rudolph Varszegi	....	stunts (as Rudolf Varszegi)
Tamás Vavrik	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Zsolt Büti	....	generator operator (as Zsolt Buti)
János Kiss	....	grip
Szilárd Makkos	....	second assistant camera
Tibor Molnár	....	electrician
Ferenc Németh	....	clapper loader
Pal Paluch	....	first company grip (as Pál Paluch)
Béla Romwalter	....	gaffer
Martin Szecsanov	....	first assistant camera
György Szekeres	....	video technician
József Szucsik	....	best boy
Balázs Vákár	....	electrician

Casting Department
Sándor Dénes	....	extras casting
Mari Makó	....	casting: Hungary (as Mari Mako)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Csaba Farkas	....	dresser
Zsuzsa Majláth	....	dresser
Imre Orosz	....	wardrobe master
Gábor Simkó	....	dresser
Csaba Zollai	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer

Transportation Department
István Bognár	....	driver
Pál Boroznaki	....	driver
László Büdös	....	driver
András Kassai	....	driver
István Király	....	transportation captain
Sándor Molnár	....	driver
Ákos Rostás	....	driver
Sándor Vercz	....	driver (as Sandor Wertz)

Other crew
Henriett Andrejszky	....	double: Yvonne Skio (as Henriette Andreiski)
Béla Dévényi	....	caterer (as Bele 'Koko' Devenyi)
Csaba Egri	....	assistant to producer
Jill Gurr	....	script supervisor
Peter Gyorgy	....	second unit coordinator
Barbara Janosa	....	production coordinator: Hungary
Roland Kollárszky	....	double: Rutger Hauer (as Roland Kollarszky)
Eszter Repassy	....	interpreter
Nóra Simon	....	production liaison
László Szücs	....	production accountant
Attila Temesi	....	production assistant
Andreas Toth	....	location manager
Erzsébet Tóth	....	cashier

Production Companies

• Nu Image (presents)
• Mondofin B.V.

Distributors

• Ascot Video (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
• Cinefear (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Video Film Express (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Armageddon (UK)
Redline (USA)
The Syndicate (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

97 min | UK:93 min

Country:

Canada | Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Nu Image

Goofs:

Continuity: When John Wade's body is lying in the field it changes positions. One camera angle shows him on his side with his legs crossed, while the other camera angle shows him on his back with his legs apart.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)

I actually quite enjoyed it.

I actually quite enjoyed it. It is a rather confusing film but Rutger Hauer is, as always, good value for money and there was plenty of pace to the confusing plot - plenty of action and violence too.

It always makes a film more interesting when you have some connection with it, as I have with this one. It was filmed in Budapest and, in the the scene on Budapest Keleti Station, I saw the bench that fell off when I was asleep a couple of years ago! A pretty tenuous claim to fame, I suspect. That also explains why all of the prostitutes are half naked - it's always very hot in Budapest, both the climatically and socially!