Resurrection (1999)

Detective John Prudhomme, a Cajun transplanted to Chicago, is assigned to investigate the savage murder of a man who has bled to death from a severed arm. A message, "He Is Coming", written... See full summary »

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers:

Brad Mirman (story), Christopher Lambert (story),

Stars:

Christopher Lambert, Leland Orser, Robert Joy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Lambert	...	John Prudhomme
Leland Orser	...	Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
Robert Joy	...	Gerald Demus
Barbara Tyson	...	Sara Prudhomme
Rick Fox	...	Scholfield
David Cronenberg	...	Father Rousell
Jonathan Potts	...	Detective Moltz
Peter MacNeill	...	Captain Whippley
Philip Williams	...	Detective Rousch
Jayne Eastwood	...	Dolores Koontz
David Ferry	...	Mr. Breslauer
Chaz Thorne	...	David Elkins
Barbara Gordon	...	Judge Seers
Darren Enkin	...	John Ordway
Jan Filips	...	Stanley Galloway

Storyline

Detective John Prudhomme, a Cajun transplanted to Chicago, is assigned to investigate the savage murder of a man who has bled to death from a severed arm. A message, "He Is Coming", written in blood on the victim's window is a dark, forboding clue of his task. After two more victims with missing body parts are discovered, Prudhomme realizes he is on the trail of a serial killer who is using the missing body parts to reconstruct the body of Christ...just in time for Easter. As Prudhomme struggles to catch the zealot-murderer, he is haunted by the death of his son, his continued estrangement from his wife, and his wavering faith in God.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | serial killer | easter | flashback | religion | 

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Taglines:

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men. Ecclesiastes 6:1

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

5 June 1999 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Resurrección

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

ESP 726,445,791 (Spain) (13 July 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baldwin/Cohen Productions, Interlight, Resurrection Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Takes place in Chicago, but the train station has many signs in French as well as English, giving away the actual Toronto location. You can also see the Canadian flag hanging in the main concourse of the train station in one of the scenes.

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Quotes

John Prudhomme: Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get away with murder? There are fifty ways to fuck up a crime and if you can think of twenty of them, you're a genius. So far, this guy is batting a thousand.

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Connections

Referenced in The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Bad Movie and Video Game Sequel Titles (2006)

User Reviews

Religion with a twist

I saw this movie on TV for the first time. Right from the beginning, I had a strange feeling of sickness and disgust and the top scenes were not even on yet. It is compared to Se7en, but I feel it has more action in it while the gore is the same in both movies. The serial killer is very disturbing and has no pity towards his victims like most "respected" SKs. I don't remember the soundtrack to the movie, but I think it does give that eerie touch to a movie that is in itself disturbing all along. The killer doesn't give himself away that easily and he is seriously involved in what he's doing. The final scene is one of the best in horror movies, but can be quite sickening for many light-hearted viewers.