Babylon 5: The River of Souls (TV 1998)

A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

Director:

Janet Greek

Writers:

J. Michael Straczynski (creator), J. Michael Straczynski

Stars:

Jerry Doyle, Tracy Scoggins, Jeff Conaway

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry Doyle	...	Michael Alfredo Garibaldi
Tracy Scoggins	...	Capt. Elizabeth Lochley
Jeff Conaway	...	Zack Allen
Richard Biggs	...	Stephen Franklin, M.D.
Ian McShane	...	Robert Bryson, Ph.D.
Martin Sheen	...	Soul Hunter
Jeff Doucette	...	2nd Man
Wayne Alexander	...	Soul One
Bob Amaral	...	Customer
Beege Barkette	...	Woman (as Beece Barkett)
Joel Brooks	...	Jacob Mayhew
Joshua Cox	...	Lt. David Corwin
T.J. Hoban	...	Male Hologram
Stuart Pankin	...	James Riley
Ray Proscia	...	Klaus

Storyline

Captain Lochley now has solid proof that Garibaldi is a disaster magnet: when he comes to the station to meet with one of his new company's subordinates, she's being sued by the owner of an illegal virtual reality "holo-brothel" and besieged by Soul Hunters looking for one of their soul vessels, this one containing the souls of the long-lost Ralga alien species.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | outer space | 23rd century | future | cult film | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The River of Souls

Company Credits

Production Co:

Babylonian Productions, Turner Network Television (TNT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Soul Hunter make-up, first seen in the "Babylon 5" episode "Soul Hunter", was altered to make Martin Sheen's face more recognizable.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Robert Bryson, Ph.D.: I'm sure it's only a little further to the main vault.
Klaus: You've been saying that for two days. This is foolish. There were other vaults we could have tried. Smaller ones. Easier to get into.
Robert Bryson, Ph.D.: Exactly. They were easier to get into. It's a good bet somebody's been there already...

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Connections

Follows Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)

User Reviews

Silly, aimless detour in a great series of films

Usually, JMS and his crew do a great job. There is no argument that Babylon 5 may have been the finest science fiction series ever to come to television. In this entry in the long series of good films, however, things become a little more slack, and the result is an uninvolving, mildly amusing detour. A Dumb subplot involving the fight with a virtual brothel does nothing to help this film; it is, in a sense, weighted down by the inability of the producers to add anything new into the Babylon 5 universe. Instead of generating a strong storyline, the creators have opted for a plot about a lost "river" of souls and the claimant who arrives unexpectedly to collect his stolen property. Martin Sheen as the alien "soul hunter" is one of the most ludicrous examples of miscasting since Tom Selleck as King Ferdinand in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.