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Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

R 121 min  -  Drama | Thriller  -   22 October 1999 (USA)
6.8
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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 37,287 users   Metascore: 70/100 
Reviews: 370 user | 162 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com

A Manhattan ambulance paramedic, overworked and haunted by visions of his failures, fights to keep a tenuous grip on his clarity.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Joe Connelly (novel), Paul Schrader (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage ...
Patricia Arquette ...
John Goodman ...
Ving Rhames ...
Tom Sizemore ...
Marc Anthony ...
Mary Beth Hurt ...
Nurse Constance
Cliff Curtis ...
Cy Coates
Nestor Serrano ...
Dr. Hazmat
Aida Turturro ...
Nurse Crupp
Sonja Sohn ...
Kanita
Cynthia Roman Cynthia Roman ...
Rose
Afemo Omilami ...
Griss
Cullen O. Johnson Cullen O. Johnson ...
Mr. Burke (as Cullen Oliver Johnson)
Arthur J. Nascarella ...
Captain Barney (as Arthur Nascarella)
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Storyline

Frank Pierce is a paramedic working Gotham's Hell's Kitchen. He's become burned out and haunted by visions of the people he's tried to save. Written by Michael Arndt  

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Plot Keywords:

Hell | Paramedic | Ghost | Ambulance | Rescue  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for gritty violent content, drug use and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Vidas al límite See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,193,052 (USA) (24 October 1999) (1936 Screens)

Gross:

$16,640,210 (USA) (9 January 2000)
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Technical Specs

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DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Average Shot Length (ASL) = 5.1 seconds See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Frank and Marcus use Narcan on IB Bangin, Frank injects the Narcan into one of the wrist veins. Drugs are never main-lined without a patent IV because possible infiltration of the drug would cause tissue damage. If an IV can't be established, Narcan is given either intramuscular (IM) or intranasal (IN). See more »

Quotes

Tom Wall: 66-Exterminator here. We like our coffee bloody!
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Connections

Referenced in You Shoot, I Shoot (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Nowhere to Run"
Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland Jr.)
Performed by Martha & The Vandellas
Courtesy of Motown Record Company L.P.
Under license from Universal Special Markets See more »