Soul Survivors (2001)

A co-ed is caught between the world of the living and the dead.

Director:

Stephen Carpenter

Writer:

Stephen Carpenter

Stars:

Melissa Sagemiller, Wes Bentley, Casey Affleck

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Cassie
Wes Bentley	...	Matt
Casey Affleck	...	Sean
Eliza Dushku	...	Annabel
Angela Featherstone	...	Raven
Luke Wilson	...	Jude
Allen Hamilton	...	Dr. Haverston
Ken Moreno	...	Hideous Dancer
Carl Paoli	...	Deathmask
Barbara E. Robertson	...	Margaret (as Barbara Robertson)
Richard Pickren	...	Ben
Candace Kroslak	...	Cool Blond (as Candace Kaye Kroslak)
Ryan Kitley	...	Young Cop
Rick Snyder	...	Father McManus
Danny Goldberg	...	Campus Cop

Storyline

College freshman Cassandra "Cassie" steps into a nightmare of otherworldly visitations after surviving a devastating car accident. Haunted by a grim reaper of a far different kind, her only hope is to cling to chance encounters with her lost love Sean and the aid of a mysterious young priest named Father Jude. It is the spirit of Sean, her soul mate, who guides her to love, but it is her friends Matt, Annabel and Annabel's morose friend Raven who try to draw her to the dark side.

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Plot Keywords:

college | car accident | ghost | mask | panties | 

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Taglines:

The World of the Dead and the World of the Living... are About to Collide.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, sexuality and some substance abuse

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alucinação

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£200,178 (UK) (11 January 2002)

Gross:

£200,178 (UK) (11 January 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lost Soul Productions, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Marsden turned down the role of Sean in favor of a part in X-Men.

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Goofs

When Cassie is lying next to Raven in the hospital, Raven's chest is alternately covered and uncovered between shots.

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Quotes

Annabel: What's the Drama?

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Connections

References Carnival of Souls (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Authenticity"
Performed by Harvey Danger
Written by Evan Sult, Sean Nelson, Aaron Huffman and Jeff Lin
Published by Famous Music o/b/o itself and But Mom I Love Music
Courtesy of London-Sire Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Insulting...

This movie is just insulting.

Did the director/writer/producer think they could pull this off and captivate the audience?

It seems as though they collected cut scenes from misc. B-movie horror flicks and pasted them all together for this movie. There is no continuity; at no time does the story move in any real direction; and scenes jump from the bizarre to the completely unrelated and even more bizarre. What makes them bizarre is not a surrealistic feel or inspired art, but God-awful acting and unrealistic situations.

The final scene of this movie is just ridiculous. It's an insult and a slap in the face of every moviegoer with an IQ over 50. Remember talking with your friends, about how cool it'd be to make a movie that was all just a meaningless dream? Well, it definitely ISN'T cool.

From the beginning scene (a completely meaningless and impossible murder of an unrelated and unexplained victim), to the weird masked-people from the rave, to the sicko lesbian with the quick, gross boobie shot, to the dead father Jude (Luke, what were you thinking?!), to the stupid stupid STUPID ending, this movie was a waste of time from its inception.