Faust: Love of the Damned (2000)

Director:

Brian Yuzna

Writers:

Tim Vigil (graphic novel) &
David Quinn (graphic novel) ...

Release Date:

2 February 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Everything has a price...

Plot:

A man sells his soul to the devil.

Plot Keywords:

Hell | Devil | Demon | Shot In The Back | Dying During Sex

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Mark Frost	...	John Jaspers / Faust
Isabel Brook	...	Jade de Camp
Jennifer Rope	...	Blue
Jeffrey Combs	...	Lt. Dan Margolies
Mònica Van Campen	...	Claire
Leslie Charles	...	Newscaster
Fermí Reixach	...	Commissioner Marino (as Fermi Reixach)
Junix Inocian	...	Dr. Yuri Yamoto
Robert Paterson	...	SWAT Team Leader
Marc Martínez	...	Hapi
Andrew Divoff	...	M
Clare Leach	...	Nurse Ida
Francisco Maestre	...	Baez
Ronny Svensson	...	Beef
Alex Sarr	...	Don

Also Known As:

Diablo (Philippines: English title)
Faust (USA)
Faust: La revenja és a la sang (Spain: Catalan title)
Faust: La venganza está en la sangre (Spain)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

98 min | Spain:101 min

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Peru:18 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Castelao Producciones

Trivia:

The Homunculus creature, in the comic, looked like a werewolf. The original design of the creature, by Spanish effects artist Poli Cantero, was a snake-like creature with a muscular neck and a cobra-esque hood. Director Brian Yuzna liked the design, but when it came time to build the full-scale puppet, Yuzna didn't like it. He then turned to Japanese surrealist Screaming Mad George to design and construct the monster.

Movie Connections:

References The Crow (1994)

"There is no grand design. Just an outbreak of chaos."

This movie lives by those words. Faust is simply a fluff film meant to have fun with. You people have got to stop saying that this film ripped off Spawn. This comic was published back in the 1980's! The 80's folks. Got that straight? Now, Faust is not a good movie, it's a good looking movie. It's stylishly done. Brian Yuzna has certainly progressed as a filmmaker. Screaming Mad George's effects are, as always, different. There is a strange lack of gore, however (most reviews kept talking about the gore, but they obviously have not seen other Yuzna/George collaborations). It does get a little far fetched when M turns the chick into a blob of goo. It's just ridiculous, I wish Yuzna would take his films more seriously sometimes. I mean, sometimes it's funny, but at others it's inappropriate. There is also a monster that looks dead-on like Dr. Freudstein in Fulci's House by the Cemetery. My other complaint comes during the subway scene. Why do they have to have sex after they escape danger? It's over the top to say the least. Faust does have a plus side. You've got a couple of cult favorites starring. Jeffrey Combs always adds something to a picture and Andrew Divoff is perfect as M. He has one of the most evil voices ever (I'm just not sure about that haircut). Mark Frost gets the award for gratuitous over-acting. It is a comic book movie though. There's also a great soundtrack. Nothing like some good old fashioned heavy metal to drive a violent flick.

"You can't cure evil, Dr. It's not a sickness."