Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
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Nelson Wright
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| Julia Roberts | ... |
Dr. Rachel Mannus
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| Kevin Bacon | ... |
David Labraccio
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| William Baldwin | ... |
Joe Hurley
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| Oliver Platt | ... |
Randy Steckle
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| Kimberly Scott | ... |
Winnie Hicks
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| Joshua Rudoy | ... |
Billy Mahoney
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| Benjamin Mouton | ... |
Rachel's Father
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Aeryk Egan | ... |
Young Nelson
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Kesha Reed | ... |
Young Winnie
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Anne Coldren
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| Jim Ortlieb | ... |
Uncle Dave
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John Duda | ... |
Young Labraccio
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Megan Stewart | ... |
Playground Kid
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| Tressa Thomas | ... |
Playground Kid
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Gonzo Gonzalez | ... |
Playground Kid
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Afram Bill Williams | ... |
Ben Hicks
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Deborah Thompson Duda | ... |
Terry
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| Elinore O'Connell | ... |
Rachel's Mother
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Marilyn Dodds Frank | ... |
Bag Lady
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Sanna Vraa | ... |
Bridget
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Nicole Niblack | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Cynthia Bassham | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Sarabeth Tucek | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Ilona Margolis | ... |
Joe's Woman
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| Julie Warner | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Iilana B'tiste | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Deborah Torchio | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Deborah Goomas | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Michelle McKee | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Nancy Moran | ... |
Joe's Woman
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Dede Latinopoulos | ... |
Joe's Woman
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| Patricia Belcher | ... |
Edna - Ward Nurse
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| Susan French | ... |
Terminal Woman
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| Beth Grant | ... |
Housewife
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Cage S. Johnson | ... |
Near Death Patient
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Jared Milmeister | ... |
Young Nelson's Friend
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Patrick Gleeson | ... |
Young Nelson's Friend
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John Benjamin Martin | ... |
Man on Crack
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| Baadja-Lyne Odums | ... |
Nurse
(as Lynda Odums)
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| John Fink | ... |
Doctor
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| Angela Paton | ... |
Doctor
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| Evelina Fernández | ... |
Latin Woman
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Miguel Delgado | ... |
Latin Husband
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Ingrid Oliu | ... |
Latin Wife
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Raymond Hanis | ... |
Latin Orderly
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Zoaunne LeRoy | ... |
Waitress
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Tom Kurlander | ... |
Medical Student
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Nili Levi | ... |
Little Girl
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| Anne James | ... |
Beth
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| K.K. Dodds | ... |
Jill
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Natsuko Ohama | ... |
Professor
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Jeff Dlugolecki | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Bettina M. Johnson | ... |
One of Joe's Women (uncredited)
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| Shauna O'Brien | ... |
One of Joe's Women (uncredited)
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| Ted Otis | ... |
Medical Student (uncredited)
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| Marie-Alise Recasner | ... |
Girl at the Bottom of Stairs (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joel Schumacher | ||
Written by
| Peter Filardi | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Rick Bieber | ... | producer |
| Michael Douglas | ... | producer |
| Peter Filardi | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Rachmil | ... | executive producer |
| Scott Rudin | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| James Newton Howard | ||
Cinematography by
| Jan de Bont | ... | director of photography (as Jan De Bont) |
Film Editing by
| Robert Brown | ||
Editorial Department
| Dean Beville | ... | apprentice editor |
| David E. Blewitt | ... | additional editor (as Dave Blewitt) |
| Gary Burritt | ... | negative cutter |
| Phil Hetos | ... | color timer |
| Jim Prior | ... | additional editor |
| Pattye Rogers | ... | assistant editor |
| James Seidelman | ... | assistant editor |
| Rick Sparr | ... | assistant editor |
| Richard Garibaldi | ... | home video mastering colorist (uncredited) |
| Fred C. Vitale | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Mali Finn | ||
Production Design by
| Eugenio Zanetti | ||
Art Direction by
| Jim Dultz | ||
Set Decoration by
| Anne Kuljian | ... | (as Anne L. Kuljian) |
Costume Design by
| Susan Becker | ||
Makeup Department
| Ve Neill | ... | makeup artist |
| Yolanda Toussieng | ... | hair stylist |
| Michael Burnett | ... | special makeup effects artist: dissection cadaver (uncredited) |
| Greg Cannom | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| Vance Hartwell | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| Dominic Mango | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Larry Odien | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| Colin Penman | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Stephen McEveety | ... | unit production manager (as Steve McEveety) |
| Chantal Feghali | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John T. Kretchmer | ... | first assistant director (as John Kretchmer) |
| Judith Moore | ... | dga trainee (as Judith A. Moore) |
| Jeff Rafner | ... | first assistant director |
| Gary Schilz | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Greg John Callas | ... | construction coordinator (as Greg Callas) |
| Michael R. Gannon | ... | assistant property master |
| Richard Hoffenberg | ... | construction foreman |
| Stephen Homsy | ... | set designer |
| William A. Petrotta | ... | property master |
| Paul Sonski | ... | set designer |
| John Alvin | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
| Laurence Byrne | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
| Michael Denering | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Tom von Badinski | ... | welder (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Petra Bach | ... | adr editor |
| Anna Behlmer | ... | sound recordist |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois) |
| Charles L. Campbell | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Paul Timothy Carden | ... | sound editor |
| Chris Carpenter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Louis L. Edemann | ... | sound editor |
| Richard C. Franklin | ... | supervising sound editor (as Richard Franklin) |
| Rick Hart | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nils C. Jensen | ... | sound editor (as Nils Jensen) |
| Angie Luckey | ... | assistant sound editor |
| David MacMillan | ... | production sound mixer (as David Macmillan) |
| Gary Mundheim | ... | sound editor |
| Richard Oswald | ... | sound editor |
| Fred Stafford | ... | adr editor (as Frederick Stafford) |
| Derek Casari | ... | dubbing engineer (uncredited) |
| Ed Golya | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Greg Orloff | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Patterson | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Carolyn Tapp | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Sam Barkin | ... | special effects: Chicago |
| Phil Cory | ... | special effects (as Philip Cory) |
| Hans Metz | ... | special effects |
| Richard L. Hill | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Jerry Lieberman | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Timothy W. Tiedje | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Peter Donen | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Jim Danforth | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
| Peter Juneau | ... | visual effects projection (uncredited) |
| Mike Leben | ... | motion control operator (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Bill Erickson | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Rick LeFevour | ... | stunt double |
| Larry Nicholas | ... | stunt double |
| Bobby Porter | ... | stunt double |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steve Adcock | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ed Ayer | ... | chief lighting technician (as Edward A. Ayer) |
| Nathaniel James Dunn | ... | best boy grip (as Nathaniel 'Jim' Dunn) |
| Gene Kearney | ... | key grip |
| Ted J. Kredo | ... | best boy electric |
| Christine M. Loss | ... | still photographer (as Christine Loss) |
| John O'Boyle | ... | set wireman |
| Calmar Roberts | ... | first assistant camera (as Calmar K. Roberts Jr.) |
| Michael Scott | ... | camera operator |
| Moose Enright | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Adam Glick | ... | set lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Gregory Lundsgaard | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Stan McClain | ... | camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited) |
| Michael Shanman | ... | lighting console operator (uncredited) |
| Lou Weinert | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Megan McConnell | ... | casting assistant |
| Barbara L. Roche | ... | extras casting |
| Catherine Jane Holzer | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Mark A. Ridge | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Warren | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kirsten Everberg | ... | assistant to costume designer |
| Rosemarie Fall | ... | costume supervisor: women |
| Nick Scarano | ... | costume supervisor: men |
| Stephen P. Shubin | ... | costume supervisor: men (as Steve Shubin) |
| Barbara Marko Friedman | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Marlene Hajdu | ... | set costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Steph Benseman | ... | location manager (as Stephan Benseman) |
| Jacolyn Bucksbaum | ... | location manager: Chicago (as Jacolyn Baker) |
Music Department
| Chris Boardman | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Brad Dechter | ... | additional orchestrator (as Brad Decter) |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | scoring mixer |
| Marty Paich | ... | conductor |
| Richard Rudolph | ... | music supervisor (as Dick Rudolph) |
| Paul Salamunovich | ... | conductor: St. Charles Borromeo Choir |
| Jon Wattenbarger | ... | conductor: boys choir |
| Jim Weidman | ... | music editor |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Fawn | ... | vocalist (uncredited) |
| Michael Landau | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pamela Alch | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Martin T. Hill | ... | transportation captain |
| William F. Hogan | ... | transportation co-captain: Chicago (as Billy Hogan Jr.) |
| Armand Paoletti | ... | transportation coordinator: Chicago |
| James C. Taylor | ... | transportation coordinator |
Other crew
| Rocky Buzzini | ... | production assistant (as Rocky A. Buzzini) |
| Peter DePalma | ... | assistant: Mr. Douglas (as Peter De Palma) |
| Guy Ferland | ... | assistant: Mr. Schumacher |
| Lynette Graves | ... | production assistant |
| Erica Heider | ... | assistant: Mr. Rachmil |
| Patricia Jeffers | ... | production assistant |
| Tammy Karabas | ... | assistant production coordinator: Chicago |
| Shari Leibowitz | ... | production coordinator |
| Boone Narr | ... | animal trainer |
| Ramon Pahoyo | ... | craft service (as Ramon B. Pahoya) |
| Tim Pedegana | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Barbara Shane | ... | assistant: Mr. Bieber |
| Susan Trembly | ... | publicist |
| Robin Vail | ... | assistant: Mr. Rachmil |
| Gaston Vidou | ... | production assistant |
| Julie Yarrish | ... | assistant: Mr. Schumacher |
| Ray Zimmerman | ... | production accountant (as Raymond G. Zimmerman) |
| Ursula Brauner | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Bob Corff | ... | voice teacher (uncredited) |
| Steve Kraus | ... | dailies projectionist (uncredited) |
| Heather Pollock | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | ... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) |
| Marsha Zvonkin | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
- Stonebridge Entertainment (producer)
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1990) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (1990) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1990) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1990) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar (1991) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Columbia Tristar Films of India (1991) (India) (theatrical)
- Interama (1991) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Prooptiki (1990) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1990) (Finland) (theatrical)
- BBC One (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- CBS (1993) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (United Kingdom) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
- Egmont Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
- Encore Avenue (2009) (Canada) (tv)
- Kutonen (2014) (Finland) (tv)
- LK-TEL (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (1998) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (1998) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-edited)
- LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- MTV3 (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1990) (Brazil) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2007) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
- Video Trade (1991) (Finland) (VHS)
- Videosonic (1991) (Greece) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Cinema Digital Sound (sound)
- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (color)
- Holzer Roche Casting (extras casting: Chicago)
- Panavision (filmed in)
- TAJ Soundworks (foley)
- Technicolor (prints)
- Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios (sound re-recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to intensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure.
Written by John Vogel |
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| Taglines | It's beautiful. It's erotic. It's terrifying. They know. They've crossed the line. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $26,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $10,000,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | During pre-production, the actors worked with medical technical advisor Ruth F. Ekholm, who tutored them on the proper medical procedures for the scenes in which the students flatline on the EKG and EEG machines, signaling cardiac and brain death, respectively. They also took advantage of Peter Filardi's research of published accounts from people who'd had near-death experiences. Almost all accident victims reported a tunnel leading to a beautiful white light and friendly voices. People who had attempted suicide had troubled, emotionally painful near-death experiences. See more » |
| Goofs | When everyone is preparing to put Nelson under for the first time, Nelson squeezes the syringe squirting fluid out of the needle then taps on the syringe to force any bubbles to the top of the syringe. This is the opposite of the way you actually get all of the air out of a syringe. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Flatliners/Young Guns II/The Two Jakes/Metropolitan/Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1990). See more » |
| Soundtracks | PARTY TOWN See more » |
| Quotes |
[first lines]
Nelson Wright: Today is a good day to die. See more » |