Fallen (1998)

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writer:

Nicholas Kazan

Stars:

Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denzel Washington	...	John Hobbes
John Goodman	...	Jonesy
Donald Sutherland	...	Lt. Stanton
Embeth Davidtz	...	Gretta Milano
James Gandolfini	...	Lou
Elias Koteas	...	Edgar Reese
Gabriel Casseus	...	Art
Michael J. Pagan	...	Sam
Robert Joy	...	Charles
Frank Medrano	...	Charles' Killer
Ronn Munro	...	Mini Golf Owner
Cynthia Hayden	...	Society Woman
Ray Xifo	...	Society Man
Tony Michael Donnelly	...	Toby
Tara Carnes	...	Teenage Girl

Storyline

Det. John Hobbes is convinced that when killer Edgar Reese is executed, all of his troubles are over. But when people he knows and people on the street start to sing the same tune that Reese sang in the gas chamber, and those same people taunt him, he is told that maybe the cursed fallen angel Azazel is behind it all. Azazel is cursed to roam the Earth without a form, and he can switch bodies by any contact, making him hard to track. When Hobbes is forced to kill a man possessed by Azazel, he must clear his name while protecting his family and others from the evil, vengeful Azazel.

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Plot Keywords:

azazel | serial killer | fallen angel | demon | demonic possession | 

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Taglines:

Time is on my side....

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Syriac Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Poseídos

Filming Locations:

Holmesburg Prison - 8215 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,401,566, 16 January 1998, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$25,188,006, 22 March 1998

Company Credits

Production Co:

Turner Pictures (I), Atlas Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nicholas Kazan specifically wrote the role of Jonesy for John Goodman.

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Goofs

When Azazel punches the window of the cab containing Greta Milano, it shatters like regular glass. An automobile window breaks into tiny round pieces.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Azazel: I wanna tell you about the time I almost died...

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Connections

Referenced in Smallville: Spirit (2005)

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Soundtracks

Time Is On My Side
Written by Jerry Ragovoy (as Jerry Ragovoy)
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham (as Andrew Oldham)
Published by Unichappell Music, Inc.
Courtesy of Abkco Records

User Reviews

Predictable and average at best.

The movie was pretty much predictable from beginning to end. The ending was predictable too. I guessed the ending almost from the beginning and definitely mid way through the movie. I also feel the movie made the demon's abilities to jump bodies too easy and made him basically invincible from the beginning of the movie, making this movie predictable. If they made him a bit more vulnerable while he was in a human form, it would have been more unpredictable and exciting. I think if they also elaborated on the demon's origin, it would have drawn the watchers closer to the movie. I know the reason why they made the demon easy to jump bodies and why they made him pretty much invincible, but i think it made the movie almost pointless and predictable. And the girl that helped Denzel, u would think that should could have had a bigger part in the movie and made it more interesting. This movie was not scary but had the potential to be.