Resurrection (1999)

Chicago homicide detectives Prudhome and Hollingsworth are assigned to investigate a murder. Both become entangled in the plot of a serial killer whose goal is to recreate the body of Christ.

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers:

Brad Mirman (story), Christopher Lambert (story)

Stars:

Christopher Lambert, Mike Anscombe, Jeff J.J. Authors

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Anscombe	...	News Anchor
Jeff J.J. Authors	...	Paramedic (as Jeff Authors)
Patrick Chilvers	...	Officer
David Cronenberg	...	Father Rousell
Jayne Eastwood	...	Dolores Koontz
Darren Enkin	...	John Ordway
David Ferry	...	Mr. Breslauer
Jan Filips	...	Stanley Galloway
Rick Fox	...	Scholfield
Silvana Gatica	...	Mother of Baby (as Silvan Gatica)
Karen Glave	...	FBI Receptionist
Barbara Gordon	...	Judge Seers
Rothaford Gray	...	Jailor
Robert Joy	...	Demus
Robert Kennedy	...	Hotel Clerk

Storyline

Detective Prudhomme, and his partner are assigned to investigate the murder of a man who's arm was severed. After 2 more victims with missing body parts turn up, the detectives realise they're after a serial killer. Even worse; he's using the body parts to reconstruct the body of Christ..

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Plot Keywords:

brutality | baby | reference to jesus christ | fbi profiler | amputee | 

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Taglines:

Be afraid. For he is coming.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was theatrically released in most of Europe, Asia and Australia, but went straight to DVD in the US.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 35 mins) Hollinsworth gets shot in his left leg, which is subsequently amputated and stolen, but the gunshot wound is in the right leg of the "finished" Jesus figure.

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Quotes

Captain Whippley: I want you on him the minute he walks out the door. If he takes a shit, I wanna know how many times he wipe his ass.

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Connections

Referenced in Counting (2015)

User Reviews

Russell Mulcahy, eh? He's a funny one.

Given the opportunity of clambering to the top of the directorial heap on the back of the magnificent Highlander, Mr. Mulcahy instead managed to shoot down his own chances by unwisely having any association at all with the not-quite-so-well-received sequel. Nevertheless, Resurrection, while not exactly a triple-A title, shows that the old dog's still got a few tricks up his sleeve - even if they are being deployed on straight-to-TV efforts these days.

With old chum Chris Lambert (a man equally cursed in his career choices, and looking very old all of a sudden) on board, the scene is set for another shameless reworking of Seven - which might be an obvious comment to make, but that doesn't make it any less true. While the deadly sins are replaced with the names of apostles, the relentless rain, gloom and gritty gore are still there in force, and the plot's just as threadbare.

But! That still doesn't make it a bad film, as such. It's decently performed and nicely shot, with a few nifty camera tricks thrown in to break up the free-roaming NYPD Blue feel of the general proceedings, and there are one or two genuinely effective twists encountered along the way (with some glaringly obvious ones to balance them out, unfortunately).

So it's worth catching, as long as you're not expecting mould-breaking brilliance. One of Lambert's better films, certainly, and an example of the sort of high production values he should be aiming for. So sit back and enjoy... all in all, it's better than you might expect.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

5 June 1999 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Resurrection

Filming Locations:

Metropolitan United Church - 56 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interlight, Baldwin/Cohen Productions, Resurrection Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1