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Bringing Out the Dead

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
70K
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POPULARITY
3,386
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Nicolas Cage in Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
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Haunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights.Haunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights.Haunted by the patients he failed to save, a monumentally burned-out Manhattan ambulance paramedic fights to maintain his sanity over three increasingly turbulent nights.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
70K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,386
90
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    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Joe Connelly(novel)
      • Paul Schrader(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Patricia Arquette
      • John Goodman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Joe Connelly(novel)
      • Paul Schrader(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Patricia Arquette
      • John Goodman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 426User reviews
    • 173Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Frank Pierce
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Mary Burke
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Larry
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Marcus
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Tom Wolls
    Marc Anthony
    Marc Anthony
    • Noel
    Mary Beth Hurt
    Mary Beth Hurt
    • Nurse Constance
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Cy Coates
    Nestor Serrano
    Nestor Serrano
    • Dr. Hazmat
    Aida Turturro
    Aida Turturro
    • Nurse Crupp
    Sonja Sohn
    Sonja Sohn
    • Kanita
    Cynthia Roman
    • Rose
    Afemo Omilami
    Afemo Omilami
    • Griss
    Cullen O. Johnson
    • Mr. Burke
    • (as Cullen Oliver Johnson)
    Arthur J. Nascarella
    Arthur J. Nascarella
    • Captain Barney
    • (as Arthur Nascarella)
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Dispatcher
    • (voice)
    Julyana Soelistyo
    Julyana Soelistyo
    • Sister Fetus
    Graciela Lecube
    • Neighbor Woman
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Joe Connelly(novel)
      • Paul Schrader(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Martin Scorsese has admitted that he didn't enjoy shooting the film at all. Most of it was filmed at night in mid-December so conditions were continually harsh.
    • Goofs
      Just before Mrs. Burke and Frank climb into the back of the ambulance at the hospital, the camera and its operator are reflected in the open ambulance door
    • Quotes

      Griss: Don't make me take off my sunglasses!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Fight Club/The Straight Story/Julien Donkey-Boy/The Story of Us (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      T.B. Sheets
      Written and Performed by Van Morrison

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews426

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A very under looked film
    Bringing out the Dead is the most underrated film ever done by Martin Scorsese. It is one of the most well made films I've ever seen and is one of my favorite dramas of all time.

    The film focuses on a paramedic called Frank played by Nicolas Cage. The film focuses on 48 hours of Frank's life as a paramedic and all the horrific things he has seen. As well as that Frank is also haunted by spirits of people who he couldn't save, befriends a young women called Mary played by Patricia Arquette and a whole range of strange partners.

    The actors that Scorsese has chosen are a weird bunch as they're not really in Scorsese's other films and they're not really big name actors. As well as Nicolas Cage there's also supporting roles from people like John Goodman, Ving Rhames and Tom Siezmore. Everyone does a fantastic jobs even the actors who have much smaller roles than others.

    This is much more surreal film than most other Scorsese films as we go into Frank's mind.

    The reasons why this films succeeds is just that you really care about this characters and while the film dosen't really have much of a story it grips you the whole way through.

    It also has a great soundtrack which includes artists like Van Morrison, R.E.M and the Who.

    Overall the film is quite different to what you're usually expecting but it grips who the whole way though and it gets a full 5 star rating form me.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vidas al límite
    • Filming locations
      • 11th Avenue & 54th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • De Fina-Cappa
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,797,191
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,193,052
      • Oct 24, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,797,191
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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