G-Men from Hell (2000)

Two G-Men, returning from hell, must perform good deeds to save themselves from a doomed fate.

Director:

Christopher Coppola

Writers:

Richard L. Albert, Mike Allred (comic strip)

Stars:

William Forsythe, Tate Donovan, Bobcat Goldthwait

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Forsythe	...	Dean Crept
Tate Donovan	...	Mike Mattress
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Buster Lloyd
Barry Newman	...	Greydon Lake
Zach Galligan	...	Dalton
Vanessa Angel	...	Gloria Lake
Paul Rodriguez	...	Winiford 'Weenie Man'
David Huddleston	...	Dr. Boifford
Kari Wuhrer	...	Marete Morrisey
Charles Fleischer	...	Martin / Pete
Gary Busey	...	Lt. Langdon
Steve Tom	...	Psychiatrist
Robert Goulet	...	The Devil
Gregory Sporleder	...	Cheetah Man
Frank McRae	...	Lester

Storyline

Dean Crept and Mike Mattress are two government agents, 'G-men' whom are murdered in an ambush and sent straight to the hot and fiery realm of hell. Dean and Mike manage to escape using a magical dimension traveling crystal to land them back on Earth where they decide to open their own private investigating service, with some stolen money from their killer Buster Lloyd, and soon land a fashionable office space with an attractive and loyal secretary-of-all-trades named Marete. Dean and Mike's first job is to help a mysterious femme fatal named Gloria Lake who fears her wealthy husband is plotting to swindle out of her inheritance. But before that can happen, the husband is murdered, and Dean and Mike are the suspects. With a relentless police detective tailing them, Dean and Mike try to solve the case, while dealing with the Devil's agent who follows them up from hell to bring them back within 46 hours.

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Plot Keywords:

hell | the devil | police shootout | g man | dark horse comics | 

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Taglines:

The devil made them do it.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Goulet's last on screen role.

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Quotes

Mike Mattress: Plaid? I love plaid!

User Reviews

Does *everyone* named Coppola need to make movies???

G-MEN FROM HELL (2 outta 5 stars)

I *wanted* to like this movie, I really did... I've always been a great admirer of Mike Allred's comic book work... and this movie was based on an early, odd strip of his. The movie is actually pretty faithful to the "plot" of the original... even down to the nonsensical appearance of a superhero known as "Cheetah Man". There are a lot of familiar names in the cast (William Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Paul Rodriguez... and Robert Goulet as the devil). The story is about a pair of overly-zealous FBI agents who die, get sent to hell and escape back to earth so that they can do some good deeds and earn a place in heaven. Sounds like fun... but it just doesn't quite work. Director Christopher Coppola (yes, he's related to all those other Coppolas... go figure) likes to frame everything in weird angles reminiscent of the old "Batman" and "Monkees" TV shows... but filming shots from odd angles doesn't necessarily constitute a "stylish" film. The script doesn't have much going for it... outside of a few good lines (most of which probably came from the comic). The acting is either lamely amatuerish... or is too wildly over-the-top... with the exception of Forsythe who does a pretty good deadpan, hard-boiled tough guy and Gary Busey as a weird, gay cop. Sure, Robert Goulet playing the Devil is a pretty cool idea... but I don't think the execution exactly lives up to the promise. It's a nice enough movie if you are really into wacky, low budget, cult comedies... but it all sounds better on paper than it actually looks onscreen.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 2000 (Germany)

Filming Locations:

Piru, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Horse Entertainment, Sawmill Entertainment Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1