Evil Never Dies (2003)

After his wife is brutally murdered, a policeman transfers to patrol duty at a college, only to discover that the now-executed murderder may be brought back to life as part of a professor's experiment.

Director:

Uli Edel

Writers:

Star Price (story), Max Enscoe (teleplay)

Stars:

Thomas Gibson, Katherine Heigl, Simon Bossell

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Gibson	...	Detective Mark Ryan
Katherine Heigl	...	Eve
Simon Bossell	...	William Charles Lee
John Waters	...	Professor Arkin
Christopher Kirby	...	Cole Meyer
Christopher Morris	...	Chris Marino
Steven Grives	...	Capt. Reissler
Zoe Naylor	...	Abby
Lara Cox	...	Maggie
Maria Theodorakis	...	Roberta Biernes
John McTernan	...	Dr. Calvert
Katrina Campbell	...	Officer Brock
Antony Neate	...	Sweaty greasy guy (as Anthony Neate)
David Ross Paterson	...	Suit #1 (as David Paterson)
Sean Scully	...	Suit #2

Storyline

If Detective Mark Ryan ever wanted to see someone executed, then serial killer William Charles Lee, who killed Ryan's wife, but even that doesn't satisfy him. After five years of complaints against Ryan, the bitchy Community Relations official gets him banished as 'liaison' to the prestigious college's campus police. Luckily his partner, Chris Thomson, admires a real cop who isn't afraid to use his gun. When professor Arkin has all funds cut to continue ten years of nanotechnology research inserting DNA to revive cells in a dead body, he and his foxy female assistant go ahead 'privately' using a prison-supplied corps; Ryan interrupts them at the crucial phase, but not in time to stop it, and soon suspects correctly the resurrected man is Lee, whose murderous drive immediately strikes again, and more then once...

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Plot Keywords:

villain | frankenstein's monster | police officer | back to life | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

They know everything about resurrecting a dead man. Except how to stop him.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Connections

References The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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Soundtracks

I Only Have Eyes for You
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Performed by Alfredo Caravelli

User Reviews

Three Stars

I'd give "Evil Never Dies" 3 stars out of 5. At first I was disappointed. 1. It seemed like a typical "made for tv Superstation movie." and 2. I felt like the writer/ director had made some mistakes that made the plot harder to follow.

However, I was wrong. Stick with the movie. It WILL make sense in the end. Probably less action movie than the typical Superstation fare, "Evil Never Dies" gives your brain something to work out.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

A gonosz sosem alszik

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coote Hayes Productions, Warner Bros. Television, Wolper Organization

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color