Deliver Us from Evil (2014)

New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.

Director:

Scott Derrickson

Writers:

Scott Derrickson (screenplay), Paul Harris Boardman (screenplay)

Stars:

Eric Bana, Edgar Ramírez, Olivia Munn

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Bana	...	Sarchie
Edgar Ramírez	...	Mendoza
Olivia Munn	...	Jen
Chris Coy	...	Jimmy
Dorian Missick	...	Gordon
Sean Harris	...	Santino
Joel McHale	...	Butler
Mike Houston	...	Nadler
Lulu Wilson	...	Christina
Olivia Horton	...	Jane
Scott Johnsen	...	Lt. Griggs
Daniel Sauli	...	Salvatore
Antoinette LaVecchia	...	Serafina
Aidan Gemme	...	Mario
Jenna Gavigan	...	Lucinda

Storyline

In DELIVER US FROM EVIL, New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city. Based upon the book, which details Sarchie's bone-chilling real-life cases.

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Plot Keywords:

priest | catholic | demonic possession | confession | exorcism | 

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Taglines:

You haven't seen true evil

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Genres:

Action | Biography | Crime | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, grisly images, terror throughout, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eric Bana's first horror film.

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Goofs

Fr Mendoza, while drinking whisky, tells Sarchie he's "NA, not AA", but addiction recovery doesn't work like that. Perhaps there are recovery courses that sanction alcohol consumption, but NA is certainly not among them.

One of the strongest principles of NA is that the addict has to avoid ALL addictive substances, of which alcohol is a principal or "gateway" drug - avoiding even non-alcohol or "virgin" cocktails because they mimic the lifestyle associated with substance abuse. NA members count sobriety as time without ANY drugs or alcohol, and one sip of an alcoholic beverage resets the counter back to zero days.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Mendoza: Ralph Sarchie, do you renounce Satan and all of his works?
Sarchie: I do renounce him. All his works, and all his ways. I renounce all evil.

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Connections

Referenced in On Cinema: 'Deliver Us from Evil' and 'Tammy' (2014)

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Soundtracks

Addams Family Theme
Written by Vic Mizzy

User Reviews

nothing we haven't seen before

There is absolutely nothing original about this film. The acting isn't bad at all, but the plot is very generic. For the hardcore horror lover the movie will get boring and predictable, you've got the cop with some issues, you've got the priest know knows what's happening, you've got the cop's family with the little girl, the entire plot is a deja-vu.

The basis on which the occult is based has also been used in almost every exorcism film ever made, even though the writer tried to make it a bit more interesting by mixing Christian with persian mythology, however it didn't land that well.

The mystery character is also not very mysterious either, so I guess this film doesn't deserve more than 5 stars from me.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Latin Italian

Release Date:

2 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deliver Us from Evil

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,740,471, 6 July 2014

Gross USA:

$30,577,122

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$87,937,815

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, LStar Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1