Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Or, ce the flatliners fait lapologie du film hollywoodien type des annees 90. At least its a little less intense than the original, though you can still expect to see dyingdead bodies, a brutal car. Five medical students experiment with near death experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives. Total number of members who have this title in their. Flatliners is moderately entertaining hocum at times, when it doesnt reach too far. Flatliners 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Flatliners 2017 is the same dumb movie as flatliners 1990, minus most of the surface charisma. After all, the movies ensemble does include kiefer. Joel schumachers 1990 schlocksterpiece flatliners was perhaps most notable for taking a silly but strangely compelling premise a gang of sexy, thrillseeking medical students who. Flatliners 1990 is a story about atonement and forgiveness involving these students who, in a sense, violate the gods and pay a price. The movies unique story line focuses primarily on life after death. Everything you need to know about flatliners movie 2017. A group of medical students subject themselves to neardeath experiences in order to see if anything lies beyond the big sleep. The original flatliners, directed by joel schumacher from a script by peter filardi, teamed the newly minted julia roberts with the lesserknown peers kiefer sutherland, kevin bacon, oliver. A guide to octobers episodes, specials, movies, and marathons. In one of the final scenes where nelson puts himself under, before he injects himself, he doesnt put the suction pads all over his face and chest to track his vitals. Financial analysis of flatliners 1990 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life.
Flatliners flatlines on rotten tomatoes with 0 percent. Kiefer sutherland and julia roberts lead a talented group of medical students on a dangerous journey to the other side of death. Theres a flatliners deleted scene that connects the new. Fun hokum filmed in chicago, the university campus is that of tiny loyola university, 6225 north sheridan road at west devon avenue on the lake michigan shore the exterior of the taft building is the museum of science and industry, 57th street at lake shore. The new flatliners movie should have stayed dead io9. New flatliners trailer plays up the thrill of dying. Kevin bacon and william baldwin are in the picture, too. Yet when his friends come in, the first thing they check is the ekg machine to check his vitals, which it is displaying. Atheist david kevin bacon, playboy joe william baldwin and troubled rachel julia roberts also journey into the unknown, looking for meaning in their own lives. The film explores the dark reaches of medicine in the hands of. Before readers think were jumping the gun here for the sake of a headline. Med student courtney page, insufficiently obsessive yearns to.
Flatliners is an original, intelligent thriller, welldirected by joel schumacher. The film is about five medical students who attempt to find out what lies beyond death by conducting clandestine. Five medical students explore the afterlife by momentarily stopping their hearts in the remake of the 1990 film flatliners. Were just a few weeks away from the release of flatliners, a reboot of the 1990 joel schumacher film that may actually be more of a sequel. Flatliners on dvd december 26, 2017 starring ellen page, diego luna, nina dobrev, kiefer sutherland.
Everything wrong with flatliners 1990 in 10 minutes or less duration. Seeking answers about the afterlife, chicago medical student nelson kiefer sutherland persuades his fellow pupils to help him end his life, and then resuscitate him in the nick of time. Joel schumacher was intrigued by the spiritual and horrific aspects of flatliners, and enthusiastic about the possibilities of creating a visually exciting film. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000. The original movie was smart enough to know how ridiculous it was, but this remake lacks that selfawareness. Flatliners shouldnt have bothered coming back from the dead. Flatliners is a stylish, eerie psychological horror film laced with wit, a movie that thrives. Flatliners is a sequel to the 1990 film of the same name starring kiefer sutherland, julia roberts and kevin bacon. In 1990, this was a groundbreaking film for the time and was sort of a next step up from the earlier film altered states 1980. And in one surprising deviation from the 1990 film, this flatliners makes good on the titles threat by having one characters freakout result in death. In an attempt to discover what awaits us after death, medschool buddies nelson wright keifer sutherland, rachel mannus julia roberts, joe hurley william baldwin, david labraccio kevin.
Audiences flocked to see flatliners back in 1990 due to the highly publicized offscreen romance between roberts and sutherland. Flatliners is, of course, a remake of the 1990 film of the same name. A good companion film for flatliners 1990 would be dead ringers 1988 with jeremy irons, or even the classic reanimator 1985 as a tripleheader. Parents need to know that flatliners is a remake of a 1990 thriller about medical students who flatline i. After this, they show nelson again, and he has the suction pads on his body. With kiefer sutherland, kevin bacon, julia roberts, william baldwin.
The ellen page feature film currently has a 0 percent score on rotten tomatoes. Flatliners on dvd 043396503892 from sony pictures home entertainment. Med students kiefer sutherland, julia roberts, kevin bacon fool with their vital signs. A bunch of med students use the college facilities after hours to explore the afterlife with deathandresuscitation experiments. Party town written and performed by dave stewart and the spiritual cowboys. Ellen page plays courtney, a young medical student who recruits several of her. Flatliners was nominated for 1 oscar award and nominated for 2 other awards.
Flatliners is a remake of the original 1990 film starring julia roberts, william baldwin, oliver pratt, kevin bacon, and kiefer sutherland, who makes a cameo appearance as dr barry wolfson in the new version. Some lines shouldnt be crossed five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. One of the biggest questions that has surrounded director niels arden oplevs flatliners is the question of whether its a sequel or a remake. Ellen page in 2017s flatliners left and julia roberts in 1990s flatliners photofest 2 the remake should be praised for attempting to rectify some of the 1990 films grosser examples of. Flatliners is a 1990 american science fiction supernatural psychological horror film directed by. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Flatliners comes back to life in theaters usa today. The flatliners remake trailer is doa bloody disgusting. Staring oliver platt, william baldwin, julia roberts and kevin bacon. A science fiction thriller from the early 1990s with a star studded cast. In joel schumachers 1990 cult flatliners, starring kiefer sutherland, kevin bacon and julia roberts, four medical students experiment on near death. Theres frequent violence, particularly revolving around a young boy who appears very eager to punch, kick, stab with a pickax, and smack with a.
Flatliners is a 1990 american science fiction supernatural psychological horror film directed by joel schumacher, produced by michael douglas and rick bieber, and written by peter filardi. Its quite a downgrade from the ludicrously artdirected room where the 1990 outings flatliningexperiments took. Oct 1, 2017 flatliners 1990 is directed by joel schumacher as drama, horror, scifi movie. Parents need to know that flatliners is a 1990 thriller in which kiefer sutherland leads a group of fellow ambitious medical students who discover a method to have neardeath experiences, live to tell the tale, and experience the difficult aftermath. Joel schumachers 1990 original was a surprise hit, starring a cast of soontobehuge stars, including julia roberts and kiefer sutherland, who has a supporting role here. Nina dobrev debuts bob with bangs at flatliners premiere.
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