Flatliners (1990)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.4/10   

Réalisateur:

Joel Schumacher

Scénariste (WGA):

Peter Filardi (written by)

Release Date:

10 août 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Accroche:

Some lines shouldn't be crossed.

Plot:

Medical students bring themselves near death; their experiment begins to go awry.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Medical | Medical Student | Afterlife | Near Death Experience

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Good premise into well-told story

Ensemble

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Nelson
Julia Roberts	...	Dr. Rachel Mannus
Kevin Bacon	...	David Labraccio
William Baldwin	...	Dr. Joe Hurley
Oliver Platt	...	Randy Steckle
Kimberly Scott	...	Winnie Hicks
Joshua Rudoy	...	Billy Mahoney
Benjamin Mouton	...	Rachel's Father
Aeryk Egan	...	Young Nelson
Kesha Reed	...	Young Winnie
Hope Davis	...	Anne Coldren
Jim Ortlieb	...	Uncle Dave
John Duda	...	Young David (as John Joseph Duda)
Megan Stewart	...	Playground Kid
Tressa Thomas	...	Playground Kid

Autre(s) titre(s):

L'expérience interdite (France) [fr]
Lignes interdites (Canada: French title) [fr]

Durée:

115 min | Finland:110 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Son:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 35 mm prints) | Dolby (analog 35 mm prints)

Classification:

West Germany:16 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (TV rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #30218)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Bensenville, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Anecdotes:

Hope Davis's film debut.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the bathroom scene with Rachel and her father, the walls can be seen sliding back in order to make the set bigger for the 360 degree camera sweep.

Guillemet:

Randy Steckle: I did not come to medical school to murder my class mates no matter how deranged they might be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Father Ted: The Passion of St Tibulus (#1.3)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

PARTY TOWN

Good premise into well-told story

Flatliners has all the ingredients of a good Joel Schumacher film - intelligent, youthful characters, stunning cinematography, a gripping story, and excellent performances. It's escapist fun but it's done very well and resonates with a positive spiritual message despite the unnerving precedings.

Schumacher has a knack for spotting talented young actors, and all of the main five here have gone on to greater things (see the cast list). Their believable performances help to raise this movie well above average. Kiefer Sutherland shines in his egotistical med-student role.

The cinematography really stimulates the right side of the brain, which is what I love about Schumacher; his use of light and location create images that stick. A disturbing nightmarish atmosphere is created which unsettles you while you watch the film and haunts you when you go to bed - reminded me of The Lost Boys.

This is a film that takes an awesome premise - curious students want to find out what's after death, and successfully follows it through into a scary, gripping tale of redemption. One of Schumacher's best; highly recommended.