Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life.


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Film Cast:
Nelson Wright: Kiefer Sutherland
Rachel Mannus: Julia Roberts
David Labraccio: Kevin Bacon
Joe Hurley: William Baldwin
Randy Steckle: Oliver Platt
Winnie Hicks: Kimberly Scott
Billy Mahoney: Joshua Rudoy
Rachel’s Father: Benjamin Mouton
Young Nelson: Aeryk Egan
Young Winnie: Kesha Reed
Anne Coldren: Hope Davis
Uncle Dave: Jim Ortlieb
Young David: John Duda
Playground Kid: Megan Stewart
Playground Kid: Tressa Thomas
Bridget: Sanna Vraa
Housewife: Beth Grant
Bag Lady: Marilyn Dodds Frank
Edna: Patricia Belcher
Terry (as Deborah Thompson): Deborah Thompson Duda
One of Joe’s Woman: Julie Warner
Playground Kid: Gonzo Gonzalez
Ben Hicks: Afram Bill Williams
Rachel’s Mother: Elinore O’Connell
Joe’s Woman: Nicole Niblack
Joe’s Woman: Cynthia Bassham
Joe’s Woman: Sarabeth Tucek
Joe’s Woman: Ilona Margolis
Joe’s Woman: Iilana B’tiste
Joe’s Woman: Deborah Torchio
Joe’s Woman: Deborah Goomas
Joe’s Woman: Michelle McKee
Joe’s Woman: Nancy Moran
Joe’s Woman: Dede Latinopoulos
Terminal Woman: Susan French
Doctor: Angela Paton
Nurse: Baadja-Lyne Odums
Man on Crack: John Benjamin Martin
Doctor: John Fink
Latin Woman: Evelina Fernández
Latin Wife: Ingrid Oliu
Beth: Anne James
Jill: K.K. Dodds
Professor: Natsuko Ohama
Girl at the Bottom of Stairs (uncredited): Marie-Alise Recasner
One of Joe’s Women (uncredited): Shauna O’Brien
Medical Student (uncredited): Ted Otis
Film Crew:
Original Music Composer: James Newton Howard
Casting: Mali Finn
Director of Photography: Jan de Bont
Executive Producer: Scott Rudin
Producer: Michael Douglas
Costume Design: Susan Becker
Set Decoration: Anne Kuljian
Director: Joel Schumacher
Supervising Sound Editor: Richard C. Franklin
Supervising Sound Editor: Charles L. Campbell
Unit Production Manager: Stephen McEveety
Post Production Supervisor: Chantal Feghali
Editor: Robert Brown
Music Editor: Jim Weidman
Stunt Double: Bobby Porter
Still Photographer: Christine M. Loss
Additional Editing: Jim Prior
Writer: Peter Filardi
Executive Producer: Michael I. Rachmil
Second Assistant Camera: Steve Adcock
Producer: Rick Bieber
Sound Mixer: Shawn Murphy
First Assistant Director: John T. Kretchmer
Makeup Artist: Ve Neill
Conductor: Marty Paich
Production Design: Eugenio Zanetti
Art Direction: Jim Dultz
Camera Operator: Michael Scott
Foley Artist: John Roesch
Production Accountant: Ray Zimmerman
Casting Assistant: Megan McConnell
Stunt Double: Rick LeFevour
Sound Editor: Paul Timothy Carden
Property Master: William A. Petrotta
Script Supervisor: Pamela Alch
Makeup Effects: Michael Burnett
Foley Mixer: Greg Orloff
Construction Coordinator: Greg John Callas
Hairstylist: Yolanda Toussieng
Sound Recordist: Anna Behlmer
Visual Effects Supervisor: Peter Donen
Chief Lighting Technician: Ed Ayer
Foley Recordist: Carolyn Tapp
ADR Editor: Petra Bach
Boom Operator: Geoffrey Patterson
Music Supervisor: Dick Rudolph
Production Coordinator: Shari Leibowitz
Stunt Coordinator: Bill Erickson
Color Timer: Phil Hetos
Scenic Artist: Michael Denering
Special Effects Technician: Richard L. Hill
First Assistant Camera: Calmar Roberts
Production Sound Mixer: David MacMillan
Key Grip: Gene Kearney
Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt
Transportation Coordinator: Armand Paoletti
Location Manager: Jacolyn Baker
Construction Foreman: Richard Hoffenberg
Stunt Double: Larry Nicholas
Electrician: Moose Enright
Art Department Assistant: Laurence Byrne
Set Designer: Stephen Homsy
Costume Supervisor: Rosemarie Fall
Set Costumer: Marlene Hajdu
Craft Service: Ramon Pahoyo
Transportation Captain: Martin T. Hill
Transportation Co-Captain: William F. Hogan
Best Boy Electric: Ted J. Kredo
Publicist: Susan Trembly
Assistant Sound Editor: Angie Luckey
Assistant Editor: Pattye Rogers
Assistant Property Master: Michael R. Gannon
ADR Mixer: Ed Golya
Second Assistant Director: Gary Schilz
Assistant Camera: Lou Weinert
Best Boy Grip: Nathaniel James Dunn
Assistant Accountant: Marsha Zvonkin
Assistant Production Coordinator: Tammy Karabas
Extras Casting: Barbara L. Roche
Production Assistant: Rocky Buzzini
Movie Reviews:
John Chard: The arrogance of medicinally inclined youth!

I remember coming out the theatre after having seen Flatliners in 1990 and being really annoyed. The premise of the story is so superb and was ripe for a terrifying horror film, but Flatliners then, and now, is not terrifying, but that actually doesn’t matter.
In 1990 some of the more bright young acting prospects were off making Memphis Belle, the other half that was made up of potential Brat Packers like Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt and Kevin Bacon, were joining director Joel Schumacher for this delve into life after death experiments.
The tyro medical students, led by a darkly egotistical Sutherland, begin inducing their own deaths to see what awaits once the flatline has been reached. Seems great at first, but as the students push the time limits of being dead still further, what comes into their real worlds is actually not welcome.
Pic is never close to being frightening, but the thematics involved are chilling and the big message at its heart is loud and clear. At times it’s an uneasy blend of supernatural dalliances and medical science, but the breezy cast hold engagement, while cinematographer Jan de Bont’s misty lenses are perfectly in the realm of the ethereal. 7/10
GenerationofSwine: Stop for a minute and contemplate the fact that Joel Schumacher made this when he was channeling Joel Schumacher and it actually turned out to be a good, compelling, and frightening film.
How the heck did that happen?
I mean, sure, the story was good for a horror flick and it was pretty compelling. And, to be fair, it did have a great case and the acting was beyond par.
So you know, there was a lot working for it despite it being Joel Schumacher in the 90s being Joel Schumacher in the 90s.
I guess what I am saying is that you should give it a shot, despite the director.