Flatliners

Year:

1990

Duration:

115 min | Finland:110 min

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1990-08-10

Filming Locations: Bensenville, Illinois, USA

Earnings

Budget: $26,000,000

Gross: $61,490,000 (USA)SEK 8,900,010 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Oliver Platt

Flatliners

Kiefer Sutherland

Nelson

Julia Roberts

Dr. Rachel Mannus

Kevin Bacon

David Labraccio

William Baldwin

Dr. Joe Hurley

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

Megan Stewart

Playground Kid

Tressa Thomas

Playground Kid

Gonzo Gonzalez

Playground Kid

Afram Bill Williams

Ben Hicks

Deborah Thompson Duda

Terry

Elinore O'Connell

Rachel's Mother

Marilyn Dodds Frank

Bag Lady

Sanna Vraa

Bridget

Nicole Niblack

Joe's Woman

Cynthia Bassham

Joe's Woman

Sarabeth Tucek

Joe's Woman

Ilona Margolis

Joe's Woman

Julie Warner

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

Joe's Woman

Patricia Belcher

Edna

Susan French

Terminal Woman

Beth Grant

Housewife

Cage S. Johnson

Near Death Patient

Jared Milmeister

Young Nelson's Friend

Patrick Gleeson

Young Nelson's Friend

John Benjamin Martin

Man on Crack

Lyne Odums

Nurse

John Fink

Doctor

Angela Paton

Doctor

Evelina Fernández

Latin Woman (as Evelina Fernandez)

Miguel Delgado

Latin Husband

Ingrid Oliu

Latin Wife

Raymond Hanis

Latin Orderly

Zoaunne LeRoy

Waitress

Tom Kurlander

Medical Student

Nili Levi

Little Girl

Anne James

Beth

K.K. Dodds

Jill

Natsuko Ohama

Professor

Shauna O'Brien

One of Joe's Women

Ted Otis

Medical Student

Marie-Alise Recasner

Girl at bottom of stairs

Amy Rochelle

(uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Kevin Bacon's film debut, 12 years earlier, had been Animal House (1978), opposite Kiefer Sutherland's father, Donald Sutherland.

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Nicole Kidman was considered for the role of Rachel Mannus.

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When David Labraccio (Kevin Bacon) goes to visit Winnie Hicks (Kimberly Scott) to "atone" for taunting her, he mentions that they both went to "S.B. Butler" school as kids to remind her who he was. Writer Peter Filardi included this as a nod to his hometown in southeastern Connecticut, where there is a real "S.B. Butler" elementary school, near downtown Mystic, CT.

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Goofs

We see Nelson take potassium chloride from the bottle and inject it right into his arm. But the way one does it, is to draw blood from the arm into the syringe top where it mixes with the blood. Then the whole mixture is injected back into the body. A medical student would know this.

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When Rachel goes to inject Nelson in the neck, the syringe close-up reveals a spring contracting inside the casing. This is an often used prop that lets needles retract into the syringe and then come back out when pressure is released.

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When Joe walks home (after the scene when David visits his old schoolyard), along with the guys carrying the big posters, the steadicam operator and the focus puller are reflected in a store window of the house.

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Quotes

Rachel: See you soon.

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Randy Steckle: [to Joe who's dressed in a skeleton-printed Halloween costume] Who are you supposed to be? Boner-Man?

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Nelson Wright: Somehow we've brought our sins back physically. And they're pissed.

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Faq

Q

What was the Indian word is for 'It's a good day to die'?

A

Hoka Hey. It's a Sioux war cry.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Flatliners can be found here.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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