- Resurrection (1999 film)
Infobox_Film
name = Resurrection
caption = "Resurrection" original film poster
writer =Brad Mirman Christopher Lambert
starring =Christopher Lambert ,Leland Orser ,Robert Joy
director =Russell Mulcahy
producer =Howard Baldwin ,Karen Elise Baldwin
distributor =Columbia TriStar Home Video
released =1999
runtime = 108 minutes
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:179940
imdb_id = 0142804Resurrection is a 1999 horror/thriller/
Neo-noir film directed byRussell Mulcahy .Plot
Detective John Prudhomme, a Cajun transferred to
Chicago , is assigned to investigate the savage murder of a man who has bled to death from a severed arm. A message, "He Is Coming", written in blood on the victim's window, is a dark, foreboding clue. After two more victims with missing body parts are discovered, Prudhomme realizes he is on the trail of a serial killer who is using the missing body parts to reconstruct the body of Christ.Filming Locations
Some of the film was shot in
Chicago, Illinois andNew Orleans, Louisiana , but most of it was filmed inToronto, Canada .Reaction
"Resurrection" was released in the fall of
1999 oncable television in theUnited States . In other countries such asFrance ,Spain andSwitzerland , it was shown intheatres . InFrance , it was a modest success with nearly 400,000 film admissions. The film was quite popular in Spain, with 1,198,684 admissions.Critical reaction has been mixed. Marc Bernardin of
Entertainment Weekly called the film "woefully derivative" but "well-crafted." [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271649,00.html Review] , Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly, November 12, 1999] John Fallon of Arrow in the Head called it "a taunt, clever thriller, directed with kinetic style and energy" and "one of the more entertaining serial killer movies on the block." Fallon added, "If you can get past the similarities with "Seven", you will surely enjoy this razor sharp, nasty flick." [ [http://www.joblo.com/arrow/reviews.php?id=723 Review] , Publication] Chuck O'Leary of FulvueDrive-in.com said the film is "a blatant rip-off of "Seven ", but pretty scary and unsettling in its own right." ["Resurrection" review, Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com, March 9, 2006] Carlo Cavagna of About Film called "Resurrection" "an entertaining movie," remarking that "the cinematography is quite good by any standard, and the writing is decent enough to keep you interested." Cavagna felt that the plot was "by-the-numbers," but added that it [has] a new twist on the killer’s motivation." [ [http://www.aboutfilm.com/movies/r/resurrection.htm Review] , Carlo Cavagna, About Film]Cast
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Christopher Lambert — John Prudhomme
*Leland Orser — Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
*Robert Joy — Gerald Demus
*Barbara Tyson — Sara Prudhomme
*Rick Fox — Scholfield
*David Cronenberg — Father Rousell
*Jonathan Potts — Detective Moltz
*Peter MacNeill — Captain Whippley
* Phillip Williams — Detective Rousch
*Jayne Eastwood — Dolores Koontz
*David Ferry — Mr. Breslauer
*Chaz Thorne — David Elkins
* Darren Enkin — John OrdwayReferences
External links
*imdb title|id=0142804|title=Resurrection
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