What Happened To Flatliners?

In the '90s, director Joel Schumacher's Flatliners, featuring a stellar cast including Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts, captivated audiences with its unique blend of coming-of-age drama and supernatural elements. As the film approached its 34th anniversary, the question arose: did it still stand as a classic in sci-fi/horror cinema, or should it remain in its cinematic slumber? Stay tuned to find out in WTF happened to Flatliners, 1990.
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Written by: Adam Walton
Edited by: Victoria Verduzco
Narrated by: Adam Walton
Produced by: John Fallon and Andrew Hatfield
Executive produced by: Berge Garabedian
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SERIES SYNOPSIS: Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: What Happened To This Horror Movie?
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[@MV3productions83]

Just re-watched this the other day, and it 100000% still holds up!!

[@rodlong1802]

The vibes and atmosphere in this movie are absolutely wonderful

[@harveydodd8803]

I was obsessed with this movie as a kid. The angry ghost kid legitimately scared the shit out of me.

[@wstine79]

One of the best Joe Schumacher/ Kiefer Sutherland collaborations.

[@Djoker99]

As well as “A Time To Kill". One of my favorite movies.

[@MrPhilm00r]

I love this movie. I remember renting it from the video store around 93 and watching it with a couple of friends for a sleepover. I was probably 14 years old. The scene with the kid beating the crap out of Kiefer Sutherland was very creepy.

[@robertdochter277]

Honestly this and Lost Boys are two of the directors best flicks. Highly rewatchable due to there great cast, interesting plots, and outstanding visuals!

[@geeshep4836]

I Remember My Uncle Had a Recorded Copy Of Flatliners And When I First Saw It I Was Amazed And Now That I'm Older I'm Watching It Again On Showtime. The 90's Were Good To Us Very Good To Us.

[@xBINARYGODx]

bot?

[@theblacklagoon]

@@xBINARYGODx I don't think so, but capitalizing every word is a bit odd.

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

Indeed, the 90s was full of gems. More hidden gems than the overt gems of the 80s, but that is what makes the 90s fun, is seeking them hidden gems out.

[@GiovanniAlckmimRusso]

I watched the remake a couple of years ago, and enjoyed it, but when I watched the original movie last year, I was blown away by how much greater the movie was

[@boogiedaddy3434]

I absolutely love this movie. In my opinion, it's not only one of the best Schumacher films, but one of the most iconic horror films of all time. It was an exemplary specimen of the Schumacher horror paradigm - the modern tone, innovative story, and impeccable cast. What I would give to get one more horror film from him.

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

The visuals and soundtrack also add to how beautiful as well as ominous the film is. Props to Schumacher, the ending made me teary eyed the first time I saw it in the 90s, I was a kid back then! Good times.

[@dadandvideogames]

Used to watch this over and over again as a kid. I had no freaking idea about Joel Schumacher! Great vid.

[@shadowleon659]

Flatliners is one of the greatest horror movies ever made.

[@ladytamaya4737]

Yes, but more of a science fiction psychological horror film.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

RIP Joel Schumacher

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

RIP indeed I liked his style, he really knew what to do with shadows and sunlight in his movies, they always set the tone of a scene. Gorgeous.

[@penguinreloaded7756]

I really like Flatliners! It's a fun film that's well made & has a good cast. Kind of a "thriller" movie that feels like (and is) a nice time capsule of 1990.

[@grapeshot]

Yeah I remember that scene on the subway when ol girl laid down that diss track

[@eyesofpicasso]

now i wanna watch it again

[@ShootingStar1313]

Loved it as a kid and with the help of my nostalgia glasses, I still do.

[@entertherealmofchaos]

I watched this film twice at the cinema in 1990. It looked gorgeous on the big screen. Very of its time though.

[@ValleyOfTheWindFan06]

Flatliners is one of my favorite horror films of 1990 Joe Schumacher and his films deserve more respect and recognition he and John Hughes made some coming of age films during the 80s he made films like The Lost Boys Falling Down but also i do think his Batman films are camp but a lot of fun he deserve more credit for these films in be remember for these films he made. This video need more views Also can you do a Revisited video on St Elmo's Fire in Joblo Original Thank You Joblo for this video You Guys Are Awesome

[@carastone3473]

Just watched Flatliners this past weekend.

[@firefury6053]

Fr it stand the test of time. One of the best horror movies.

[@WyomingGuy876]

I have NEVER heard of "Frankenhooker" before, LOL

[@Destroyer.no.XV.after-Rome]

"What, you don't like rice ? Tell me Michael. How could a billion chinese people be wrong ?"

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

good times back then

[@TheJuRK]

Do not blame the screenwriter or his screenplay for Flatliners. I read the original script in 1989 and it was BRILLIANT. Great story, fantastic ending. I couldn't wait to see it. Then the movie came out the following year...and halfway through...I didn't know what I was seeing. I was told that Joel Schumacher, an atheist, removed all references to God and a positive afterlife, which destroyed the hopeful and exciting ending. Gone. After Pretty Woman came out before Flatliners, Julia Roberts' people told the production that the script had to be rewritten because "Julia can't do anything wrong." And that's the story. Everyone has done something wrong and it comes back after them. Nope, not America's newest sweetheart. Completely wreck the story to make her look good. So no one has ever seen just how great Flatliners really was. The ending as it is makes ZERO sense. Why would Keifer Sutherland "kill" himself using their medical procedure unless he knew someone was coming to revive him (he didn't). They should've used the original script on the remake and it might have gone somewhere...but Hollywood can't even do any better with a second chance.

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

I'm interested in looking up the original script. I am a fan of the OG film. I did like the ending shot of the film, the painting of God pointing, as if a warning to not mess with natural law and to play "god" with life or death in the way the medical students were. So I am interested to see what was changed/removed and compare the two scripts. Thanks for bringing attention to that. Dont care for remakes or reboots. Only the 80s could pull off good remakes.

[@TheJuRK]

@@ItsaKindOfMagic86 Julia's character's original story was that she falsely accused a college professor for sexual harassment to avoid getting one bad grade, which drove the professor to suicide. It's his ghost, with a bullet hole in the head, that haunts her until she jumps out of a window and kills herself. Keifer's character goes under to confront his tormentor (since he was dead) and he sees Julia in the tunnel of life. With the help of another man, they pull themselves out of death. Keifer is revived and they race down to the morgue to find Julia out of her drawer, wrapped in a sheet, and crying in a corner. The man who helped them in the tunnel was Kevin Bacon's religious father (revealed afterword). Kevin Bacon ends the film by thanking God for what happened.

[@kingrama2727]

This movie is great and i didn’t mind the remake

[@ladytamaya4737]

At the uni,, one of the subjects was History of Film and we studied genres and mis-en-scene. I chose Flatliners as an essay analysis it is a brilliant movie. Up until today, when I watch a movie, I look at it in the same way as I did during the uni time.

[@jonThe1975]

Definitely holds up. Still love the cinematography

[@aprilharvey]

Love this movie!

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

One of my favorite thrillers. I love so much the gorgeous cinematography in Flatliners. Beautiful soundtrack as well. I had hoped that Joel Schumacher would have done his Batman movies in the same tone and style as it and as The Lost Boys, and not overly use the glowing Graffiti aesthetics and camp but I found out that studio interference had some blame to do with that, not all his fault. Hard pass on the remake 🙄 giant resounding *no thanks* to that mess.

[@RapideWombaticus]

One of my favourite movies

[@pikapal91]

Batman Forever is actually deeply underrated. My first Batman movie in the theaters. Part of me wishes Schumacher would have cast Rob Lowe as Bruce Wayne in that movie.

[@pong86r]

I had a bout of seizures as a kid. where i would just wake up and i'd be in a different location; sometimes, in the hospital. We went to the theater to see this movie when i was maybe 10 and it scared the bejeebus outta me because, i was afraid that was what was happening to me. I grew up on Freddy, Jason, Leatherface, The Nothing... but the Flatliners is the one that gave me nightmares for years after

[@karlastraight2458]

Its brilliant then and now... its exciting and funny and scary and sad (Julia Roberts with her dad scenes)

[@bigorange2082]

I don’t blame him for Batman and Robin. The studio wanted a movie to sell toys.

[@carrienichols-lundqvist7970]

Flatliners 1990 is one of favorites. The 2017 was just a load of steaming shite.

[@faerieknight2298]

I remember liking Flatliners. Don't remember much about it off hand, but it was decent I thought.

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

To be fair, I didn't really find this movie to be "scary" as much as it was CONFRONTING. And the MUCH scarier version of this premise would probably be 'Jacob's Ladder'. I still enjoyed it though. =)

[@moondra3481]

I thought Oliver Platt was so adorable on this❤. I was happy they put Platt and Sutherland together again in The Three Musketeers 💞💞💞💖. That being said the remake was total crap😂😂

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

The Three Musketeers !!!!!! ❣❣❣❣❣❣ one of my favorites of the 90s tooooo!!!!! I'm missing the 90s so much right now! Such a great swashbuckling movie, like Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and Pirates of the Caribbean. God, I miss those so much! 😢

[@alexisstiel]

the remake didn't do it justice

[@DeaDlyCorpsE528]

Where did you guys get a connor magregor impersonator ?

[@bamabat8435]

If the characters in this are thinly written, the ones in the remake are skeletal.

[@Andy-vh1kl]

It’s a classic. The remake stunk

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

remakes today always stink

[@MikeOrtego]

It's very Hollywood but it still has something to say and it was a great movie imo

[@mistatyrant8119]

Nevermind saw the end of the video bringing up the remake to Flatliners

[@MaynardFreek]

I’ve never paid attention to siskel nor ebert when deciding to sit down and watch a movie

[@ajh6354]

It was awesome when it came out.

[@realeala]

I think this should have been directed by Ken Russell or David Cronenberg

[@spinelessdevil]

If its tv series its fav

[@Mr_Flerb]

(Still Diego at time of recording)

[@nathanbray899]

You Should Do A Video On Thinner! I Watched That The Other Day! Lol

[@spinelessdevil]

Somehow i was disappointed not impressed by the movies 2017 and 90s but the story as is do be inspiring

[@starkillerclub3755]

Billy Mahoney

[@rodlong1802]

Kiefer and Kevin Bacon with the long hair.. oy vey

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

both in a few good men too

[@rodlong1802]

@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 Ahhh you're right! Also RIP Donald 😭

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

@@rodlong1802 Exactly great actor will be missed

[@ladytamaya4737]

@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 Kiefer and Kevin well alive thanks ! 😅🤣

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

@@ladytamaya4737 meant Donald Sutherland will be missed not Kiefer and Kevin

[@bb7931]

It's a missed opportunity to me. Striking visuals and spectacular cast. Excellent idea for a movie. And in the end, nothing really came of it. Everyone lives, there are no consequences to playing God and trying to cheat death. Odd shit happens and that's about it.

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

I thought it served a good warning. It didnt have to have a gloomy nihilistic ending. The painting of God pointing at the end before the credits roll I think summed it up to say that life and death isnt something to be toyed with, and not to play "god". That is what I got from it when I watched it as a kid back in the 90s. I thought it was beautifully shot. It could have done well as a mini series if the want for more fleshing out of the characters, but that is the trouble when you have a cast of about 5 people, not all scripts can flesh them all out in the running time if the film is a one off (no sequels). they gave their backstory in the form of their past 'sins' and how they approach/deal with it. Keeping it simple is not all bad.

[@Disinterested1]

it died

[@Dr_1212]

😈

[@amyn.duncan1982]

I haven’t seen this movie in a very long time

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

I didn’t like this movie albeit well done.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Why am I watching this? I did not like Flatliners. Buh bye

[@SayWhatNow666]

Joel Shoo-Macka, awesome