Flatliners

Flatliners is an American horror film of the paranormal thriller and science fiction subgenres. It was directed by Joel Schumacher with a script written by Peter Filardi. It was produced by Columbia Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on August 10th, 1990. The film stars Kiefer Sutherland as Nelson, Julia Roberts as Rachel Mannis, Kevin Bacon as David Labraccio, William Baldwin as Joe Hurley, and Oliver Platt as Randy Steckle. The premise of the film involves four med school students who engage in staged near-death experiences, which opens up doorways into their own past. They discover however, that unlocking these haunted memories, brings the sins of the past into the present.

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 * Production on Flatliners began on October 23rd, 1989. Principal filming concluded on January 22nd, 1990.