Left Behind: The Movie

Director: Vic Sarin Vic Sarin

Overview

Fans of the apocalypse-themed novel on which this film is based will be fairly pleased with its treatment on DVD. The full-frame picture is sharp and clear, although decidedly unspectacular. The sound is decent. Even though it's in Dolby 2.0, there are a few scenes that offer some excellent sound usage. There are also extras, the most notable being a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. In addition, viewers can watch a message from star Kirk Cameron that details the film's unique marketing strategy (it was released on VHS and DVD in fall 2000, followed by a theatrical run in February 2001), as well as detailed bios and a handful of trailers for similar films. There has been word that a widescreen, extras-laden edition is somewhere in Left Behind's future. In the meantime, this version, while not enough to bowl fans over, offers just enough to keep them satisfied.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/21/2023
UPC:	0745638003831
Original Release:	0000
Source:	Cloud Ten Pictures
Language:	English
Sales rank:	60,756

Special Features

The Making of Left Behind: The Movie; Music video; Movie trailers; Web links; Concert video; Actors' messages

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kirk Cameron	Buck
Brad Johnson	Rayford
Janaya Stephens	Chloe
Clarence Gilyard Jr.	Bruce
Colin Fox	Chaim,Young Mother on Road
Gordon Currie	Nicolae
Chelsea Noble	Hattie
Daniel Pilon	Jonathan
Tony De Santis	Joshua
Jack Langedijk	Dirk
Krista Bridges	Ivy Gold
Thomas Hauff	Steve Plank
Neil Crone	Ken Ritz
Sten Eirik	Flattop/Carl
Raven Dauda	Gloria
Marvin Ishmael	Fitzhugh
Philip Akin	Alan Tompkins
Christine MacFadyen	Irene,Mrs. Irene Steele
Jack Manchester	Raymie
T.D. Jakes	Pastor Billings
Marion Bennett	Young Girl on Plane,Young Girl on Plane
David MacNiven	Chris
Thea Andrews	Media Relations Officer
Terry Samuels	General
Robert Levine	Old Man
Alan Rosenthal	Soldier No. 1
Tufford Kennedy	Husband on Plane
Christine Donato	Wife/Mother
Fran Elliot	Elderly Woman
Lillian Lewis	Old Drunk Lady
David Blacker	Big Man on Plane
Steve Behal	Zombie Man
Peter Loung	Washroom Attendant
Chris Gillett	Eric Miller
Richard Hardacre	Tall Man
Katherine Trowell	Woman in Green Blouse
Rufus Crawford	Security Guard No. 1
Tony Curtis Blondell	Security Guard No. 2
Sherry Hilliard	News Anchor
Regan Moore	Passenger
Rebecca St. James	Buck's Assistant
Bob Carlisle	GNN Reporter
Clay Crosse	U.N. Security Guard No. 1
Josh Penner	U.N. Security Guard No. 2,U.N. Security Guard No. 3,U.N. Security Guard No. 4
Ava van Heerden	Very Attractive Baby
James Covell	Composer

Technical Credits

Joe Goodman

Paul LaLonde

Alan B. McElroy

Vic Sarin	Director
Ron Booth	Executive Producer
Randy Butcher	Stunts
Michael Ganon	Special Effects
Joe Goodman	Producer,Screenwriter,Producer
Cathy Henderson	Casting
John Laforet	Special Effects
Paul LaLonde	Producer,Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Screenwriter
Bobby Neutz	Executive Producer
Ralph Winter	Executive Producer,Producer
Dori Zukerman	Casting
Alan B. McElroy	Screenwriter
Rob Fletcher	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1
0. Scene Index
1. Opening Credits [3:17]
2. Air Attacks [6:31]
3. Final Good-bye's [4:11]
4. Conspiracy [9:03]
5. The Vanishings [13:09]
6. Homecoming [6:29]
7. Searching for Answers [10:05]
8. Faith & Redemtion [3:40]
9. The Temple [3:11]
10. Unraveling the Truth [8:27]
11. Revelations [8:09]
12. United Nations [8:17]
13. End Times [11:55]
14. Credits [3:17]

Menu

Side #1
   Play Movie
   Special Features
      The Making of...
      Film Project
      Biographies
         Kirk Cameron
         Brad Johnson
         Chelsea Noble
         Clarence Gilyard
         Janaya Stevens
         Gordon Currie
         Peter Lalonde
         Paul Lalonde
         Bobby Neutz
         Joe Goodman
         Vic Sarin
         George Tirl
         Ralph Winter
      Music/Videos
         "Midnight Cry"
         "No Fear"
         Soundtrack
      Previews
         Revelation
         Tribulation
         Judgement
      Web Links

Editorial Reviews

In one chaotic moment, millions people around the world suddenly disappear. Mass confusion hits while vehicles suddenly unmanned veer out of control, fires erupt and hysteria breaks out as the living stare in disbelief and fear at the empty places where their loved ones were just seconds before. This is the rapture, the first sign to begin the unraveling of the end of time. Kirk Cameron stars as a reporter who gets caught in the turmoil, experiencing the rapture first-hand. Left Behind: The Movie is an exciting, direct-to-video feature based on the bestselling book.

Barnes & Noble

Any overtly religious film has the potential to provoke anger, especially among those expecting anti-Semitism to rear its unfortunate head. But Left Behind is a reasonably inoffensive way of addressing a plot that's not much different from a dozen mainstream studio films: a Biblical prophecy comes true in modern times. This is not to say the film inspired by the wildly successful fundamentalist novels is actually good; it just doesn't yield many controversial moments, nor many howlers, for those seeking a good laugh. In this way, it's a little boring. The B-level personnel and execution is never that distracting, even Kirk Cameron as Buck Williams, the hilariously named intrepid reporter. And it doesn't actually have much of the pious dialogue that polarizes audiences, until the very end. Before then, there's some genuinely unsettling stuff surrounding the disappearance of millions, who are later revealed to be the "true believers." Where the film goes wrong, losing awareness of its agenda, is in the spiritual awakenings of skeptics like Williams, and Brad Johnson's airline pilot. One of the basic tenets of religion is that it's based on faith, meaning the absence of observable proof, but these two central characters convert to godliness only because they're confronted by a preponderance of evidence. With the Bible's words borne out with blow-by-blow accuracy, the film makes it impossible not to attribute such scientific impossibilities to a heavenly influence. The sinners don't choose to repent -- logic forces them to, as an attempt to buy their way into Heaven. Maybe it's Left Behind's devout audience that should be frustrated, rather than its secular one.

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