Resurrection (1999)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers (WGA):

Brad Mirman (story) and
Christopher Lambert (story) ...

Release Date:

5 June 1999 (Brazil)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men. Ecclesiastes 6:1

Plot:

Detective John Prudhomme, a Cajun transplanted to Chicago, is assigned to investigate the savage murder...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Serial Killer | Easter | Violence | Flashback Sequence

Cast

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
Philip Williams	...	Detective Rousch
Jayne Eastwood	...	Dolores Koontz
David Ferry	...	Mr. Breslauer
Chaz Thorne	...	David Elkins
Barbara Gordon	...	Judge Seers
Darren Enkin	...	John Ordway
Jan Filips	...	Stanley Galloway

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

108 min | Germany:103 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:R21 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 (video rating) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Baldwin/Cohen Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Takes place in Chicago, but the train station has many signs in French as well as English, giving away the actual Toronto location. You can also see the Canadian flag hanging in the main concourse of the train station in one of the scenes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Les rivières pourpres II - Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004)

Serial Killer, Part 135

"Resurrection" is another in a long line of "police procedurals", this time involving the search for a serial-killing biblical fanatic who has concocted a psychotic plan to resurrect Christ. This picture shares a number of similarities with "Se7en", in terms of plot construction but particularly in the way the grotesque aftermath of each murder is lovingly photographed (by the way, the killer is collecting body parts - an arm here, a leg there).

There are several interesting plot twists. The rest of the time is spent exploring the usual cop-movie cliches: the lead detective's a moody loner; his partner is severely injured: the captain wants to take him off the case, etc., ad nauseum.

Amazingly, the somnambulant star, Christopher Lambert, continues to work steadily, receiving role after role even though it has been proven on more than one occasion that he hasn't a clue when it comes to giving a performance. Unfortunately, he doesn't deviate from his prior track record in this film, either.

Hopefully, Mulcahy's latest film, "Talos, The Mummy" will actually get a release, instead of going direct-to-video, as this picture did.