Lost Souls (2000)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Janusz Kaminski

Writers (WGA):

Pierce Gardner (story) &
Betsy Stahl (story) ...

Release Date:

13 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Deliver us from evil.

Plot:

A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus...

Plot Keywords:

Secret Parent | Asylum | Religion | Crucifix | Possession

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Winona Ryder	...	Maya Larkin
Ben Chaplin	...	Peter Kelson
Sarah Wynter	...	Claire Van Owen
Philip Baker Hall	...	Father James
John Hurt	...	Father Lareaux
Elias Koteas	...	John Townsend
Brian Reddy	...	Father Frank Page
John Beasley	...	Det. Mike Smythe
John Diehl	...	Henry Birdson
Paul Kleiman	...	Paramedic
Bob Clendenin	...	Mental Patient (as Robert Clenendin)
Oliver Clark	...	Mr. Silberman
Michael Mantell	...	Kleiman
Brad Greenquist	...	George Viznik
Lo Ming	...	Michael Kim 'Robert' (as Ming Lo)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror and some language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #36647) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Avery Pix

Trivia:

The film was initially supposed to be released in October 1999. Its trailer was in theaters in Summer 1999. However, due to a flood of "End of the World" movies coming out at the exact same time (End of Days (1999), Stigmata (1999), etc...), the decision was made to delay the film. Its new date was 4 February 2000. However, that date was canceled after the very popular "Scream" franchise staked out that date for its final installment, Scream 3 (2000). The final release date of 13 October 2000, was finally decided upon, which also happened to be the same exact day as the re-release of The Exorcist (1973).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The thumb visible in the close-up of the scene in which Peter is preparing a fishing bait isn't his.

Quotes:

John Townsend: God will forgive me. The transformation is near.

Soundtrack:

TIJUANA LADY

On Ryder

Will Miss Ryder ever make another good movie again? I went to the The Exorcist and it was excellent. I went to Lost Souls thinking I would see something that would be as good. What a disappointment. The quality and acting looked "tired" as if little effort was put into the film.