fallen

• Director: Gregory Hoblit
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Supernatural Thriller, Detective Film
• Themes: Psychic Abilities, Demonic Possession, Murder Investigations
• Main Cast: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini
• Release Year: 1998
• Country: US
• Run Time: 124 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

Directed by Gregory Hoblit (Primal Fear), Fallen is a blend of the police drama and supernatural thriller genres. Homicide detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) narrates, taking the audience back to "the time I almost died." This sets a flashback in motion, beginning at the prison cell of serial killer Edgar Reese (Elias Koteas), who grabs Hobbes' hand and sings the Rolling Stones' "Time Is on My Side." After Reese is executed, Hobbes and his partner, Jonesy (John Goodman), find a seeming copycat killer, committing murders in a manner not unlike Reese. Hobbes is drawn into the occult after he meets theology professor Gretta Milano (Embeth Davidtz), the daughter of a dead police officer. Hobbes becomes a suspect himself, but he continues his search for the truth. Co-producer Dawn Steel died just as this film was due for release. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Review

This stylish supernatural thriller comes off as a cross between Seven and Angel Heart in tone, while introducing a new beast to the occult horror pantheon. Azazel is a fallen angel, a discorporeal spirit of evil which passes between living hosts by touch, and can travel to others if its host dies. Detective Denzel Washington sees a man he arrested (Elias Koteas) die in the gas chamber, but Azazel lives on, leading Washington to be blamed for crimes and attacking his family. As Washington realizes the truth about another cop's suicide 30 years before, Azazel gains power and prepares to destroy him. The fine supporting cast includes Donald Sutherland, John Goodman, and Embeth Davidtz (Schindler's List) as the only person who knows what's really happening. Director Gregory Hoblit raises his share of chills, and although the film runs a bit long, it is never less than gripping. An exception to the assumption that big-budget horror films fail, this one is well worth seeing for genre fans. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Denzel Washington - John Hobbes
• John Goodman - Jonesy
• Donald Sutherland - Lt. Stanton
• Embeth Davidtz - Gretta Milano
• James Gandolfini - Lou

Elias Koteas - Edgar Reese; Gabriel Casseus - Art; Michael J. Pagan - Sam; Robert Joy - Charles; Chuck Jeffreys - Transit Cop

Credit

William Cruse - Art Director, Patricia Graf - Associate Producer, Richard Suckle - Associate Producer, David Rubin - Casting, Tan Dun - Conductor, Kelley Smith-Wait - Co-producer, Colleen Atwood - Costume Designer, Frank Davis - First Assistant Director, Nilo Otero - First Assistant Director, Gregory Hoblit - Director, Lawrence Jordan - Editor, Nicholas Kazan - Executive Producer, Ted Kurdyla - Executive Producer, Elon Dershowitz - Executive Producer, Robert Cavallo - Executive Producer, Tan Dun - Composer (Music Score), Terence Marsh - Production Designer, Newton Thomas Sigel - Cinematographer, Charles Roven - Producer, Dawn Steel - Producer, Michael Seirton - Set Designer, Jay Meagher - Sound/Sound Designer, Kelsee Devoreaux - Stunts, Kent Houston - Special Effects Supervisor, Nicholas Kazan - Screenwriter

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v.
Past participle of fall.

adj

Definition: disgraced, ruined
Antonyms: honorable, honored, lauded

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Killed in battle; Having lost your chastity; Having fallen in or collapsed; Having dropped by the force of gravity; Having entered into a particular physical or emotional state.

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. — Robert Louis Stevenson 

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - falden, nedfalden, styrtet, sammenstyrtet

Nederlands (Dutch)
zondig, gevallen, de gesneuvelden

Français (French)
adj. - tombé, déchu, déchu (arch)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gefallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πεσμένος, που έπεσε στο πεδίο της μάχης

Italiano (Italian)
caduto, i caduti

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - caído

Русский (Russian)
падший, павший

Español (Spanish)
adj. - caído, perdido, los caídos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fallen (äv bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
堕落的, 陷落的, 落下来的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 墮落的, 陷落的, 落下來的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 떨어진, 쓰러진, 전복한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 落ちた, 倒れた, 滅亡した, 堕落した

idioms:

• a fallen idol    崇拝者を失った人, 人気の落ちた人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ساقط , هابط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נופל במלחמה, מי שהפסיד את שמו הטוב‬

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