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Fallen

- Detective John Hobbes is searching for a criminal he's already met... already caught... and already killed.

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Release Date : 1998-01-16

Language :EnglishDutch

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. PicturesTurner PicturesAtlas EntertainmentTurner Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Hobbes

Original Name : Denzel Washington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonesy

Original Name : John Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Stanton

Original Name : Donald Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gretta Milano

Original Name : Embeth Davidtz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lou

Original Name : James Gandolfini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edgar Reese

Original Name : Elias Koteas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Art

Original Name : Gabriel Casseus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles

Original Name : Robert Joy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tiffany

Original Name : Aida Turturro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Michael J. Pagan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles' Killer

Original Name : Frank Medrano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mini Golf Owner

Original Name : Ronn Munro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Society Woman

Original Name : Cynthia Hayden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Society Man

Original Name : Ray Xifo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toby

Original Name : Tony Michael Donnelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenage Girl

Original Name : Tara Carnes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Reno Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denise

Original Name : Wendy Cutler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lawrence

Original Name : Jeff Tanner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fat Man

Original Name : Jerry Walsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolteacher

Original Name : Bob Rumnock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nun on Bus

Original Name : Ellen Sheppard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Professor Louders

Original Name : Christian Aubert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Bill Clark

Original Name : Bill Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Executioner

Original Name : Allelon Ruggiero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gracie

Original Name : Jill Holden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vender

Original Name : Drucie McDaniel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Distinguished Gentleman

Original Name : John R. Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Complaining Woman

Original Name : Lynn Wanlass

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : John Descano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Joe

Original Name : Cress Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Governor

Original Name : Rick Warner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warden

Original Name : Jim Grimshaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muscle Builder

Original Name : Brandon Zitin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Rozwill Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Michael Shamus Wiles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Frank Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uniformed Cop

Original Name : Barry Shabaka Henley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mustache Man

Original Name : Mike Cicchetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Transit Cop

Original Name : Chuck Jeffreys

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Ben Siegler

Gender : Male

Character Name : College Kid

Original Name : Jason George

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girlfriend

Original Name : Anika Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Japanese Businessman

Original Name : Stan Kang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witness

Original Name : Thomas J. McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witness

Original Name : Sheila Bader

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Elleanor Jean Hendley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Michael Aron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Byron Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anchor

Original Name : Pat Ciarrocchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anchor

Original Name : Steve Highsmith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anchor

Original Name : Kent Manahan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ford Austin

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Reynolds (uncredited)

Original Name : Graham Beckel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Possessed Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew DePalma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Kurt Leitner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Moore (uncredited)

Original Name : Sal Mazzotta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Demon Passer (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Emerson McGowan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deathrow News Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Selvyn Price

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Roman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Aaron Sadovsky

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-06

I must have watched this film three or four times now, and each time it takes me the first half hour to recall. It's an intriguing story rooted in Aramaic mythology but applied to 20th century Philadelphia. "Hobbes" (Denzel Washington) is a detective who worked on the case of serial killer "Edgar Reese" that saw him captured and executed. Not long after this supposed closure, however, other - very similar - crimes start to occur and he and his partner "Jonesy" (John Goodman) are perplexed. He keeps hearing a song - the same song the deceased sang as he died, but the people singing it are different. There is something mysterious afoot that can inhabit a body, move effortlessly and invisibly from one to another - and it seems to have "Hobbes" in it's sights. Desperate to shield his family from this evil, he must try to find a way to destroy it before it destroys him. It all takes too long to get going, and Goodman is not particularly well cast, but once we have the gist of the plot then Washington and director Gregory Hoblit turn in quite a well put together story, using the photography well to give us a perspective from our menace whilst effectively conveying the sense of nimble mobility this creature possesses as the resourceful "Hobbes" tries to combat it. Donald Sutherland pops up now and again, to no real purpose, indeed much of the supporting cast sort of blend into the wallpaper of this exercise that really plays to the strengths of an on-form Washington delivering a solid and interesting theme. It's too long, but still worth watching.

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2024-11-02

I generally have a distaste for movies where Denzel plays the smart cop/government agent/detective because he does it far too often, he seems to be typecast, and it's a waste of pro talent. He's above playing the same sort of role over and over again. But this is one of the exceptions. He does an excellent job, but despite this, it's not Washington you remember. You remember Elias Koteas and he's only in the film for a few short minutes. It's remarkable that in a Denzel Washington movie, someone else steals the most memorable role, and it's even more rare that the role you remember has nearly the least amount of screen time. So... it's already off to a good start, or at least a memorable one. Those are two things that tend not to happen. But then you have a William Holden noir style character monologue that is actually done right and adds more to the story's atmosphere than it really should. You have a spooky plot, and on top of that you have some extremely well done and downright spooky scenes. From start to finish it's just a well executed movie, a well acted movie, and one that deserves to be remembered a bit more than it is. It's one of the movies that I always recommend to people.