Left Behind (2000)

Director:

Vic Sarin

Writers:

Alan B. McElroy (writer) and
Paul Lalonde (writer) ...
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Release Date:

4 September 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Future Is Clear.

Plot:

Rayford Steele is an airline pilot whose relationship with his wife has gone sour;he ponders having an affair with an attractive flight attendant...

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Flight Attendant | Disappearance | Bible Prophecy | Bible

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Kirk Cameron	...	Buck Williams
Brad Johnson	...	Rayford Steele
Janaya Stephens	...	Chloe Steele
Clarence Gilyard Jr.	...	Bruce Barnes (as Clarence Gilyard)
Colin Fox	...	Chaim Rosenzweig
Gordon Currie	...	Nicolae Carpathia
Chelsea Noble	...	Hattie Durham
Daniel Pilon	...	Jonathan Stonegal
Tony De Santis	...	Joshua Cothran
Jack Langedijk	...	Dirk Burton
Krista Bridges	...	Ivy Gold
Thomas Hauff	...	Steve Plank
Neil Crone	...	Ken Ritz
Sten Eirik	...	Flattop / Carl
Raven Dauda	...	Gloria
Marvin Ishmael	...	Firzhugh
Philip Akin	...	Alan Tompkins (as Philip Akon)
Christie MacFadyen	...	Mrs. Irene Steele
Jay Manchester	...	Raymie Steele (as Jack Manchester)
T.D. Jakes	...	Pastor Billings (as Bishop T.D. Jakes)
Mairon Bennett	...	Young Girl on Plane (as Marion Bennett)
David Macniven	...	Chris (as David MacNiven)
Thea Andrews	...	Media Relations Officer
Terry Samuels	...	General
Robert Levine	...	Old Man
Alan Rosenthal	...	Soldier #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
Stacie Fox	...	Young Mother on Road
Peter Loung	...	Washroom Attendant
Chris Gillett	...	Eric Miller
Richard Hardacre	...	Tall Man
Katherine Trowell	...	Woman in Green Blouse
Rufus Crawford	...	Security Guard #1
Tony Curtis Blondell	...	Security Guard #2
Sherry Hilliard	...	News Anchor
Regan Moore	...	Passenger
Rebecca St. James	...	Buck's Assistant (as Rebecca St.James)
Bob Carlisle	...	GNN Reporter
Clay Crosse	...	U.N. Security Guard #1
Josh Penner	...	U.N. Security Guard #2
Marty Penner	...	U.N. Security Guard #3
Toby Penner	...	U.N. Security Guard #4
Ava van Heerden	...	Very Attractive Baby
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeff Cunningham	...	Young Kid #1 On Plane (uncredited)
James Downing	...	(uncredited)
Diana Hagee	...	Vanished Man on Plane With Flowered Shirt's wife (uncredited)
John Hagee	...	Vanished Man on Plane with Flowered Shirt (uncredited)
Mark Bradley Morrow	...	Extra in Airport (uncredited)
André van Heerden	...	Man in New York Studio Welcoming Buck back after Israeli attack (uncredited)
Jack Van Impe	...	Vanished Man on Plane (uncredited)
Rexella Van Impe	...	Vanished Woman on Plane (uncredited)
John Walvoord	...	Vanished Man On Plane With Concered Wife (uncredited)

Directed by
Vic Sarin

Writing credits
Reverend Tim LaHaye		(novel) uncredited &
Jerry B. Jenkins		(novel) uncredited
Alan B. McElroy		(writer) (as Alan McElroy) and
Paul Lalonde		(writer) and
Joe Goodman		(writer)

Produced by
Ron Booth	....	executive producer
Joe Goodman	....	producer
Paul Lalonde	....	executive producer
Paul Lalonde	....	producer
Peter Lalonde	....	executive producer
Peter Lalonde	....	producer
Bobby Neutz	....	executive producer
Nicholas Tabarrok	....	line producer
André van Heerden	....	co-producer
Ralph Winter	....	producer

Original Music by
James Covell

Cinematography by
George Tirl		(as George Jiri Tirl)

Film Editing by
Michael Pacek

Casting by
Cathy Henderson		(as Cathy Henderson-Martin)
Lisa Parasyn
Dori Zuckerman

Production Design by
Arthur Herriott		(as Arthur W. Herriott)

Art Direction by
James Phillips		(as Jim Phillips)

Set Decoration by
Susan Young

Costume Design by
Sharon McDonell

Makeup Department
Joanne Bujouves	....	makeup assistant
Anthony Filipetto	....	key hair stylist
Iantha Goldberg	....	makeup artist
Nico Liberio	....	assistant hair stylist
Nicola Liberio	....	assistant hair stylist
Catherine Viot	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Eitan Alon	....	production manager: Pelon Films, Israel
Robert Appelbe	....	production manager: second unit
Michael Doherty	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Miller	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tarnya Cook	....	dailies assistant director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Michal Page	....	trainee assistant director (as Michael Page)
Jonathan Wright	....	second assistant director
Michael Zenon	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Patrick Cooke	....	set dresser
Suzanne Drumm	....	art department assistant
Julie Eknes	....	head painter
Rene Frattura	....	assistant props
Penny Gay	....	property manager
Ray Hopkin	....	on-set dresser
Cameron Legault	....	assistant props
Klaudia Meier	....	set decoration buyer
Tom Reyner	....	key scenic artist
Monique Roy	....	lead set dresser
Doug Stensrud	....	assistant head carpenter
Eric Summerley	....	carpenter
Shawn Thomas	....	first assistant art director
Allan Westlake	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Eric A. Christoffersen	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Eric Christofferson)
Alan deGraaf	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Dykstra	....	foley engineer
John Gare	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Kueper	....	tape-to-tape
Scot Marshall	....	sound assistant
Danielle McBride	....	adr editor
Virginia Storey	....	foley artist
Steven Toepell	....	sound effects editor
John Bracco	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Katherine Fitzgerald	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Robert Fletcher	....	production sound mixer (uncredited)
Laurie Regan	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
Steven Toepell	....	supervising sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jean-Pierre Bélair	....	assistant special effects
Tim Ferguson	....	assistant special effects
Michael Gagnon	....	key special effects
John LaForet	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Ian Britton	....	3D models, textures, and animation: Calibre Digital Pictures
Darren Cranford	....	executive producer: Keyframe Digital Productions
Janek Czechowicz	....	3D modeling and animation: Keyframe Digital Productions
Peter Denomme	....	executive producer: Calibre Digital Pictures (as Pete Denomme)
Clint Green	....	production coordinator: Keyframe Digital Productions
Jamie Hallett	....	digital compositor
Noel Hooper	....	effects designer and compositor: Calibre Digital Pictures
Ariel Joson	....	3D models, textures, and animation: Calibre Digital Pictures
Gerry Legros	....	visual effects producer: Calibre Digital Pictures
Daniel Mizuguchi	....	digital artist
Mike Pieczonka	....	3D models, textures and animation: Calibre Digital Pictures
Brad Ryan	....	3D modeling and animation: Keyframe Digital Productions
Dave Salter	....	digital artist
Che Spencer	....	production coordinator: Calibre Digital Pictures
Brian Lui	....	motion graphics: computer displays (uncredited)

Stunts
Randy Butcher	....	stunt coordinator
Jo-Anne Hannah	....	stunts (as Joanne Hannah)
Blair Johannes	....	stunts
Jessica Meyer	....	stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunts
Rick Parker	....	stunts
Bryan Thomas	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Daryl Alvaro	....	key grip (as Daryl W. Alvaro)
Michael Baye	....	electrician
Rudolf Blahacek	....	director of photography: second unit
Rocky Brown	....	crane grip
Jeffrey Cassidy	....	playback operator
Jeffrey Cassidy	....	video assist operator
Joe DaSilva	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Joe Dasilva)
Frank Hardin	....	generator operator
Joe Howe	....	grip
Marc Lougheed	....	camera trainee
Robert McAdam	....	gaffer (as Bob McAdam)
Duncan McKee	....	best boy grip
Michael Meagher	....	second assistant camera
Andrew Medicky	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Ilan Nachum	....	director of photography: Israel
Tony Oliver	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Anthony Police	....	dolly grip
Henry Sansom	....	best boy electric
Ronald Schlueter	....	playback operator
Bernard Sigouin	....	electrician
Michael Soos	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Soos	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Brad Vos	....	first assistant camera
David J. Woods	....	24 frame video operator
Ken Woroner	....	still photographer
Sophie Giraud	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Ryan McMaster	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Krisztina M. Neglia	....	extras casting (as Krisztina Meuring)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stacy Laliberte	....	wardrobe supervisor
Melissa Mark	....	wardrobe assistant
Emily McHugh	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
John Cameron	....	assistant editor
Scot Marshall	....	assistant editor
Arthur Montreuil	....	color timer

Music Department
Dan Blessinger	....	music mixer
James Covell	....	conductor
Ross DeRoche	....	music preparation (as Ross deRoche)
Steve Lively	....	music arranger: vocal arrangements
Larry Rench	....	orchestrator
Steven Toepell	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Carlos F. Belgrave	....	driver (as Carlos Belgrave)
Helen Bone	....	driver
George 'Bulldog' Fedick	....	driver
Alex Kalascha	....	driver
Geoff McPeek	....	driver
Tim Morrison	....	driver
Geoff Picherack	....	transportation captain
John Taffoli	....	driver
Irene Tester	....	driver
Xavier Villada	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Michael Bero	....	first assistant payroll
Christine Bird	....	assistant production coordinator
Bryan Bowman	....	military consultant
Tina Dean	....	on-set craft service
Martin Earl	....	location manager
Peter Ellroy	....	stand-in
Steve Hadley	....	story consultant
Michele Hall	....	epk unit
Michael Heckenberger	....	animal wrangler
Winnifred Jong	....	script supervisor
Justin Kelly	....	first assistant accounts payable (as Justin E. Kelly)
Mara Ladico	....	production assistant
Mark Edward Lewis	....	synthesizer programmer
Kathy Mackel	....	story consultant
Sam Malkin	....	group walla arranged by
Alexander S. Marusich	....	production accountant
Kelsey Matheson	....	stand-in
Ashley McKay	....	production coordinator
Steve Minuskin	....	uniforms and protocol
Kelly Neutz	....	story consultant
John Patus	....	story editor
Lisa Perone	....	production assistant
John Queenan	....	epk unit
Melisa Richter	....	publicist
Kurtis Salt	....	on-set craft service
Robert Seelingek	....	stand-in
Calvin Smith	....	script consultant
David Steinberg	....	legal
Jody Tansley	....	set nurse
Charles Taylor	....	gun handler
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)

Thanks
John Sutton	....	special thanks: director, Lake Avenue Church Choir

Production Companies

• Cloud Ten Pictures
• Namesake Entertainment

Distributors

• Con Dios Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Cloud Ten Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• H.O.M. Vision bv, Spakenburg (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Showcase Entertainment (2001) (non-USA) (all media)
• Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) (2006) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Calibre Digital Pictures (digital visual effects)
• Keyframe Digital Productions Inc. (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Angel Recording Studios  music recorded at
• Bulloch Entertainment Services  payroll services
• CINAR Studios  adr recording
• Cine-Byte Imaging  film scanning
• Complex, The  adr recording
• Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Francont Film  negative cutting
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Image Bank  stock footage
• Lake Avenue Church Choir  special thanks
• London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)  music performed by
• Manta Eastern Sound Ltd.  adr recording
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by
• Panavision Canada  camera equipment provided by
• Production Services  grip and lighting equipment
• Starcraft  craft service
• Studio Catering by Davids'  catering (as By David's Studio Catering)
• Third Millenium Films Inc.  stock footage
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Tsunami Entertainment  AVID Film Composer provided by

Also Known As:

Left Behind: The Movie (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (appeal) | USA:R (orginal rating) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Cloud Ten Pictures

Trivia:

According to the "Making of..." documentary, Chelsea Noble (Hattie), who is married to Kirk Cameron (Buck), was reading the book in bed. Kirk was asleep, but Chelsea was so excited about the idea of turning this into a movie, she started slapping Kirk on the leg to wake him up, and said, "I want to play the role of Hattie!" Kirk and Chelsea then started farming out the idea to find out who might produce the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Carpathia shoots Stonegal and Cothran, he uses a semiautomatic pistol, which would normally automatically eject the cartridge casing upon discharge, in order to chamber the next round. This does not occur on either of the two discharges shown. In movies, they frequently use "Non-guns" to fire blanks, which do not (normally) eject the cartridge casings upon discharge.

Quotes:

Buck Williams: It's true. I can't believe it, it's true!

Movie Connections:

References The Omen (1976)

Soundtrack:

After All (Rayford's Song)

This was stupid.

What do you get when you make a movie with a bunch of B-rated actors and a former 80's child star turned has-been? The answer? A REALLY bad movie.

This movie was terrible. It was one of the worst films I've ever seen. It's so bad, it's not even funny. It's so bad that it couldn't help me fall asleep because it sucks so bad that I can't help but point out all the faults and not cringe over the bad acting.

"Left Behind" is a cheesy, corny and VERY B-rated. Everyone overacted. If this film was shot in black and white and made to look older and I wasn't told what year it came out, I'd think it was an Ed Wood picture.

And that's all it really is. A cleaned up, cheesy B-rated movie that belongs in the 1950's.

On the other hand, if you like corny TV shows like Seventh Heaven, then you'll probably love Left Behind...