Left Behind: The Movie
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| Directed by | Vic Sarin |
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Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins |
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| Music by | James Covell |
| Cinematography | George Tirl |
| Edited by | Michael Pacek |
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Namesake Entertainment
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| Distributed by | Cloud Ten Pictures |
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100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $4.2 million |
Left Behind is a 2000 Canadian-American religious science fiction film directed by Vic Sarin and starring Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Gordon Currie, and Clarence Gilyard. The film was based on the best-selling Christian eschatological end-times novel of the same name written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, adapted for the screen by Alan B. McElroy. The film was released first direct-to-video, followed by a limited theatrical release.
At the time of its release, the film was promoted by its creators as the "biggest and most ambitious Christian film ever made." The film received generally negative reviews, holding a 16% "Rotten" score on review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, the film managed to spawn two additional sequels based on the second novel in the series, Tribulation Force and World at War.
GNN television journalist Cameron "Buck" Williams (Kirk Cameron) reports from Israel about a new technology with which will allow food to grow in inhospitable environments. He interviews Israeli scientist Chaim Rosenzweig (Colin Fox), and praises him for creating a miracle. Suddenly, Arab Mikoyan MiG-29 and Russian fighter jets fly overhead in a surprise air raid. A missile hits near Buck and Chaim as they retreat to a military bunker. The sun disappears even though it is still mid-day. Israel's defenses are unable to counterattack, but the attacking jets start spontaneously exploding and crashing down. Buck runs outside with the news camera and records the drama as some GNN executives and reporters watch back in Chicago. The entire attacking force is destroyed.
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