Soul Survivors
| Soul Survivors | |
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Promotional poster
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| Directed by | Stephen Carpenter |
| Produced by |
Stokely Chaffin Neal H. Moritz |
| Written by | Stephen Carpenter |
| Starring |
Melissa Sagemiller Casey Affleck Eliza Dushku Wes Bentley Luke Wilson |
| Music by |
Daniel Licht Tree Adams Harvey Danger Floodnine DB9D9 The Presidents of the United States of America Matt McKenna Queens of the Stone Age Jet Set Satellite Project 86 Rakit AMEN Mygrain The Deftones Supreme Beings of Leisure |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Edited by | Janice Hampton Todd C. Ramsay |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
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Release date
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September 7, 2001 |
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Running time
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84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $4,299,141 |
Soul Survivors is a 2001 psychological thriller film starring Melissa Sagemiller as college student Cassie, whose boyfriend Sean (Casey Affleck) dies in a car accident that results from her driving after a night of partying. The accident leaves Cassie racked with guilt and emotionally vulnerable to the point that she begins hallucinating strange visions and waking-dreams, even though Cassie's friends Annabel (Eliza Dushku) and Matt (Wes Bentley), as well as a local priest called Father Jude (Luke Wilson), all attempt to assist her in coping with the loss.
Cassie and Sean, as well as ex-boyfriend Matt and good friend Annabel, go to a club situated in an old church. There Cassie sees a man with a clear, plastic mask (Carl Paoli) and an imposing man with a scarred face (Ken Moreno). Deathmask tries to grab her on the dance floor, but she pushes him away and steps outside the club with Sean.
In the parking lot, Matt eavesdrops on their conversation. Sean confesses his love for Cassie, who claims she feels the same way. When Sean returns to the club, Matt convinces Cassie to give him a last 'goodbye' kiss. Sean sees this, and reacts badly to it, giving Cassie the silent treatment as they drive off. Cassie, who is behind the wheel, continually looks away from the road until the car crashes. Cassie's next memory is of being rushed to the hospital; Matt and Annabel are unharmed, but Sean has been killed on impact.
During the school term that follows, Cassie has several visions of Sean. She also has visions of Deathmask and Hideous Dancer in the company of Matt and Annabel. On several occasions, she believes she is being chased by the two men, although Annabel and Matt assure her that the incidents are all in her mind. After one chase, Cassie faints and is rescued by Father Jude, a young priest who is sympathetic to her fears and offers to listen if she ever needs someone to talk to.
A few nights later, after being chased again, Cassie knocks at the church door, and Father Jude gives her sanctuary. He gives her an amulet depicting St Jude and allows her to sleep in his small room in the church. Upon awakening that morning, Cassie sees that the calendar in the room reads 1981. She enters the office of the attending priest (Rick Snyder) and asks to speak to Father Jude but is told that Father Jude died in 1981.
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