It isnt the greatest movie but just as it did in the early 1980s, it gave me the willies. Anita skinner, kurt johnson, robin davidson, caren l. Take the debut from thom eberhardt, sole survivor 1983, an oasis of. The accident leaves cassie racked with guilt and emotionally vulnerable to the point that she begins hallucinating strange visions and wakingdreams, even though cassies. Until 2019, five separate soul survivor festivals took place every year within the uk. As bruce leininger struggled to understand what was happening to his son, he also uncovered details of james hustons life and death as a. When a meteorite lands near his family farm during a storm in tennessee, the son of a struggling farmer believes its connected to strange plaguelike events afflicting the crops, the farm animals and even the family themeselves. Following a horrible car accident, a beautiful college freshman finds herself trapped in a twilight world somewhere between life and death in this haunting supernatural thriller. Tv commercial producer, denise anita skinner, emerges unscathed as the sole survivor of an airliner crash and feels as if she is about to be caught by something. Sole survivor is a 1983 american horror feature film written and directed.
This obscure, lowbudget 80s horror film is one of the periods many underseen gems. Empire gave the film two stars and said weve been here before, and well be here again. The film was given a limited release theatrically in the united states by international. The early books had leo earning a living as a private investigator but, after his finances improved dramatically, he has been more a man of leisure who gets drawn into events, rather. In praise of thom eberhardts 1983 chiller sole survivor. Many horror fans who have only recently discovered the 1983 horror film sole survivor describe it as a precursor to final destination 2000, but that is. It is a crisis of fate that haunts her after surviving the plane crash and code red, by presenting this horrifying flick with a brand new 2k hd master from the original camera negatives, have done b movie enthusiasts yet another solid. In fact, 1983s sole survivor contains a somewhat similar idea and executes it so much better.
November 27, 1983 a computer whiz cracks kitts programming and erases the memory, forcing michael to battle his own car. Sole survivor is a 1983 horror film written and directed by thom eberhardt. The acting is soso and you can tell it was created on a rather low budget. Kristy and her friends are playing a stripping card game, from which i can only guess is poker. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The planes navigator, russell hamner richard basehart, panics and bails out, causing the plane to crash in the. From 1993 to 2019 thousands gathered each summer for soul survivor festivals, seeing god do incredible things. Meanwhile, karla davis caren larkey, an actress scheduled to work with denise on an upcoming coffee commercial, had a premonition about the accident and denises fate, but was unable to warn her in time. Sole survivor 1983 bleeding skull archived 200710 27 at the wayback machine. She flirts with the doctor, brian kurt johnson, at the. Sole survivor also known as dean koontzs sole survivor is a canadian science fiction thriller filmminiseries adaptation of dean koontzs novel of the same name, made and released in 2000 and directed by mikael salomon. Soul survivor a a 5day festival based at the stafford county showground in staffordshire aimed at teenagers. Soul survivor charity, a worldwide christian charity based in watford, hertfordshire soul survivor, a 1995 album by bobby caldwell. For years, no one talked about thom night of the comet eberhardts 1983 chiller sole survivor.
The original trailer in high definition of sole survivor directed by thom eberhardt and starring anita skinner, kurt johnson, robin davidson and caren l. Soul survivors 2000 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. After her plane crashes in the wilderness, the sole survivorwho. College freshman cassandra, also known as cassie, steps into a nightmare of otherworldly visitations after surviving a devastating car accident. With the subtitle how my faith survived the church, the book was published in 2001 by doubleday, which marketed it as. Rattled with guilt, cassie attempts to get on with her life only to find herself dealing with otherworldly encounters that seem to be intent on taking her. Sole survivor, even if it is similar to carnival of souls, is an unforgettable journey to the other side. Koontz miniseries sole survivor 2000, which also involved plane crashes, as well as soul survivors 2001 about a girl being haunted after. Sole survivor 1983 by thom eberhardt video dailymotion. Sole survivor 1969 a plane is damaged during a world war ii bombing mission. Find movie and film cast and crew information for knight rider. Cassie, her boyfriend, and two of her friends get into a car accident that leaves the bf dead. With wil wheaton, claude akins, malcolm danare, cooper huckabee.
Sole survivor should not be confused with several other films with the same title, including the tv movie sole survivor 1970, which was also about a precognition of an air crash, and the dean r. A lone survivor of a plane crash is haunted by a feeling unworthy of survival. Film about premonition of an airline disaster and the survivor being haunted in the aftermath. Take the debut from thom eberhardt, sole survivor 1983, an oasis of cool originality in a genre that was drying out in the slasher sands. With melissa sagemiller, wes bentley, casey affleck, eliza dushku.
After the death of his wife and daughter in a plane crash, a newspaper reporter named joe carpenter discovers that the. Sole survivor 1983 bleeding skull archived 20071027 at the wayback machine. Just ask thom eberhardt night of the comet, the writer and director of sole survivor, a psychological twisted horror film that concerns itself with the lone survivor of a doomed commercial airliner and the haunted visions that follow her as she continues on with her life in the weeks that pass. Things are never quite clear or explained, which makes the entire film quite mysterious and creepy. Rattled with guilt, cassie attempts to get on with her life only to find. The basic premise of soul survivor isnt much different from that of previous books, with leo finding him involved in events that hed have been happy to avoid. Following a horrible car accident, a beautiful college freshman finds herself trapped in a twilight world somewhere between life and death in this haunting supernatural.
With anita skinner, kurt johnson, robin davidson, caren l. Sole survivor 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie stars anita skinner, ken johnson and robin davidson. A coed is caught between the world of the living and the dead. Denise watson anita skinner, a producer of television commercials, is the sole survivor of an airplane crash. Sole survivor is a 1984 american horror film written and directed by thom eberhardt, in his. Before 2017 it was held at the royal bath and west showground. Sole survivor is a 1984 american horror film written and directed by thom eberhardt, in his feature film debut. Knight rider soul survivor tv episode 1983 full cast. Following a brief stint at a salon, he takes an illegal job as a debt collector for a gang. Or is she under attack by emissaries of death, intent on repossessing her extra lease of life.
Information and translations of soul survivor in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. August 24 spook busters 1946 fantastic voyage 1966 boogey man ii 1983 the witches 1990 darkman 1990 ghosts of mars 2001 corpses 2004 vampz 2004 the. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. The 50 sickest horror movie posters of all time shows the true marketing muscle some of the past scary flicks had. Soul survivor is the story of how the leiningers pieced together what their son was communicating and eventually discovered that he was reliving the past life of world war ii fighter pilot james huston. Artist bill loose, bmi, 100, album the world about us. Too darn soulful incorporating the soul survivors family. Larkey in sole survivor 1984 anita skinner in sole survivor 1984 kurt johnson in.
Sole survivor is a cbs friday night movie directed by paul stanley and starring richard basehart, william shatner, and vince edwards. The night before cassie the gwynethesque melissa sagemiller starts college, she gets into a terrifying car accident with her boyfriend casey affleck and best friends wes bentley from american beauty and eliza dushku from bring it on and buffy the vampire slayer. The film, written by screenwriter guerdon trueblood, was first aired on television in 1970 while the film follows the fate of the sixman crew of a b25 mitchell bomber, sole survivor is loosely based on the 1958 discovery of the b24 liberator bomber lady be. The reincarnation of a world war ii fighter pilot kindle edition by leininger, andrea, leininger, bruce, carol bowman, ken grossc. Sole survivor, being issued on bluray thanks to code red, is a. Soul survivor variously published with the subtitles how my faith survived the church, searching for meaningful faith, and how thirteen unlikely mentors helped my faith survive the church is a spiritual autobiography by philip yancey, a prominent christianity today columnist.
Soul survivor ii, a 2004 album by pete rock soul survivor. Sole survivor 1983 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Sole survivor aired on january 9, 1970, and was the first of madefortv movie s broadcast on cbs, and produced by cbsowned cinema center films the companys shortlived foray into feature film production. Feb, 2009 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Thom eberhardts eerie 1983 chiller sole survivor discussed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading soul survivor. A young woman is the sole survivor of a plane crash.
After the death of his wife and daughter in a plane crash, a newspaper reporter named joe carpenter. They explain why the events almost stopped in 1993, the role that humour played in making space for the holy spirit to move, the influence of worship leaders such as kevin prosch, the impact of missions, and the. After immigrating from jamaica to toronto, tyrone taylor peter williams has a hard time finding work. A self taught computer whiz kid named randy manages to cracks and steals k. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of willowview publishing, bmi, amphonic music. It is reminiscent of the 1962 cult classic carnival of souls which also scared the heck out of me when i was kid. Produced by paul brown, the film stars george harris, peter williams, and clark johnson and is set in torontos africancaribbean sector.
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