Flatliners (1990)
A group of medical students experiment with death.
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Characters/Groups
Rachel's Father - Benjamin Mouton
Young Nelson - Aeryk Egan
Young Winnie - Kesha Reed
Young Labraccio - John Joseph Duda
Playground Kids - Megan Stewart, Tressa Thomas and Gonzo Gonzales
Ben Hicks - Afram Bill Williams
Rachel's Mother - Elinore O'Connell
Bag Lady - Marilyn Dodds Frank
Joe's Women - Nicole Niblack, Cynthia Bassham, Sarabeth Tucek, Ilona Margolis, Julie Warner, Iilana B'Tiste, Deborah Torchio, Deborah Goomas, Michelle McKee, Nancy Moran, Dede Latinopoulos
Edna-Ward Nurse - Patricia Belcher
Near Death Patient - Cage S. Johnson
Young Nelson's Friends - Jared Milmeister and Patrick Gleeson
Man on Crack - John Benjamin Martin
Doctors - John Fink and Angela Paton
Latin Woman - Evelina Fernandez
Latin Husband - Miguel Delgado
Medical Student - Tom Kurlander
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Detailed Synopsis
In Chicago, Nelson states that today is a good day to die. Labraccio and a Doctor are helping a Man on Crack when the Doctor tells him to get help. Labraccio runs to Latin Orderly who is wheeling a Latin Wife as a Latin Husband yells out to a Latin Woman that he has no money. The Latin Orderly says that the Latin Wife is hemorrhaging, probably from a street abortion. Labraccio says they have to operate now and the Latin Orderly asks who is going to do the surgery. Labraccio says that he will and the Nurse says that he will get them all fired. Latin Orderly drags Latin Husband out of the room and Latin Woman follows him. Labraccio starts working on Latin Wife when the Doctor runs into the room and kicks Labraccio out. Another Doctor walks down the hall with Latin Woman and starts yelling at Labraccio. Steckle makes an audio recording diary of his time at medical school. - Rachel interviews Housewife about her near death experience in which she describes looking down upon her body and seeing her husband crying. She continues that she started to float towards a light at the end of a tunnel and then a voice told her that it was going to take her baby, but she was going back. Near Death Patient tells Rachel that he was legally dead for over four minutes and didn't see a tunnel or a light. Terry interrupts Near Death Patient and starts telling Rachel about her near death experience. Edna-Ward Nurse asks Rachel why she always asks the patients about death. While they are in class, Nelson reminds Steckle about their plan for the evening. Joe flirts with Rachel until Nelson pulls her away and asks her about helping out that evening. The Professor tells the class that their upcoming exam grades will be scaled. A Medical Student tells Nelson that Labraccio was given a four month suspension. Nelson goes to speak with Labraccio who is planning on leaving school. Nelson asks him to help him with his experiment, but Labraccio tells him no. Rachel checks on Terminal Woman and tells her that she is doing much better. While Joe is having sex with one of Joe's Women while also secretly recording them having sex, Nelson calls him and reminds him to bring his camera. In the evening, Nelson, Rachel, Joe and Steckle come together to test an experiment on life after death. Nelson explains to Joe and Steckle the steps he wants them to take to make him brain dead and then bring him back to life.