The new edition of the sci-fi cult film Flatliners did not convince the critics or the box office in 2017. As leading actor Elliot Page revealed in his new book Pageboy *, the shoot was probably a disaster. And that across the board: the list of criticism ranges from serious safety deficiencies to racism and queer hostility.
Filming Flatliners put two stars in mortal danger
In the book, Page primarily addresses his coming out as a trans person and the development towards that against the background of a career in Hollywood. The actor devotes an entire chapter to the shooting of Flatliners, from which Entertainment Weekly magazine quotes a few passages.
This is how Page describes problematic conditions on the set that “out of control” advised. When filming a stunt “basic security measures” missing. A scene involving co-star Kiersey Clemons is highlighted by Page:
We’re gearing up for a car stunt when Kiersey and I realize everyone had a big seatbelt except us.
“Perplexed” they would have contacted the stunt team and asked why they hadn’t been secured for the scene. The answer: It would be even better if they were not buckled. After a first attempt at recording, both would have been shocked. The hands would have trembled.
Luckily everyone was fine. But looking back, it was reckless and dangerous. There was racism and queerism on the set of the sci-fi film
In the chapter, Page discusses other strange occurrences on set. His colleague Kiersey Clemons was told that she only got the role because she was black. There was also an argument about Page’s character’s clothing. He would have himself “more like a girl” and “less queer” should wear. The problems were so widespread that Page contacted the studio.
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With a budget of $26 million, the film failed at the box office. He only brought in 45 million again worldwide. The story largely resembles that of the 1990 cult film of the same name, which Flatliners modernized.
When the heart monitor stops showing a person’s pounding pulse and instead shows a flatline, a straight line, then you can either abandon a patient or try to resuscitate them again.
However, a group of aspiring young doctors led by Courtney (Elliot Page), Jamie (James Norton), Marlo (Nina Dobrev), Sophia (Kiersey Clemons) and Ray (Diego Luna) want to know if something exists beyond the line between life and death . The medical students therefore begin to experiment with near-death. They all had to endure personal tragedies in their past and want to risk a glimpse into the afterlife through a “short death”. But their actions have unexpected consequences.
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