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Soultaker (film)
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Soultaker is a 1990
fantasy
horror film
starring Vivian Schilling
, Joe Estevez
, and Robert Z'Dar
. The film was featured on an episode of movie-mocking TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000
. However, despite the negative reception, it won a Saturn Award
in 1992
for Best Genre Video Release.
At Summerfest, the Angel of Death tells Soultaker to kill Brad, Tommy, Zack, Natalie, and Brad's girlfriend Candice at 8:00. During Summerfest, Karen leaves Summerfest with her boyfriend John leaving Natalie behind. Before Brad, Tommy, Zack, and Candice leave the festival, Zack notices Natalie alone. Zack comes up to Natalie and the two reconcile. Zack offers to take Natalie home. Natalie takes his offer. The five teenagers take Brad's car and leave Summerfest.
The teenagers are still coming back home. For an unexplained reason Brad - who is driving the car - is speeding. The Soultaker steps in the middle of the road. To avoid running over the Soultaker, Brad swerves and crashes into a tree. After the crash, Natalie, Brad, Zack, and Tommy find themselves a little away from the car unharmed. The four realize that Candice is missing.
Meanwhile, the Soultaker is at the crash site where it is shown that everyone has been critically injured. Soultaker takes Candice's soul. When Soultaker tries to get Brad's soul, he discovers that Candice's soul was still in her body but, every one eles's souls flew out. Soultaker becomes angry. Soultaker gives the soul to the Angel of Death and explained what happened to the others. The Angel of Death tells Soultaker to hunt down the other souls before midnight. Later, the police and the ambulance are at the site. The ambulance takes the bodies and the police search the car. The police finds the cocaine
that Brad had hidden in the car. Everybody comes back to the crash site after the police and the ambulance left. Brad searches the car to find his cocaine. All of the souls realize that Candice had died in the crash.
Soultaker has been waiting in the car the whole time. Brad scolds at him for making him crash and killing his girlfriend. Soultaker knocks out Brad. Zack tries to save him but fails. Thinking that Brad is dead the others flee looking for help. Soultaker takes Brad's soul, killing him. The others find a little store where they try to tell the cashier that someone is trying to kill them. The cashier ignores them so they leave. After the trio leave the store, they see the car getting towed. Natalie tries to hitch hike, but fails. Soultaker appears again. Soultaker is about to take Natalie, but since Natalie reminds her of his true love he cannot kill her. Zack takes Natalie and they both flee, leaving Tommy behind. Tommy runs back to the store. Trying to get the cashier's attention her grabs a Pepsi and throws it. The cashier goes to the backroom to get a broom. Soultaker gives Brad's soul to the Angel of Death. The Angel of Death scolds Soultaker for not taking Natalie. The Angel of Death tells him if Soultaker doesn't complete the task, he will have to take the penalty.
Soultaker goes into the store, trapping Tommy. Tommy goes into the cash register and offers Soultaker money. Soultaker chokes Tommy and takes his soul. Natalie and Zack are still fleeing with The Man behind them. The duo make it to Natalie's house. Before they open the door, Natalie's mother, Anna (Jean Reiner) opens the door. Zack and Natalie tells them about the Soultaker. Anna tells them that they will be safe inside. Anna tells Natalie that she will run a bath for Natalie, so she can relax. After Anna goes upstairs, Natalie apologizes to Zack for the loss of his friend. Zack also apologizes about the cocaine in the car.
Natalie goes upstairs. When she gets upstairs Natalie and Anna talks about Natalie's relationship with Zack. Natalie tells Anna that she will go to her room and lie down. When Natalie goes lie down, Natalie falls asleep and dreams about being taken to the hospital. Anna wakes her to tell Natalie that the tub is full. Meanwhile, downstairs Zack hears something growling in the kitchen. When he goes to investigate, it was only the family dog, Charlie. Zack tells Charlie that no one will hurt him. It is shown that the reason Charlie is growling is because he can't see Zack.
Back upstairs, Natalie gets ready to take a bath. Anna opens the door a little bit and watches Natalie strip.
While watching T.V., the news comes on and reports about the car crash. One of the reporters interviewing Natalie's father Grant reports that with parents permission the life support systems for Natalie and Zack will be shut of at midnight. Zack sees Anna on the news. Zack finds out that Anna is really The Man incognito. Zack hurries upstairs to save Natalie.
The two rush off to the hospital to save their bodies before midnight or their life support systems will be shut off and they will be dead. Natalie is captured by Soultaker and she is almost convinced by him to die and live her afterlife with him for eternity. Natalie escapes and Zack manages to grab the ring that holds souls. Zack gets Natalie's soul and gets into his own body, saving himself from death. Zack then rushes around to find Natalie's body and in the nick of time saves her life. Soultaker is confronted by the Angel of Death for his failure and his soul is taken.
The movie ends with Zack visiting Natalie in the hospital on the day of her release. Zack is greeted happily by Natalie's parents who used to not care for Zack at all. The two go outside to see that Zack finally fixed up his old car and the two kiss and drive off together.
released the film onto DVD in 2000. The DVD is now out of print.
1990 in film
The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....
fantasy
Fantasy film
Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
starring Vivian Schilling
Vivian Schilling
Vivian Schilling is an American novelist, screenwriter and actress.Born and raised in Kansas, Schilling studied at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and also under the legendary Stella Adler before embarking upon a dual career as a screenwriter and actress.With her first feature film, Soultaker,...
, Joe Estevez
Joe Estevez
Joseph "Joe" Estevez is an American actor, director, and producer.He is the younger brother of actor Martin Sheen and the uncle of Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Renée Estevez, and Ramon Estevez.-Early life:...
, and Robert Z'Dar
Robert Z'Dar
Robert J. Zdarsky , better known as Robert Z’Dar, is an American actor and film producer, perhaps best known for his role as Matt Cordell in the cult horror film Maniac Cop and its two sequels. Due to his unusual facial structure, he is often referred to as "The Chin".-Early life:Born in Chicago,...
. The film was featured on an episode of movie-mocking TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
. However, despite the negative reception, it won a Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
in 1992
1992 in film
The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
for Best Genre Video Release.
Plot
The film begins in a hospital where the Soultaker is trying to find a room containing an elderly man. He eventually finds the room. Before the Soultaker goes into the room he looks at his pocket watch. The SoulTaker goes into the room, uses a ring and takes the man's soul. The next day, a rich teen-aged girl named Natalie McMillan and her friend Karen gets ready to go to "Summerfest". Meanwhile, a teenaged boy named Brad (David "Shark" Fralick) goes to pick up Natalie's former boyfriend Zack to go to Summerfest. Zack tells Brad that he wants to see Natalie again, but Brad tells him that he can never win a girl like Natalie again without money. Later they go to pick up another teenager named Tommy Marcetto.At Summerfest, the Angel of Death tells Soultaker to kill Brad, Tommy, Zack, Natalie, and Brad's girlfriend Candice at 8:00. During Summerfest, Karen leaves Summerfest with her boyfriend John leaving Natalie behind. Before Brad, Tommy, Zack, and Candice leave the festival, Zack notices Natalie alone. Zack comes up to Natalie and the two reconcile. Zack offers to take Natalie home. Natalie takes his offer. The five teenagers take Brad's car and leave Summerfest.
The teenagers are still coming back home. For an unexplained reason Brad - who is driving the car - is speeding. The Soultaker steps in the middle of the road. To avoid running over the Soultaker, Brad swerves and crashes into a tree. After the crash, Natalie, Brad, Zack, and Tommy find themselves a little away from the car unharmed. The four realize that Candice is missing.
Meanwhile, the Soultaker is at the crash site where it is shown that everyone has been critically injured. Soultaker takes Candice's soul. When Soultaker tries to get Brad's soul, he discovers that Candice's soul was still in her body but, every one eles's souls flew out. Soultaker becomes angry. Soultaker gives the soul to the Angel of Death and explained what happened to the others. The Angel of Death tells Soultaker to hunt down the other souls before midnight. Later, the police and the ambulance are at the site. The ambulance takes the bodies and the police search the car. The police finds the cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
that Brad had hidden in the car. Everybody comes back to the crash site after the police and the ambulance left. Brad searches the car to find his cocaine. All of the souls realize that Candice had died in the crash.
Soultaker has been waiting in the car the whole time. Brad scolds at him for making him crash and killing his girlfriend. Soultaker knocks out Brad. Zack tries to save him but fails. Thinking that Brad is dead the others flee looking for help. Soultaker takes Brad's soul, killing him. The others find a little store where they try to tell the cashier that someone is trying to kill them. The cashier ignores them so they leave. After the trio leave the store, they see the car getting towed. Natalie tries to hitch hike, but fails. Soultaker appears again. Soultaker is about to take Natalie, but since Natalie reminds her of his true love he cannot kill her. Zack takes Natalie and they both flee, leaving Tommy behind. Tommy runs back to the store. Trying to get the cashier's attention her grabs a Pepsi and throws it. The cashier goes to the backroom to get a broom. Soultaker gives Brad's soul to the Angel of Death. The Angel of Death scolds Soultaker for not taking Natalie. The Angel of Death tells him if Soultaker doesn't complete the task, he will have to take the penalty.
Soultaker goes into the store, trapping Tommy. Tommy goes into the cash register and offers Soultaker money. Soultaker chokes Tommy and takes his soul. Natalie and Zack are still fleeing with The Man behind them. The duo make it to Natalie's house. Before they open the door, Natalie's mother, Anna (Jean Reiner) opens the door. Zack and Natalie tells them about the Soultaker. Anna tells them that they will be safe inside. Anna tells Natalie that she will run a bath for Natalie, so she can relax. After Anna goes upstairs, Natalie apologizes to Zack for the loss of his friend. Zack also apologizes about the cocaine in the car.
Natalie goes upstairs. When she gets upstairs Natalie and Anna talks about Natalie's relationship with Zack. Natalie tells Anna that she will go to her room and lie down. When Natalie goes lie down, Natalie falls asleep and dreams about being taken to the hospital. Anna wakes her to tell Natalie that the tub is full. Meanwhile, downstairs Zack hears something growling in the kitchen. When he goes to investigate, it was only the family dog, Charlie. Zack tells Charlie that no one will hurt him. It is shown that the reason Charlie is growling is because he can't see Zack.
Back upstairs, Natalie gets ready to take a bath. Anna opens the door a little bit and watches Natalie strip.
While watching T.V., the news comes on and reports about the car crash. One of the reporters interviewing Natalie's father Grant reports that with parents permission the life support systems for Natalie and Zack will be shut of at midnight. Zack sees Anna on the news. Zack finds out that Anna is really The Man incognito. Zack hurries upstairs to save Natalie.
The two rush off to the hospital to save their bodies before midnight or their life support systems will be shut off and they will be dead. Natalie is captured by Soultaker and she is almost convinced by him to die and live her afterlife with him for eternity. Natalie escapes and Zack manages to grab the ring that holds souls. Zack gets Natalie's soul and gets into his own body, saving himself from death. Zack then rushes around to find Natalie's body and in the nick of time saves her life. Soultaker is confronted by the Angel of Death for his failure and his soul is taken.
The movie ends with Zack visiting Natalie in the hospital on the day of her release. Zack is greeted happily by Natalie's parents who used to not care for Zack at all. The two go outside to see that Zack finally fixed up his old car and the two kiss and drive off together.
Cast
- Joe EstevezJoe EstevezJoseph "Joe" Estevez is an American actor, director, and producer.He is the younger brother of actor Martin Sheen and the uncle of Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Renée Estevez, and Ramon Estevez.-Early life:...
- The Soultaker - Vivian SchillingVivian SchillingVivian Schilling is an American novelist, screenwriter and actress.Born and raised in Kansas, Schilling studied at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and also under the legendary Stella Adler before embarking upon a dual career as a screenwriter and actress.With her first feature film, Soultaker,...
- Natalie McMillan - Robert Z'DarRobert Z'DarRobert J. Zdarsky , better known as Robert Z’Dar, is an American actor and film producer, perhaps best known for his role as Matt Cordell in the cult horror film Maniac Cop and its two sequels. Due to his unusual facial structure, he is often referred to as "The Chin".-Early life:Born in Chicago,...
- The Angel Of Death - Gregg Thomsen - Zack Taylor
- David "Shark" Fralick - Brad Deville
- Jean Reiner - Anna McMillan
- Chuck Williams - Tommy Marcetto
- David FawcettDavid FawcettDavid Julian Fawcett is an Australian politician and member of the Australian Senate. He was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the division of Wakefield in South Australia for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. Despite an extensive campaign in 2007 he...
- Mayor Grant McMillan - Gary Kohler - Sgt. Haggerty
- Dave Scott - Officer Mel
- Cinda Lou Freeman - Candice
Releases
Image EntertainmentImage Entertainment
Image Entertainment, Inc. is an independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming and film & television productions in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and approximately 450...
released the film onto DVD in 2000. The DVD is now out of print.