Fallen is a 1998 American supernatural thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, produced by Charles Roven and Dawn Steel, from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. Denzel Washington plays a Philadelphia police detective who is investigating occult murders committed by an apparent copycat killer. John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini, and Elias Koteas also star. Despite its underperformance at the box office, Fallen gained a cult following and is considered one of Washington’s most underrated films.
The film was released on January 16, 1998, and its plot revolves around the investigation of a series of murders committed by a demon named Azazel, who can jump from person to person by touch. The film's tagline is "Detective John Hobbes is searching for a killer. But he's about to discover something he never imagined".
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Detective John Hobbes
- John Goodman as Detective Jonesy
- Donald Sutherland as Lt. Stanton
- Embeth Davidtz as Gretta Milano
- James Gandolfini as Lou
- Elias Koteas as Edgar Reese
- Gabriel Casseus as Art
- Michael J. Pagan as Sam
- Robert Joy as Charles
- Frank Medrano as Charles' Killer
- Cynthia Hayden as Charles' Wife
- Ronn Munro as Doctor
- Tony Michael Donnelly as Uniformed Cop
- Aida Turturro as Gloria
- Sharon Washington as Angie
- Adrien Dorval as Bobby Chicago
- John Kapelos as Charles' Lawyer
- Ted Maynard as Warden
- John Beasley as Jonesy's Captain
- Michael Rhoades as Jonesy's Partner
- Kevin Chamberlin as Bill
- Nicholas Cascone as Officer #1
- Taurean Blacque as Officer #2
- K. Todd Freeman as Officer #3
- Scott Burkholder as Officer #4
- David Fresco as Officer #5
- James Pickens Jr. as Policeman
- Denzel Whitaker as Boy in Hospital
- John Benjamin Hickey as Jerry
- Peter Weireter as Priest
- John Aylward as Doctor
- John Nielsen as Guard
- John Prosky as Guard
- John Roselius as Guard
- Michael Shamus Wiles as Guard
- John Travis as Guard
- John Towey as Guard
- John Lafayette as Guard
- John Hawkes as Zoo Guard
- Ted Raimi as Tony
- Azazel the cat as Himself.
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writer: Nicholas Kazan
Box Office Gross: $25,232,289
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 1998
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
