G-Men from Hell (released on DVD as Michael Allred's G-Men from Hell) is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Christopher Coppola and written by Robert Cooper, Richard L. Albert, and Nicholas Johnson. It is based on Michael Allred's comic book series Grafik Muzik published by Caliber Press.[2][3] It stars William Forsythe and Tate Donovan as two violent FBI agents who die, go to hell, and escape back to Earth, where they become embroiled in a mystery.
When corrupt FBI agents Dean Crept and Mike Mattress die, they are sent to Hell, though they believe it must be an error. They escape by stealing a magical crystal from Satan that sends them back to Earth. Determined to buy their way into Heaven, the two perform good deeds despite their ignorance of morality. They set up a private investigation business, and Greydon Lake and his wife, Gloria, both hire them to investigate the other. They attempt to solve the mystery of their own murders and evade the police, led by Lt. Langdon and Det. Dalton, who suspect them of killing their informant Buster. Meanwhile, Weenie Man, a shady informant also sent to hell, tells Satan about their escape; Satan gives the G-Men two days to complete their investigations and return his magic crystal. Along the way, they become involved with the plots of a mad scientist, Dr. Boifford, who resurrects Buster, and a superhero by the name of Cheetah Man.
Production began on October 24, 1999, in Los Angeles.[4] It finished post-production in March 2000.[5] Allred had no involvement in the film's production, though he appeared in a cameo.[6]
Releaseedit
A preview of G-Men from Hell screened at the 2000 San Diego Comic Con.[1] Advanced Film released it in Germany,[7] and Framework Entertainment released it on DVD in the US in 2002.[8]
Receptionedit
Dennis Harvey of Variety called it a goofy, nonsensical mystery that is somewhat entertaining.[9] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote, "G-Men's bare-bones production values are forgivable, but its lack of wit and creativity isn't."[10] Rachel Morgan of Film Threat rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "The film is super campy, but fun to watch."[11] At DVD Talk, Earl Cressey rated it 2/5 stars and Bill Gibron rated it 1.5/5 stars; both called it boring and poorly acted.[12][13] In Fervid Filmmaking, author and filmmaker Mike Watt wrote that the film is "the epitome of a Kitchen Sink movie", in which a cult film throws in every bizarre idea they can imagine.[14]
Referencesedit
^ abWorley, Rob (2000-07-11). "Comics 2 Film". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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G Men from Hell released on DVD as Michael Allred s G Men from Hell is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Christopher Coppola and written by Robert Cooper Richard L Albert and Nicholas Johnson It is based on Michael Allred s comic book series Grafik Muzik published by Caliber Press 2 3 It stars William Forsythe and Tate Donovan as two violent FBI agents who die go to hell and escape back to Earth where they become embroiled in a mystery G Men from HellDirected byChristopher CoppolaWritten byRobert CooperRichard L AlbertNicholas JohnsonBased onGrafik Muzikby Mike AllredProduced byRichard L AlbertStarringWilliam Forsythe Tate Donovan Bobcat Goldthwait Barry Newman Zach Galligan Vanessa Angel Paul Rodriguez David Huddleston Kari Wuhrer Charles Fleischer Gary Busey Robert GouletCinematographyDean LentEdited byRobert GordonMusic byGreg DeBellesProductioncompanySawmill EntertainmentRelease dateJuly 22 2000 2000 07 22 San Diego Comic Con 1 Running time98 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot editWhen corrupt FBI agents Dean Crept and Mike Mattress die they are sent to Hell though they believe it must be an error They escape by stealing a magical crystal from Satan that sends them back to Earth Determined to buy their way into Heaven the two perform good deeds despite their ignorance of morality They set up a private investigation business and Greydon Lake and his wife Gloria both hire them to investigate the other They attempt to solve the mystery of their own murders and evade the police led by Lt Langdon and Det Dalton who suspect them of killing their informant Buster Meanwhile Weenie Man a shady informant also sent to hell tells Satan about their escape Satan gives the G Men two days to complete their investigations and return his magic crystal Along the way they become involved with the plots of a mad scientist Dr Boifford who resurrects Buster and a superhero by the name of Cheetah Man Cast editWilliam Forsythe as Dean Crept Tate Donovan as Mike Mattress Bobcat Goldthwait as Buster Lloyd Barry Newman as Greydon Lake Zach Galligan as Det Dalton Vanessa Angel as Gloria Lake Paul Rodriguez as Winiford Weenie Man David Huddleston as Dr Boifford Kari Wuhrer as Marete Charles Fleischer as Martin Pete Gregory Sporleder as Cheetah Man Gary Busey as Lt Langdon Robert Goulet as SatanProduction editProduction began on October 24 1999 in Los Angeles 4 It finished post production in March 2000 5 Allred had no involvement in the film s production though he appeared in a cameo 6 Release editA preview of G Men from Hell screened at the 2000 San Diego Comic Con 1 Advanced Film released it in Germany 7 and Framework Entertainment released it on DVD in the US in 2002 8 Reception editDennis Harvey of Variety called it a goofy nonsensical mystery that is somewhat entertaining 9 Nathan Rabin of The A V Club wrote G Men s bare bones production values are forgivable but its lack of wit and creativity isn t 10 Rachel Morgan of Film Threat rated it 3 5 5 stars and wrote The film is super campy but fun to watch 11 At DVD Talk Earl Cressey rated it 2 5 stars and Bill Gibron rated it 1 5 5 stars both called it boring and poorly acted 12 13 In Fervid Filmmaking author and filmmaker Mike Watt wrote that the film is the epitome of a Kitchen Sink movie in which a cult film throws in every bizarre idea they can imagine 14 References edit a b Worley Rob 2000 07 11 Comics 2 Film Comic Book Resources Retrieved 2014 07 23 GCD Series Grafik Muzik G Men from Hell 26 March 2001 Lyons Charles 1999 10 14 Ferrari drving force behind A Plus pix Variety Retrieved 2014 07 23 Worley Rob 2000 03 08 Comics 2 Film Comic Book Resources Retrieved 2014 07 23 Comic Vine Interviews Mike Allred Comic Vine April 2008 Retrieved 2016 01 16 Comics2Film Comic Book Resources 2000 11 01 Retrieved 2016 01 15 Worley Rob 2002 07 31 Comics 2 Film Comic Book Resources Retrieved 2014 07 23 Harvey Dennis 2001 03 25 Review G Men From Hell Variety Retrieved 2014 07 23 Rabin Nathan 2002 09 09 Michael Allred s G Men From Hell The A V Club Retrieved 2014 07 23 Morgan Rachel 2004 07 24 G Men from Hell DVD Film Threat Retrieved 2014 07 23 Cressey Earl 2002 09 01 G Men From Hell DVD Talk Retrieved 2014 07 23 Gibron Bill 2004 07 21 Michael Allred s G Men From Hell DVD Talk Retrieved 2014 07 23 Watt Mike 2013 Fervid Filmmaking 66 Cult Pictures of Vision Verve and No Self Restraint McFarland amp Company p 80 ISBN 9780786493357 External links editG Men from Hell at IMDb nbsp G Men from Hell at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G Men from Hell amp oldid 1223363594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
