Bringing Out the Dead

About Bringing Out the Dead

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.

Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 drama film. It runs 121 minutes and was released in October 1999.

Nicolas Cage appears as Frank Pierce, Patricia Arquette as Mary Burke, John Goodman as Larry Verber, and Ving Rhames as Marcus. Written by Paul Schrader. It is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under dying and death, drug addiction, alcoholism, and hallucination.

Trainspotting, Eyes Wide Shut, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas make useful companions to Bringing Out the Dead, all filed under drugs. It scores 6.6 out of 10 from 1,289 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.