Fallen - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Fallen"

Fallen (1998)

Timing: 2:4 (124 min)

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Actors and characters

Fallen (1998) Official Trailer - Denzel Washington, John Goodman Movie HD

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What's left behind the scenes

The film was shot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the town of Pine Barrens, New Jersey.
In one scene, the iconic film 'Freaks' (1932) by Tod Browning is shown on television.
While preparing for his role, Elias Koteas traveled to Ohio to meet with a man who was fluent in Aramaic. The man was happy to help, but for religious reasons, he categorically refused to utter profanities, which were required for the role. The producers had to find someone else who knew Aramaic and could assist the actor.
While working on his role, Denzel Washington accompanied police on calls. This is how he learned that some police officers carry a spare pair of shoes in their trunk, as the shoes they wear to a crime scene and while inspecting it are often soiled with blood.
Police detective John Hobbes, played by Denzel Washington, owes his first and last name to philosophers Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) and John Locke (1632-1704). The former believed that man is inherently evil and that society should keep him in check. The latter was convinced that people are rational thinking beings capable of peaceful coexistence. These opposing premises are the main themes of the film.
The first day of filming was scheduled to shoot scenes of Denzel Washington's character arriving at the cabin for the first time. However, the entire area was hit by heavy rains those days. Producer Charles Roven decided to send a truck with equipment to the location much earlier than originally planned, so early that it was still dark. Due to the darkness and heavy rain, visibility was poor, and the truck crashed into a tree standing by the side of the road, completely blocking the road. The accident wasn't resolved until nightfall, when it was dark again and filming was impossible. As a result, the first day of filming fell behind schedule by one day. Later, Roven recounted that it was the worst first day of filming in his career.
All the scenes with Elias Koteas' character were filmed at the beginning of the shooting period, and director Gregory Hoblit was so impressed with Koteas' performance that he insisted that everyone possessed by Azazel move the same way as Koteas. Actors Robert Joy, James Gandolfini (1961-2013), Bob Gunton, and Tara Carris specifically studied Koteas' acting style, as Azazel was supposed to inhabit all their characters.
Throughout the film, the demon Azazel constantly hums two songs from The Rolling Stones' repertoire – "Time is on my side" and "Sympathy for the Devil".
The scene of the beam falling when Denzel Washington's character is in the basement was neither in the script nor in the initial version of the film. During preview screenings, audiences simply saw Hobbes looking around, discovering a book, and leaving. During one such screening, someone went to the restroom, and the door to the auditorium closed so loudly behind them that the audience literally jumped. It was after this incident that the management of Warner Bros. decided to add something to the scene to further frighten the audience.

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