Faust: Love of the Damned (2001)

Director:

Brian Yuzna

Writers:

Tim Vigil (graphic novel) &
David Quinn (graphic novel) ...

Release Date:

2 February 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

Everything has a price...

Plot:

A man sells his soul to the devil.

Plot Keywords:

Good Versus Evil | Train Wreck | Female Nudity | Nose Bleed | Buried Alive

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Mark Frost	...	John Jaspers / Faust
Isabel Brook	...	Jade de Camp
Jennifer Rope	...	Blue
Jeffrey Combs	...	Lt. Dan Margolies
Mònica Van Campen	...	Claire
Leslie Charles	...	Newscaster
Fermí Reixach	...	Commissioner Marino (as Fermi Reixach)
Junix Inocian	...	Dr. Yuri Yamoto
Robert Paterson	...	SWAT Team Leader
Marc Martínez	...	Hapi
Andrew Divoff	...	M
Clare Leach	...	Nurse Ida
Francisco Maestre	...	Baez
Ronny Svensson	...	Beef
Alex Sarr	...	Don

Also Known As:

Diablo (Philippines: English title)
Faust (USA)
Faust: La revenja és a la sang (Spain: Catalan title)
Faust: La venganza está en la sangre (Spain)
Faust (Italy) [it]
Faust (France) [fr]
Faust - O Pesadelo Eterno (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

98 min | Spain:101 min

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Peru:18 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | USA:Unrated | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Castelao Producciones

Trivia:

The Homunculus creature, in the comic, looked like a werewolf. The original design of the creature, by Spanish effects artist Poli Cantero, was a snake-like creature with a muscular neck and a cobra-esque hood. Director Brian Yuzna liked the design, but when it came time to build the full-scale puppet, Yuzna didn't like it. He then turned to Japanese surrealist Screaming Mad George to design and construct the monster.

Movie Connections:

References Batman (1989)

Spellbound, captivated

I rented the movie because the warnings on the cover (and I agree that this movie should not be watched by juveniles). In my opinion, the warnings may have overstated the violent nature of the movie (in comparison with other Hollywood action movies), but it certainly had its perverted aspects, of which I will not detail here.

The movie was quite interesting from start to finish; I was glued to my seat. The worst aspect, however, was the demon suit. It looked too much like a costume (i.e., in Hollywood these days, they attempt to make the costumes more realistic -- take a look at the current "Planet of the Apes"). Although I am not that familiar with the Faust legends, the demon suit was perhaps not necessary, in my opinion.

All in all, I liked it; the story was quite interesting. I enjoy supernatural movies, and this one certainly fit the bill.