Deliver Us from Evil
Short description
Deliver Us from Evil follows Ralph Sarchie, a New York City police officer working in the Bronx who takes on a series of brutal, seemingly senseless crimes. As the cases resist any ordinary explanation, he is drawn into a partnership with Mendoza, an unconventional priest who performs exorcisms and argues that demonic forces are at work. Their investigation pushes Sarchie to question what he believes, while the strain of the job also weighs on his marriage to Jen and his relationship with their young daughter. The film is a crime thriller that develops into a struggle against an otherworldly evil loose in the city.
Scott Derrickson directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Harris Boardman. It is the fifth film he directed, arriving between Sinister and Doctor Strange, and it continues his engagement with possession and the supernatural after The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister. Eric Bana plays Sarchie, with Olivia Munn as Jen, Edgar Ramírez as Mendoza, Joel McHale as Butler and Sean Harris as Santino. Jerry Bruckheimer produced; the cast runs to 45 credited performers and the crew to 84.
The film was released on 1 July 2014 and runs 118 minutes. Made for about 30 million dollars, it took roughly 88 million dollars worldwide, a solid return on its budget. Audiences rate it 6.2 out of 10 on IMDb from around 91,000 votes and 6.3 out of 10 on TMDB from 2,292 votes. A critics' score of 4.7 out of 10 from 133 reviews places it well below the audience ratings.
What's left behind the scenes
- Joel McHale attended knife handling and martial arts training for several months to perform knife tricks himself during filming. He sustained virtually no injuries during training or filming. Only on the last day of filming, when McHale's son came to the set, did the actor decide to cut a piece of white chocolate for him with his knife and cut himself.
- The lead role was offered to Mark Wahlberg, but he declined. Eric Bana eventually got the role.
- At the beginning of the film, Jimmy leaves a deep cut on Sarchie's hand during their confrontation. And his partner says that stitches will be needed. Later, in the scene at the Bronx Zoo, the wound is not visible. And immediately after that, when Sarchie is at home, his hand is already bandaged.
- When the priest tells Ralph about his affair and his girlfriend's subsequent abortion, he says he should be defrocked. He then says that his confessor also warned him that if he behaved that way again, he would be defrocked. "Defrocked" is a Protestant term, and Catholic priests do not use it.
- The film is based on the book "Beware of the Night" by New York police officer Ralph Sarchi, which was written based on his personal experience.
- The role of Butler was originally written for Joel McHale. However, according to director Scott Derrickson, Butler was the worst character in the script. But then he imagined what McHale would be like if he had gone into the army instead of college and worked in law enforcement instead of entertainment. After that, it became easier to write the role, and the character was significantly revised.
- At the 59th minute, a track by The Doors – “Riders on the storm” – plays in the bar.
- The film features a large amount of music by The Doors, as well as various references to the band. For example, during the final exorcism, Santino says: “Is everybody in? Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin.” This is a reference to the song “Celebration Of The Lizard”.
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