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| Directed by | Christopher Coppola |
| Written by | Robert Cooper Richard L. Albert Nicholas Johnson |
| Based on | Grafik Muzik by |
| Produced by | Richard L. Albert |
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| Cinematography | Dean Lent |
| Edited by | Robert Gordon |
| Music by | Greg DeBelles |
Production company | Sawmill Entertainment |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
G-Men from Hell (released on DVD asMichael Allred's G-Men from Hell) is a 2000 Americancomedy film directed byChristopher Coppola and written by Robert Cooper, Richard L. Albert, and Nicholas Johnson. It is based onMichael Allred's comic book seriesGrafik Muzik published byCaliber Press.[2][3] It starsWilliam Forsythe andTate Donovan as two violent FBI agents who die, go to hell, and escape back to Earth, where they become embroiled in a mystery.
When corruptFBI agents Dean Crept and Mike Mattress die, they are sent toHell, though they believe it must be an error. They escape by stealing a magical crystal fromSatan that sends them back to Earth. Determined to buy their way intoHeaven, the two perform good deeds despite their ignorance ofmorality. They set up aprivate 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]
A preview ofG-Men from Hell screened at the 2000San Diego Comic-Con.[1] Advanced Film released it in Germany,[7] and Framework Entertainment released it on DVD in the US in 2002.[8]
Dennis Harvey ofVariety called it a goofy, nonsensical mystery that is somewhat entertaining.[9] Nathan Rabin ofThe 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 ofFilm Threat rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "The film is super campy, but fun to watch."[11] AtDVD 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] InFervid Filmmaking, author and filmmaker Mike Watt wrote that the film is "the epitome of a Kitchen Sink movie", in which acult film throws in every bizarre idea they can imagine.[14]
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