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The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

Cheating death is only the beginning

20086.01h 39m

Overview

After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper. With the state of his soul in question, and the love for his wife and daughter all the more real and powerful, Ben must figure out if he's truly cheated death, or if he's become part of something far more sinister.

Directed by John Glenn
Written by Evan Astrowsky, Nick Burns, John Glenn
Produced by David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Matt Milich
Box OfficeBudget: $9.8MRevenue: $558K

Top Cast

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Ben Garvey

Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo

Lisa Garvey

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Avery

Linda Cardellini

Linda Cardellini

Julie Ingram

Shawn Hatosy

Shawn Hatosy

Ricky Garvey

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Father Ezra

Malcolm Goodwin

Malcolm Goodwin

Robbie

Brooklynn Proulx

Brooklynn Proulx

Katie Garvey

Tony Curran

Tony Curran

William Reeds

R

Ross McMillan

Dr. James

Themes & Keywords

death penaltyrobberylethal injectioncriminal pastsymbolchainsawdeath

About The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project is a drama, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of death penalty, robbery, lethal injection, criminal past, symbol, chainsaw. Directed by John Glenn, it stars Paul Walker, Piper Perabo, Lambert Wilson. After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper. With the state of his soul in question, and the love for his wife and daughter all the more real and powerful, Ben must figure out if he's truly cheated death, or if he's become part of something far more sinister.

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