Left Behind

Left Behind (2000)

The Future Is Clear.

After learning that millions have completely vanished, an airline pilot, a journalist, and others work together to unravel the mystery of those left behind.

Date of release
2000-10-30
TMDB
4.2 / 10 (140)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller
Director
Vic Sarin
Collection
Left Behind Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Left Behind
  • Filmed in: Ontario

Left Behind: The Movie is a 2000 Christian apocalyptic thriller film, based on the novel of the same name by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. It is directed by Vic Sarin and stars Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Chelsea Noble, Janaya Stephens, Gordon Currie, and Clarence Gilyard.

Production

The film rights to Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins' novel were optioned in 1999 by Namesake Entertainment, an independent production company specializing in adaptations of works by Christian authors, including a series of Ted Dekker adaptations. Veteran producer Ralph Winter was brought aboard to produce, and hired Alan B. McElroy to write the screenplay.

Unable to generate enough interest by studios, Winter licensed his portion of the rights to the Toronto-based writer-producers Peter and Paul Lalonde's Cloud Ten Pictures, who had previously made a similarly-themed series of direct-to-video films called the Apocalypse series. Winter and McElroy were not subsequently involved in the production, though Namesake retained a co-production credit on the first sequel Tribulation Force.

Before Janaya Stephens took the role of Chloe Steele, it had been given to Lacey Chabert, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

Televangelists Jack Van Impe and John Hagee make cameo appearances as raptured airline passengers, evangelist T. D. Jakes has a role as Pastor Vernon Billings. Contemporary Christian music artists Bob Carlisle and Rebecca St. James appear as news anchors, and members of the Christian band Jake appeared as police guards towards the end of the movie.

Left Behind was shot primarily in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The film cost $17.4 million (equivalent to $29,948,428 in 2025). At the time of its release, the film was promoted by its creators as the "biggest and most ambitious Christian film ever made." Filming commenced in early May 2000 and continued for a total of 31 days.

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