Faust (2000) on Netflix
John Jaspers, an artist, wants the gangsters who murdered his girlfriend Blue to pay. A man called M offers him clawed gauntlets and power, in exchange for his soul.
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Plot summary
A deal with a stranger is how John Jaspers, an artist, means to settle the score for Blue, his girlfriend, killed by gangsters. The stranger calls himself M, and he offers John supernatural powers of revenge in return for a signed contract. John accepts, and clawed metal gauntlets cover his hands. The bargain also remakes him as Faust, a horned demon. At a psychiatric hospital where he is held, Doctor Jade de Camp treats John, and the death metal record she plays for him brings back a memory he had lost. Lieutenant Dan Margolies, meanwhile, looks into The Hand, a secret society tied to M.
Cast
- Jennifer Ropeas Blue
- Clare Leachas Nurse Ida
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Faust (2000)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Stuart Gordon left the production because he could not balance the horror, thriller and action elements cohesively, or approach the comic's violence and eroticism in a way that would make the film commercially viable; Brian Yuzna took it on as the first project of his Spanish studio Fantastic Factory.
- Producers reached out to Madonna's representation about the film, but Madonna ultimately passed, and the producers were informed that she was seeking an "image change".
- Rather than picking an established actor for the lead role of Jonathan "John" Jaspers, director Brian Yuzna chose Mark Frost after Yuzna's 12-year-old son saw Frost's showreel.
- The make-up effects for Faust were produced by Screaming Mad George, and the process of transforming Mark Frost into the character took approximately four to six hours each time.
- Rather than pick an established actor for the lead role of Jonathan "John" Jaspers, director Brian Yuzna chose Mark Frost after Yuzna's 12 year-old son saw Frost's showreel.
- Stuart Gordon left the production, unable to balance the horror, thriller and action elements or to approach the comic's violence and eroticism in a way that would make the film commercially viable; his frequent collaborator Brian Yuzna took over, and Faust became the first project of Yuzna's Spanish studio Fantastic Factory.
- Casting the role of Claire proved hard: actresses who received the script never contacted Gordon or the producers again, his first choice Barbara Crampton avoided a follow-up, and Madonna passed, with producers told she was seeking an "image change".
- The make-up effects for Faust were produced by Screaming Mad George, with the process of transforming Mark Frost into the character taking approximately four to six hours.
