Left Behind: World at War

Overview

The countdown to Armageddon continues as world leader Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie) brings peace to the world in this installment of the popular Left Behind series inspired by the best-selling books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. As world peace blossoms and the citizens of the planet attempt to put the horrors of war behind them, American president Gerald Fitzhugh (Louis Gossett Jr.) ensures his country that America will not stand in the way of the historical peace pact. When an assassin's bullet misses its mark and President Fitzhugh gets a horrifying glimpse into the future, he soon realizes that he has left his country defenseless against Nicolae Carpathia's deadly deception. Now, with the future of the entire planet hanging in the balance, President Fitzhugh must place his trust in investigative reporter Buck Williams' (Kirk Cameron) Tribulation Force to battle the powers of evil and dethrone Carpathia before the horrors of the Book of Revelation become reality.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2023
UPC:	0745638008034
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Cloud Ten Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	14,101

Special Features

Closed Caption; What doesn't kill you...technical making of; Characters with character - featurette; GCN news report by Buck Williams featurette; The Way of the Master featurette; Bloopers and outtakes; Audio commentary; Deleted scenes; Music videos; Cast and crew bios; Bonus previews

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lou Gossett Jr.	President Gerald Fitzhugh
Kirk Cameron	Buck Williams
Brad Johnson	Rayford Steele
Jessica Steen	Carolyn Miller
Gordon Currie	Nicolae Carpathia
Janaya Stephens	Chloe Steele
Charles Martin Smith	Vice President John Mallory
Shaun Austin-Olsen	Tom Walsh
Laura Catalano	Amanda White
Arnold Pinnock	Pastor Bruce Barnes
Chelsea Noble	Hattie Durham
Christopher Bondy	Steve Plank
Krista Bridges	Ivy Gold
Leslie Carlson	Witness Eli
Neil Crone	Ken Ritz
Tim Eddis	GC Guard
David Eisner	Chief of Staff
Richard Fitzpatrick	Major Kent
Colin Fox	Chaim Rosenzweig
David MacNiven	Chris Smith
Lubomir Mykytiuk	Tsion Ben-Judah
Louis Negin	Moishe
Sandi Ross	Verna Zee
Jeff Teravainen	Agent Andrews
Gary Chang	Composer

Technical Credits

Andre van Heerden

Peter LaLonde

Craig Baxley	Director
Andre van Heerden	Producer,Screenwriter
Peter LaLonde	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Allison Cowitt	Casting
Mike Fenton	Casting
Lisa Parasyn	Casting
John Laforet	Special Effects
Roy T. Anderson	Stunts
Nicholas Tabarrok	Producer
Ron Booth	Executive Producer
Lisa Parson	Casting
Paul Lalonde	Producer,Producer

Editorial Reviews

Born-again Christian Kirk Cameron may be the driving force behind spreading the word of God in the Left Behind movies, but his character, Buck Williams, spends the third installment sitting on his hands. And while it's a major dramatic flaw to give the protagonist nothing to do -- Buck literally sits around his apartment, wringing his hands, asking God for guidance -- this questionable narrative choice actually benefits Left Behind: World at War, because it gives us more of Lou Gossett Jr. Gossett Jr. plays the president of the United States, and after two movies' worth of earnest Christians pontificating about Jesus Christ, it's a breath of fresh air to see a secular man of action who just gets things done. Of course, you have to subtract some points by considering that this man is the president, yet the story involves him in numerous gun battles and fisticuffs -- activities that are usually left to lower-level staffers. Left Behind: World at War has this undeniable ridiculous factor throughout, but in general, it's a more polished cinematic product than its predecessors. Craig R. Baxley's film is shot and edited with veteran know-how, but it doesn't have the budget to depict the apocalyptic global collapse at the heart of the story, and the plot doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Still, neither does World at War contain the kind of howlingly funny gaffes that its critics might hope to find. For the second film in a row, Gordon Currie makes a seductively creepy villain, playing the Antichrist as a billionaire businessman who vaults himself into the role of world dictator. He's still standing at the end, so Cloud Ten Pictures will surely be compelled to make a fourth Left Behind movie -- regardless of whether the potential for profit actually supports that decision.