five medical students kevin bacon david labraccio william baldwin dr joe hurley oliver platt randy steckle julia roberts dr rachel mannus kiefer sutherland nelson experiment clandestine near death  afterlife experiences researching medical  personal enlightenment one one medical students heart stopped revivedbr br under temporary death spells experiences bizarre visions including forgotten childhood memories flashbacks like childrens nightmares revived students disturbed remembering regretful acts committed done them experience afterlife bring real life experiences back present continue experiment remembrances dramatically intensify much so physically overcome thus probe  transcend deeper deathafterlife experiences attempting find curebr br even though dvd released  motion picture released  therefore kevin bacon william baldwin julia roberts  kiefer sutherland early stages adult acting careers besides plot extremely intriguing suspense building dramatic climax  script tight  convincing young actors make flatliners allstar cult semiscifi suspense knew  years ago film careers young group actors would skyrocket suspect director joel schumacher did