Word: tunneling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There was at least a faint light at the end of the darkened coal tunnel...
This semidocumentary is an attempt to dramatize case histories of people who have somehow revived after having been pronounced dead. The film stresses the similarity of their experiences in the twilight zone: a sense of hovering above their beds, a trip through a prettily lighted tunnel toward a bright glow, pearly gates (or something quite like them symbolically), the whole accompanied by warm, sensual feelings. Many, of course, catch a glimpse of God along the way, and they all make The End sound infinitely preferable to a case of the Russian flu. But the film is so simplemindedly earnest...
...recrossed the bridge and watched the stars some more, then he heard the whistle again. He ran back to the tunnel. "Hey, there's really a train coming," he said, with fear in his voice, "you guys are out of your minds if you don't get out of there." "Bredar, will...
...went back over to the parking lot. Here came the train, I could see it coming up the tracks, to where it makes a big turn and goes into the tunnel. I was looking right down the spot light, and I'm yelling 'It's coming, it's coming.' I couldn't hear if they were yelling anything back...
...train got about 200 yards from the tunnel, still going real slow because it has to climb a big hill, when the guy hit the whistle. Those guys later described it: they were just sitting there, and all of a sudden this 'WOOOOOOONNNN' came echoing into the tunnel. They saw the bright light making its sweep on the curve, and they went flying out of there like you wouldn't believe. They had about a hundred yards to spare, but there was this bridge they had to cross just outside of the tunnel portal, and they didn't have time...