History Film / LeftBehind2000

* CompositeCharacter: In ''Left Behind II: Trbiulation Force'', Verna Zee is the composite of her original character with Lucinda Washington, the African-American editor-in-chief of the Global Weekly office in Chicago who was raptured. For the most part, movie Verna is book Verna's personality in Lucinda's body (or a version of Lucinda that never became a believer).

* ICallItVera: In the 2000 ''Left Behind'' movie, Chaim Rosenzweig's super fertilizer is known as The Eden project.

''Left Behind: The Movie'' is a 2000 [[FilmOfTheBook film based on the first book]] of the ''Literature/LeftBehind'' series by Creator/TimLaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, which was directed by Vic Sarin and produced by Cloud Ten Pictures. It stars the former ''Series/GrowingPains'' actor Creator/KirkCameron in the role of television news anchor Buck Williams as he and airline pilot Rayford Steele witness [[CaughtUpInTheRapture the Rapture]] taking place on a flight to London. Shortly after, TheAntichrist Nicolae Carpathia appears on the scene to take over the United Nations and reform it into a [[OneWorldOrder one-world government]], making [[DealWithTheDevil a deal with Israel]] that would usher in the [[ReignOfTerror seven-year Tribulation period]].

* TranslatorMicrobes: In the first movie, Buck hears a message straight from Daniel chapter 9 in his own language from a mysterious robed stranger (possibly one of the two witnesses) and records it on videotape, only to play it back later and find out that the person was actually speaking in Hebrew. [[AWizardDidIt God's supernatural hand, most likely.]]

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Louis Gosset, Jr. as President Gerald Fitzhugh in ''Left Behind: World At War''.

''Left Behind: The Movie'' is a 2000 [[FilmOfTheBook film based on the first book]] of the ''Literature/LeftBehind'' series by Tim [=LaHaye=] and Jerry B. Jenkins, which was directed by Vic Sarin and produced by Cloud Ten Pictures. It stars the former ''Series/GrowingPains'' actor Creator/KirkCameron in the role of television news anchor Buck Williams as he and airline pilot Rayford Steele witness [[CaughtUpInTheRapture the Rapture]] taking place on a flight to London. Shortly after, TheAntichrist Nicolae Carpathia appears on the scene to take over the United Nations and reform it into a [[OneWorldOrder one-world government]], making [[DealWithTheDevil a deal with Israel]] that would usher in the [[ReignOfTerror seven-year Tribulation period]].

* RaceLift: Alan Tompkins, Bruce Barnes, Vernon Billings and Gerald Fitzhugh were Caucasian in the novels while in the movies all three men were African-American. Also Verna Zee, a Caucasian, became black, and likely a case of CompositeCharacter (Verna with Lucinda Washington).

* RaceLift: Alan Tompkins, Bruce Barnes, and Vernon Billings were Caucasian in the novels while in the movies all three men were African-American. Also Verna Zee, a Caucasian, became black, and likely a case of CompositeCharacter (Verna with Lucinda Washington).

* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: As seen in promotional shots for the movie, Gordon Currie seems to be [[HamAndCheese enjoying himself]].
** In the first movie, Joshua Cothran can be seen wandering in the background doing it. Carpathia has the pose at the end of the second but it's more stress from a ''very'' disappointing night. He still practices it in the third.

* WeddingDay: Rayford and Buck have a dual ceremony with their respective brides (Amanda and Chloe) at the basement of the vandalized New Hope Village Church with Bruce as the presiding minister at the beginning of ''World At War''.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After Tsion Ben-Judah's broadcast fails to name ''him'' as ''the Messiah'', ''and'' he fails to actually call it off -- Carpathia apparently sits there all night, then freaks and starts throwing things around the room before yelling some of his frustration at God.]]

''Left Behind: The Movie'' is a 2000 [[FilmOfTheBook film based on the first book]] of the ''Literature/LeftBehind'' series by Tim [=LaHaye=] and Jerry B. Jenkins, which was directed by Vic Sarin and produced by Cloud Ten Pictures. It stars the former ''Series/GrowingPains'' actor Kirk Cameron in the role of television news anchor Buck Williams as he and airline pilot Rayford Steele witness [[CaughtUpInTheRapture the Rapture]] taking place on a flight to London. Shortly after, TheAntichrist Nicolae Carpathia appears on the scene to take over the United Nations and reform it into a [[OneWorldOrder one-world government]], making [[DealWithTheDevil a deal with Israel]] that would usher in the [[ReignOfTerror seven-year Tribulation period]].

* CarCushion: DoubleSubverted in the third movie ''World At War''. The Antichrist throws the President out of a skyscraper, and he crashes onto a car below. Nicolae looks down and sees the President's seemingly lifeless body... only for the poor guy to get up and start hobbling away. Nicolae muses "Such a thing is not humanely possible...", then glances upward at [[{{God}} the most likely culprit]].

* InconvenientSummons: The Rapture itself could be considered this, as Christians are pulled out of whatever they were doing at that moment to be with the Lord, and in certain cases inadvertently putting other people into danger, such as in the first movie when Chloe stops her vehicle to find that a tractor trailer trcuk with its Christian driver disappearing from its cab has caused a multiple-vehicle accident.

* InconvenientSummons: The Rapture itself could be considered this, as Christians are pulled out of whatever they were doing at that moment to be with the Lord, and in certain cases inadvertently putting other people into danger, such as in the first movie when Chloe stops her vehicle to find that a tractor trailer with its Christian driver disappearing from its cab has caused a multiple-vehicle accident.

** In the first movie, Joshua Cothran can be seen wandering in the background doing it. Carpathia has the pose at the end of the second but it's more stress from a ''very'' disappointing night.

* TranslatorMicrobes: In the first movie, Buck hears a message straight from Daniel chapter 9 in his own language from a mysterious robed stranger (possibly one of the two witnesses) and records it on videotape, only to play it back later and find out that the person was actually speaking in Hebrew. [[AWizardDidIt God's supernatural hand, most likely.]]

* DullSuprise: The movies are famous for it. If Buck isn't talking, Kirk Cameron isn't acting.

* AdaptationDistillation: The first movie makes the opening attack less of a non-event (by condensing the amount of time between it and the Rapture), plays up the mystery in the first half, puts Buck in a position where he has a lot more influence over the nation, and streamlines the book's rather ping-pong opening sequence. That said, it's still not well-liked.

* TranslatorMicrobes: In the first movie, Buck hears a message in English straight from Daniel chapter 9 in his own language from a mysterious robed stranger (possibly one of the two witnesses) and records it on videotape, only to play it back later and find out that the person was actually speaking in Hebrew. [[AWizardDidIt God's supernatural hand, most likely.]]

* TitleTheAdaptation: The first movie in the series is called ''Left Behind: The Movie''.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Toronto as New York for the 2000 movie. If you look closely, the international flags displayed at the UN are actually those of Canadian provinces. Also, the scenes in Israel were shot in a quarry in Ontario.