The Seventh Sign (1988)

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writers:

Clifford Green
Ellen Green

Release Date:

1 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The seals have been broken. The prophecies have begun. Now only one woman can halt the end of our world.

Plot:

Around the world, the signs of the apocalypse--as outlined in the Book of Revelation--seem to be coming to pass in the wake of a mysterious wanderer...

Plot Keywords:

Gurney | Amniotic Fluid | Gunshot Wound | Baby | Dream Sequence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Demi Moore	...	Abby Quinn
Michael Biehn	...	Russell Quinn
Jürgen Prochnow	...	David Bannon
Peter Friedman	...	Father Lucci
Manny Jacobs	...	Avi
John Taylor	...	Jimmy Szaragosa
Lee Garlington	...	Dr. Margaret Inness
Akosua Busia	...	Penny Washburn
Harry Basil	...	Kids Korner Salesman
Arnold Johnson	...	Janitor
John Walcutt	...	Novitiate
Michael Laskin	...	Israeli Colonel
Hugo Stanger	...	Old Priest
Patricia Allison	...	Administrator
Ian Buchanan	...	Mr. Huberty
Glynn Edwards	...	Newscaster
Robin Groth	...	Newscaster
Dick Spangler	...	Newscaster
Darwyn Carson	...	Reporter
Harry Bartron	...	Reporter
Dale Butcher	...	Reporter
Dorothy Sinclair	...	Reporter
Larry Eisenberg	...	Reporter
Lisa Hestrin	...	Nurse
Christiane Carman	...	Nurse
Irene Fernicola	...	Nurse
Karen Shaver	...	Nurse
Kathryn Miller	...	Nurse
Cornelia Whitcomb	...	Nurse
Yukiko Ogawa	...	Nurse
Mariko Tse	...	Private Nurse
Adam Nelson	...	Paramedic
David L. King	...	Paramedic
Sonny Santiago	...	Medical Technician
Fredric Arnold	...	Surgeon
Baruch Cohon	...	Cantor (as Rabbi Baruch Cohon)
Leonardo Cimino	...	Head Cardinal
Richard Devon	...	2nd Cardinal
William Kramer	...	Rabbi Ornstein (as Rabbi William Kramer)
Blanche Rubin	...	Mrs. Ornstein
John Heard	...	Reverend
Joe Mays	...	Motel Clerk
Jane Frances	...	Game Show Woman
Bob Herron	...	Jimmy's Guard (as Robert Herron)
J.N. Roberts	...	Jimmy's Guard
Hank Calia	...	Jimmy's Guard
Gary Epper	...	Jimmy's Guard
John Sherrod	...	Jimmy's Guard

Directed by
Carl Schultz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Clifford Green		(as George Kaplan)
Ellen Green		(as W.W. Wicket)

Produced by
Robert W. Cort	....	producer
Ted Field	....	producer
Paul R. Gurian	....	executive producer
Kathleen Hallberg	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Jack Nitzsche

Cinematography by
Juan Ruiz Anchía

Film Editing by
Caroline Biggerstaff

Casting by
Pennie DuPont

Production Design by
Stephen Marsh

Art Direction by
Francesca Bartoccini

Set Decoration by
Cricket Rowland

Costume Design by
Durinda Wood

Makeup Department
Adam Hill	....	makeup effects moldmaker/caster/body impressions
Greg Nelson	....	special effects makeup application
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair stylist (as Gail Ryan)
Robert Ryan	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Pieter Jan Brugge	....	unit production manager
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael L. Fink	....	second unit director (as Michael Fink)
Richard Graves	....	first assistant director: second unit
Cynthia Riddle	....	second assistant director
Chris Soldo	....	first assistant director
Gabriela Vázquez	....	dga trainee
Robert Yannetti	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Cate Bangs	....	assistant art director
Greg John Callas	....	construction coordinator
Hugh Conlon	....	construction general foreman
Bruce Edwin Gregory	....	set dresser
Robin L. Miller	....	assistant property master
Luigi Mugavero	....	set dresser
Charles Nixon III	....	lead man
Vic Petrotta Jr.	....	property master
Tom Southwell	....	conceptual artist

Sound Department
Bobbi Banks	....	assistant sound editor
David Gertz	....	dubbing recordist
Lisle Hebert	....	sound editor
Petur Hliddal	....	sound designer
Joseph Holsen	....	sound editor
Michael Hoskinson	....	sound editor
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Jacobson	....	sound editor
Dessie Markovsky	....	supervising sound editor
Charles McCann	....	sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Milch	....	supervising sound editor
Roger Pietschmann	....	boom operator
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Emile Razpopov	....	supervising sound editor
Fred Stafford	....	sound editor
Earl Watson	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Phil Cory	....	special effects coordinator (as Philip Corey)
Scott Forbes	....	special effects technician
Hans Metz	....	special effects supervisor
Craig Reardon	....	special effects supervisor
Ray Svedin	....	special effects supervisor
Kevin Yagher	....	special effects makeup application

Visual Effects by
Tracy Bader	....	visual animation effects
James Balsam	....	visual effects photography
Eric Brevig	....	special visual effects supervisor
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor
James Green	....	visual effects photography
Patric Kenly	....	animation camera operator
Patric Kenly	....	visual effects photographer
Candace Lewis	....	visual animation effects
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects
Tim McHugh	....	visual effects photography
George Muhs	....	visual effects photography
Craig Newman	....	visual effects production supervisor
Nina Salerno	....	visual animation effects
Lorraine Salk	....	assistant visual effects editor
Robert Scifo	....	visual effects matte artist
Steve Socki	....	visual animation effects producer
James Valentine	....	rotoscope supervisor

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts
Jim Connors	....	stunts
Bob K. Cummings	....	stunts (as Bobby Cummings)
Laura Dash	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunts (as Bud George Davis)
Mike De Luna	....	stunts
Stefan Gudju	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts
Roy E. Harrison	....	stunts (as Roy Harrison)
Steve Holladay	....	stunts
Marcia Holley	....	stunts
Gary Hymes	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Fred Lerner	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
Bob Orrison	....	stunts
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronald Rondell)
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Ray Saniger	....	stunts
Linda Kaye	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt coordinator: West Indies sequence (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Missy Boswell	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Chris Centrella	....	key grip
Henry Cline	....	second assistant camera
Skip Cook	....	dolly grip
David Dubois	....	best boy electric
Eric Engler	....	camera operator
Gregg Heschong	....	camera operator
Gregg Heschong	....	director of photography: second unit
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer
Michael E. Little	....	extra camera assistant
George Mooradian	....	camera operator
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator
Krishna Rao	....	first assistant camera
Marcia Reed	....	still photographer
Philip Sloan	....	rigging key grip
Hugh McCallum	....	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Victoria J. Auth	....	costumer
Kathleen Brodbeck	....	costume supervisor
Amanda Chamberlin	....	costumer
Danna Edwards	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Kimberley Bennett	....	assistant film editor (as Kimberly Ney Bennett)
Frederika Kesten	....	apprentice film editor

Music Department
Michael Hoenig	....	music score producer
Pamela Neal	....	score engineer
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Linda Cipperley	....	transportation
Joseph Sullivan	....	transportation captain
Bryce Guy Williams	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
H. Hunt Burdick	....	production assistant
Philip A. De Bevoise	....	assistant production coordinator
Denny Dugally	....	production assistant
Pam Ellington	....	first assistant production accountant (as Pam Snyder)
Amy Feldman	....	production assistant
John Fideler	....	production assistant
Tim Healey	....	location manager
Mary Cay Hollander	....	production coordinator
Wes Irwin	....	production assistant
Lev Mailer	....	adr voice
Gail Martin-Sheridan	....	production accountant
Amy Ness	....	assistant location manager
Douglas Nickel	....	production assistant
Dan Perri	....	title designer
Tracy Pulliam	....	production assistant
Carri Sabel	....	assistant: Mr. Gurian
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Charles A. Tamburro	....	aerial coordinator
Frank Tudisco	....	script supervisor
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Interscope Communications
• ML Delphi Premier Productions
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films (1988) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (USA) (laserdisc)
• Image Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• TriStar Pictures

Also Known As:

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Dominica

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

Ellen DeGeneres filmed a small role, but it was cut from the film before release. The cut scene was shown on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 23, 2007. Had it not been cut, it would be Ellen DeGeneres first film role.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Abby dies at the end and is lying on the hospital table, you see one of Abby's eyelids are partially open and the eye moves. In the next scene her eyes are both completely shut.

Quotes:

[while watching the news]
David Bannon:So much misery, man against man. They kill each other. They have no faith. I used to think the world would change. But it hasn't.
Abby:No, I guess it hasn't.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Episode dated 23 May 2007" (2007)

Soundtrack:

MUMMIES

Well-made, intelligent thriller

"The Seventh Sign" is an intelligent and atmospheric horror film, although "religious thriller" would probably be a more apt description. It is has many creepy moments, and what's interesting is that the fear caused by the film is God-inspired, unlike so many films in the genre. This is a movie that has a thoroughly disturbing tone, the same level of pervading dread that made "The Exorcist," "The Omen," and the underrated Roman Polanski film, "The Ninth Gate" so successful. The acting and writing are solid; there are good performances from Demi Moore and Michael Biehn. Peter Friedman is excellent as a tortured priest. If you're in the mood for a thought-provoking thriller, check out "The Seventh Sign."