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The Prophecy (1995) 6.5
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him. Director:Gregory WidenWriter:Gregory Widen |
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| Elias Koteas | ... | ||
| Virginia Madsen | ... | ||
| Eric Stoltz | ... | ||
| Viggo Mortensen | ... | ||
| Amanda Plummer | ... | ||
| Moriah 'Shining Dove' Snyder | ... |
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Angels come to Earth to find a human soul that can end the war in heaven. Humans are caught up in this battle and must find a way to stop the angel Gabriel before he takes the soul back from where the angel Simon has hidden it. Written by Aaron Sherman <ajs@ajs.com>
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BEWARE. Centuries ago a second coming was foretold. But what's coming is more terrifying than anyone expects. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence and gore, and for some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 September 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Seraphim See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$16,115,878 (USA)Company Credits
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Simon: I remember the First War, the way the sky burned, the faces of angels destroyed. I saw a third of Heaven's legion banished and the creation of Hell. I stood with my brothers and watched Lucifer Fall. But now my brothers are not brothers, and we have come here where we are mortal to steal the Dark Soul, not yet Lucifer's, to serve our cause. I have always obeyed, but I never thought the War would happen again.
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Written by Dave 'The Snake' Sabo (as Snake)
Performed by Skid Row
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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In a bit of truly inspired foreshadowing, in 1993, 2 years before this films release, Christopher Walken played an eerily similar role to that of his portrayal of the Archangel Gabriel in The Prophecy. In the Madonna video for the song "Bad Girl" (from her album "Erotica"), Walken plays the Angel of Death who silently follows a woman (Madonna) as she is being destroyed by her lifestyle. Though there is no speaking part, his mannerisms and look are strikingly similar to his later depiction of Gabriel - even down to his slicked back hair, pale complexion and mostly black wardrobe. See more »Goofs
When Simon takes Hawthorne's soul in the church, the flag draped over the casket changes positions from shot to shot. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Simon: I remember the First War, the way the sky burned, the faces of angels destroyed. I saw a third of Heaven's legion banished and the creation of Hell. I stood with my brothers and watched Lucifer Fall. But now my brothers are not brothers, and we have come here where we are mortal to steal the Dark Soul, not yet Lucifer's, to serve our cause. I have always obeyed, but I never thought the War would happen again.
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"Breakin' Down"Written by Dave 'The Snake' Sabo (as Snake)
Performed by Skid Row
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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This was a different kind of horror movie with bad angels as the main attraction. Actually, the main attraction is Christopher Walken in the role of "Gabriel." He's extremely entertaining with his mixture of humor and evil. He admonishes people for profanity!
Of course, the theology in this movie is so preposterous it's hilarious. In movies like this (actually almost all movies) you aren't going to get Biblically-based stories, just a lot of mumbo-jumbo passed on as such. At least in the end, the hero of the film correctly identifies the warring angel as one doing so strictly out of jealously for God. That's Bibically accurate, but the rest of the theology here is totally bogus. You just hope people aren't gullible to believe this stuff. However, a lot of people probably don't know there are such things as bad angels, so that part is true.
Theology-aside, this is a very entertaining movie. The language is tame but beware there are a couple of very gory scenes that might offend. The special- effects are good. Walken is a "trip" to watch and Virginia Madsen looks beautiful.