The Prophecy II (1998) (V)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Greg Spence

Writers (WGA):

Gregory Widen (characters)
Matt Greenberg (written by) ...

Release Date:

20 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

An evil force has declared war...

Plot:

Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposition of the angel Daniel.

Plot Keywords:

Angel | Suicide | Monk | Morgue | Shot To Death

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christopher Walken	...	Gabriel
Russell Wong	...	Danyael
Jennifer Beals	...	Valerie Rosales
Brittany Murphy	...	Izzy
Eric Roberts	...	Michael
Glenn Danzig	...	Samayel
Steve Hytner	...	Joseph
Bruce Abbott	...	Thomas Daggett
William Prael	...	Rafayel
Renee Victor	...	Mother
Elizabeth Dennehy	...	Kathy Kimball
J.G. Hertzler	...	Father William
Nicki Micheaux	...	Detective Kriebel
Tom Towles	...	Detective Waltrip
Danny Strong	...	Julian

Also Known As:

Ashtown: Prophecy II (USA) (working title)
God's Army II (Europe: English title)
Prophecy II: Ashtown (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, and a strong sex scene.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

First Congregational Church - 540 S. Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The monastery is the mission style building pictured on the cover of the Eagles "Hotel California".

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Spelling mistake: an early scene in the movie takes place at St Gregory's Monastery, but the carved plaque at the building's front gate spells it "Monestary".

Quotes:

[Watching the cop talk on the handheld radio]
Gabriel: May I ask, you fellas use that to what, talk to each other? Yeah?
Cop: What, are you high? It's a radio. Yeah.
Gabriel: It's a miracle. Shh.
[puts him to sleep, takes the gun and radio]
Gabriel: Okay. Pop quiz.
[sets the gun next to Izzy]
Gabriel: How do you make that work?
[lays the radio down, too]
Gabriel: How do you use that? Hmm?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Prophecy: Uprising (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Missing

Story Is Laughable, But Walken Fun To Watch

This is one of those films I could rip up unmercifully because the Biblical theology is so brutal - no incorrect, so preposterous, outrageous, stupid, etc. - that it an insult to anyone with any knowledge of The Book. For those viewers of this film who don't, who knows what they'll believe. Hopefully, none of the stuff in here. It also makes evil look cool and the worst "angel" - Gabriel (Christopher Walken) is not only evil and cool, but has a great a sense of humor. Gosh, ya gotta love the guy! Well, no surprise Hollywood would do that.

Having said that, though, and for strictly entertainment value and nothing else, the movie isn't half bad! Walken, regardless of his role, is always fun to watch, the story moves fast and it's only 80 minutes long. You could do worse.