The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.

Director:

Mark Pellington

Writers:

Richard Hatem (screenplay), John A. Keel (novel)

Stars:

Richard Gere, David Eigenberg, Bob Tracey

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Gere	...	John Klein
David Eigenberg	...	Ed Fleischman
Bob Tracey	...	Cyrus Bills
Ron Emanuel	...	Washington Post Reporter
Debra Messing	...	Mary Klein
Tom Stoviak	...	Real Estate Agent
Yvonne Erickson	...	Dr. McElroy
Scott Nunnally	...	Orderly
Harris Mackenzie	...	TV Journalist
Will Patton	...	Gordon Smallwood
Lucinda Jenney	...	Denise Smallwood
Laura Linney	...	Connie Mills
Tom Tully	...	Motel Manager
Zachary Mott	...	Otto (as Billy Mott)
Ann McDonough	...	Lucy Griffin

Storyline

John Klein is involved in a car accident with his wife, but while he is unharmed, his wife mentions a moth shaped creature appearing. After her death, John begins to investigate the secrets behind this mentioned Mothman. It takes him to a small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where he discovers a connection with the same problem. Here he meets Connie Mills, while he continues to unravel the mystery of what the Mothman really is.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | psychic | reporter | dream | car accident | 

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Taglines:

What do you see?

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for terror, some sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mothman

Filming Locations:

Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$215,992 (Japan) (1 November 2002)

Gross:

$565,307 (Japan) (8 November 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The clock radio in John Klein's motel room reads: 6:14. It's a biblical reference to John Chapter 6 verse 14, which reads, 'This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.'

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Goofs

After John's car stalls, he gets out of his car and looks down at his shoes. He is wearing dark brown or black, glossy dress shoes. A few minutes later, when he is standing in Gordon's shower stall, John is wearing light-brown, nu buck casual shoes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
John Klein: Jesus!

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Crazy Credits

A phone continues to ring during the end credits.

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Connections

Featured in Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part II (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Insomnia"
and "The Bowls"
by Jeff Rona
Performed by Luxurious

User Reviews

One of the most beautiful films I have ever seen

The film is simply terrific, fantastic special effects, good plot and a really shocking and surprising ending! This is really a horror film mixed with a thriller that has respected my own perspectives. I suggest it to all the people who liked films like "The sixth sense" and "The others"...It's almost a masterpiece of his genre!