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Prophecy

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
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5.5/10
5.3K
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Prophecy (1979)
A government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wrecking havoc in the woods.
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  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
A government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wrecki... Read allA government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wrecking havoc in the woods.A government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wrecking havoc in the woods.
IMDb RATING
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5.3K
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  • Director
    • John Frankenheimer
  • Writer
    • David Seltzer
  • Stars
    • Talia Shire
    • Robert Foxworth
    • Armand Assante
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Frankenheimer
  • Writer
    • David Seltzer
  • Stars
    • Talia Shire
    • Robert Foxworth
    • Armand Assante
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    • 99User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
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    Talia Shire
    Talia Shire
    • Maggieas Maggie
    Robert Foxworth
    Robert Foxworth
    • Robas Rob
    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • John Hawksas John Hawks
    Richard Dysart
    Richard Dysart
    • Iselyas Isely
    Victoria Racimo
    Victoria Racimo
    • Ramonaas Ramona
    George Clutesi
    • M'Raias M'Rai
    Tom McFadden
    • Pilotas Pilot
    Evans Evans
    • Cellistas Cellist
    Burke Byrnes
    • Fatheras Father
    Mia Bendixsen
    • Girlas Girl
    Johnny Timko
    • Boyas Boy
    Everett Creach
    • Kelsoas Kelso
    • (as Everett L. Creach)
    Charles H. Gray
    Charles H. Gray
    • Sheriffas Sheriff
    Lyvingston Holmes
    • Black Womanas Black Woman
    • (as Lyvingston Holms)
    Graham Jarvis
    Graham Jarvis
    • Shusetteas Shusette
    Jim Burk
    • Rescueras Rescuer
    • (as James H. Burk)
    Bob Terhune
    • Rescueras Rescuer
    Lon Katzman
    • Rescueras Rescuer
    • Director
      • John Frankenheimer
    • Writer
      • David Seltzer
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Katahdin, the mutant bear-monster, is portrayed by 7"2' actor/stuntman Kevin Peter Hall, who went on to play other memorable man-in-a-suit monsters of the 80s, including the giant egg-headed alien in Without Warning (1980), the titular creature in Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), and Bigfoot in Harry and the Hendersons (1989).
    • Goofs
      When Maggie Verne is seen leaving the helicopter during the rain storm there is a wire visible holding her handkerchief in place so it doesn't get lost in in the winds when she purposely lets it fall out of her pocket
    • Quotes

      Maggie Verne: Rob, what is it?

      Dr. Robert Verne: It's methylmercury poisoning, that's what it is. This whole place has been contaminated.

      Maggie Verne: How do you know?

      Dr. Robert Verne: The Indians eat the fish, and they behave like they're drunk when they haven't had a drop of liquor. That raccoon convulsing and turning vicious, its brain turned to mush. Even that old man, that Indian, you saw the burns on his fingers.

      Maggie Verne: Is that from mercury?

      Dr. Robert Verne: It's from cigarettes; the reason he didn't feel it is from mercury. You see, it acts on the nervous system; it destroys the brain.

    • Alternate versions
      UK cinema and video versions received 8 secs of mandatory cuts by the BBFC to remove the shots of the raccoon writhing on the floor outside the cabin before the attack scene (the animal had been genuinely poisoned).
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Prophecy/Bloodline/Moonraker/Dracula/Nightwing (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Ride
      Written by Lionel Job and Delwin Gillman

      Performed by Southroad Connection

      Courtesy of Fourth World Productions

    User reviews99

    Review
    Top review
    Down on your luck horror
    I know of and truly admire the genius of John Frankenheimer, who gave us The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, Seconds, The Train, and more recently, Ronin. He also gave this ridiculous eco-monster movie enough discipline and artistic snap to raise it above the level of mutant frogs, bunnies, and snakes, all croaking, hopping, and slithering around the late 70s.

    I don't dwell on plot in my reviews; I like to talk about what makes the movie worth expending your precious minutes or not, so here is what one geek loves about this silly, fun flick: Even with the overly intense performances, the Marcus Welby music, the clichéd-to-the-point-of-exasperation mean, old corporate polluters, the fact that Talia Shire's face seems to be melting off her head (cheap shot, I know), and the monster--think of Shaq in latex, p.o.'d, with fangs and Mad-Eye Moody peepers--you have a scary, fun, and interesting movie.

    Hey, Stephen King liked it, although he was right in pointing out how silly it was to put the Indians in teepees in Maine.

    I wonder if Robert Foxworth, Shire, and Armand Assante get fan mail for this 8th grader of a movie. Frankenheimer, God bless him, made this movie work, and passed away a few years ago (no causal relationship, of course). He was so serious and deep, a really, really skilled artist, but I also wonder how he would have responded to fan mail for Prophecy.

    I hope all involved had or have senses of humor and when confronted with a request for an autograph on the VHS box, respond with, "Hey, thanks for your support, you geek!"
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 22, 1979 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Prophecy: The Monster Movie
    • Filming locations
      • Crofton, North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,389,402
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,389,402
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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