A log company's waste mutates the environment, creating a giant killer bear-monster.
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John FrankenheimerWriter:
David Seltzer
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Title: Prophecy (1979)
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| Talia Shire | ... | Maggie | |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Rob | |
| Armand Assante | ... | John Hawks | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Isely | |
| Victoria Racimo | ... | Ramona | |
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George Clutesi | ... | M'Rai |
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Tom McFadden | ... | Pilot |
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Evans Evans | ... | Cellist |
| Burke Byrnes | ... | Father | |
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Mia Bendixsen | ... | Girl |
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Johnny Timko | ... | Boy |
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Everett Creach | ... | Kelso (as Everett L. Creach) |
| Charles H. Gray | ... | Sheriff | |
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Lyvingston Holmes | ... | Black Woman (as Lyvingston Holms) |
| Graham Jarvis | ... | Shusette | |
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A Savage beast, grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the waters, spreads terror and death on a Maine countryside. Written by <kdj@ozemail.com.au>
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Dr. Robert Verne: [referring to methylmercury] It's a mutagen.
Maggie Verne: A mutagen. What is that?
Dr. Robert Verne: Freakism! Freakism! That's what's been going on out there. That's why there's a goddamn salmon five feet long, and a tadpole the size of what a bullfrog should be! And stillbirths.
Maggie Verne: What?
Dr. Robert Verne: That's what that Indian woman said. And deformed children. And God knows what else has been going on out there.
Maggie Verne: So if a pregnant animal ate some fish, it could...
Dr. Robert Verne: Yes. My God. Is it possible?
Maggie Verne: Yes.
Dr. Robert Verne: The ...
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by Norman Thalheimer and Will Crittendon
Performed by Free Style
Courtesy of AVI Records
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Star Billing: Talia Shire (1st), Robert Foxworth (2nd), Armand Assante (3rd) and Richard Dysart (4th). See more »Goofs
Obvious dummy dog falling over cliff in opening sequence. See more »Quotes
Maggie Verne: Jumps the placental barrier. What does that mean?Dr. Robert Verne: [referring to methylmercury] It's a mutagen.
Maggie Verne: A mutagen. What is that?
Dr. Robert Verne: Freakism! Freakism! That's what's been going on out there. That's why there's a goddamn salmon five feet long, and a tadpole the size of what a bullfrog should be! And stillbirths.
Maggie Verne: What?
Dr. Robert Verne: That's what that Indian woman said. And deformed children. And God knows what else has been going on out there.
Maggie Verne: So if a pregnant animal ate some fish, it could...
Dr. Robert Verne: Yes. My God. Is it possible?
Maggie Verne: Yes.
Dr. Robert Verne: The ...
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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). See more »Soundtracks
No, No, No, My Friendby Norman Thalheimer and Will Crittendon
Performed by Free Style
Courtesy of AVI Records
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22 August 1979 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$18,389,402Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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It did have its share of cheesy moments, but Prophecy is one of the best rampaging-mutant movies I've seen - and I've seen quite a few. Some users have complained that the terror shots are too few and far between, but this is an ancient and now-lost film-making technique called 'building suspense'. Personally, I think it enhanced the shock value of the monster (which, by the way, still manages to give me the occasional nightmare, even as I approach 30). The scene where Foxworth, speaking into a tape recorder as he puzzles out the environmental disaster, gradually realizes the nature and extent of what he's facing, is a true cinematic gem. If this were a 'serious' movie, it would have been worth of at least a nomination, and the chainsaw/axe duel is intense. However, horror movies rarely win awards.
I do laugh during the sleeping bag scene, though. Can't help myself. And the viewer can clearly see that the monster morphs from fifteen feet tall to eight feet tall when it goes from close-ups to action shots. The creature itself is terrifying, in my opinion. Anyone who can't suspend their disbelief enough to overlook a few flaws in the special effects techniques probably shouldn't be watching monster movies, anyway.
This is one of the prizes of my video collection, if I ever find it on DVD, I won't hesitate to add it to THAT collection, as well.