Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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 |
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>
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.