The Prophecy II (1998)

When the powers of good and evil again descend to Earth in a battle over mankind, the only hope for survival is the unborn child of an innocent woman. With the help of a mysterious stranger, she races to protect her child and save mankind.

Director:

Greg Spence

Writers:

Gregory Widen (characters), Matt Greenberg (as Matthew Greenberg)

Stars:

Christopher Walken, Russell Wong, Jennifer Beals

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Nana
Elizabeth Dennehy	...	Kathy Kimball
J.G. Hertzler	...	Father William
Nicki Micheaux	...	Detective Kreibel
Tom Towles	...	Detective Waltrip
Danny Strong	...	Julian

Storyline

Gabriel returns to Earth to prevent the birth of a child conceived by one of his kind (the Angel Danyael) and one of God's "monkeys" (a human woman - Valerie). The coming of this child has been prophesied by a monk, Thomas. When the Angel Danyael kills members of Gabriel's army of angels, Gabriel instead employs the assistance of a teenage girl (Izzy) who has just committed suicide. Gabriel keeps her alive to assist him in his war against Danyael and the other angels which climaxes in a battle in Eden.

---

Plot Keywords:

neo noir | sex scene | archangel gabriel | co written by director | dry cleaner | 

---

Taglines:

Evil Has Declared War... Again!

---

Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Walken was robbed at the airport in Venice and his The Prophecy II script, glasses, keys, drivers license, and $100 were stolen. All items were later found (including the script) except for the money.

---

Goofs

When Danyael is showing off for the kids with the chair, there's a shot of his head and neck. The collar of his shirt is lifted a couple of inches off his neck, obviously from the wire or harness he's using for that stunt.

---

Quotes

Izzy: So, you're keeping me alive because you don't know DOS?

---

Connections

Followed by The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005)

---

Soundtracks

Missing
Performed by Thermadore
Written by Robert Allen © 1996
Courtesy of Atlantic Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Published by Songs By Polygram International, Inc. & Saucy Pierre Music (BMI)

User Reviews

accuracy

Actually, although a lot of what was in the Prophecy II isn't in the canonical bible, the angelology of it was in fact right on. I've done mounds and mounds of research on the subject of angels. And what was written in the Book of Enoch as well as in much of the medieval angel speculation is accurate. And it is a film, let's remember.

It's an interesting twist on the perception of heaven. I don't know if I'd call is laughable on second guesses when you actually look at the derivations of the research instead of relying solely on the Bible. If you're really interested, you can look at the non-canonical scripture that was accepted in the times of early Christianity on reluctant-messenger.com I don't know, sometimes I get frustrated thinking that people who think the Bible, although the primary text is the ONLY text of the religion.

Just a thought.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Latin Spanish

Release Date:

20 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ashtown: Prophecy II

Filming Locations:

Precious Blood Parish, 435 S Occidental Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, NEO Motion Pictures, Overseas FilmGroup

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1