Priest (2011)

A priest disobeys church law to track down the vampires who kidnapped his niece.

Director:

Scott Stewart

Writers:

Cory Goodman, Min-Woo Hyung (graphic novel series "Priest")

Stars:

Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Bettany	...	Priest
Karl Urban	...	Black Hat
Cam Gigandet	...	Hicks
Maggie Q	...	Priestess
Lily Collins	...	Lucy Pace
Brad Dourif	...	Salesman
Stephen Moyer	...	Owen Pace
Christopher Plummer	...	Monsignor Orelas
Alan Dale	...	Monsignor Chamberlain
Mädchen Amick	...	Shannon Pace
Jacob Hopkins	...	Boy
Dave Florek	...	Crocker
Joel Polinsky	...	Dr. Tomlin
Josh Wingate	...	Familiar
Jon Braver	...	Familiar

Storyline

PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic action thriller, is set in an alternative world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | priest | church | warrior | vampire hunter | 

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Taglines:

The War is Eternal. His Mission is Just the Beginning.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The basic premise of this is the search for a kidnapped girl, the niece of the Priest, who accompanied by her boyfriend set off after the kidnappers [Vampires], at one point the Priest says if his nice is infected he will kill her, to which her boyfriend says he will stop him. This is the same premise as a classic western the Searchers, with John Wayne saying he will kill the niece he and Jeffrey Hunter are searching for because of her being so long with the Indians and Jeffrey Hunter saying he will stop him. In both films both the Priest and John Wayne say "you can try"

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Goofs

When Priest readies himself to leave the city, his hands change from being wrapped to unwrapped then back to wrapped when he gets his motorcycle.

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Quotes

Priest: [Hicks has finally grown a pair and saves Priest's life] You would have made a good priest.
Hicks: Thanks!
Priest: [Small pause] Don't let it go to your head!

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Crazy Credits

When the Screen Gems opening logo is completed, it cuts to the opening scene.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: X-Men: First Class (2011)

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Soundtracks

Mozart: 3. Sequentia: Dies irae (Requiem in D minor, K. 626)
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Berliner Philharmoniker - Conductor Herbert von Karajan, Organ: Rudolf Scholz, Choir: Wiener Singverein, Chorus Master: Helmuth Froschauer
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

good job

dark, dramatic, decent mixture of religion, vampires, not bad acting, impressive fight scenes and special effects. and, maybe more important, a realistic story, the presence of Paul Bettany and Urban being useful ingredients for a film who gives the expected scenes, emotion and fascination.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Priest

Filming Locations:

433 S Spring St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,953,664, 15 May 2011

Gross USA:

$29,137,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$78,309,505

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Michael De Luca Productions, Stars Road Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1