The Prophecy
1995
Christopher Walken leads an extraordinary cast including Eric Stoltz, Virginia Madsen, Elias Koteas, Amanda Plummer and Viggo Mortensen in a terrifying, supernatural thriller of heavenly war waged on Earth by renegade angels. When Thomas Daggett (Elias Koteas) falls victim to confusing and horrific dreams, he abandons the .. Read more
| Starring | Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz |
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| Director | Gregory Widen |
| Genres | Horror |
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The Prophecy
Christopher Walken leads an extraordinary cast including Eric Stoltz, Virginia Madsen, Elias Koteas, Amanda Plummer and Viggo Mortensen in a terrifying, supernatural thriller of heavenly war waged on Earth by renegade angels. When Thomas Daggett (Elias Koteas) falls victim to confusing and horrific dreams, he abandons the church at his ordination into the priesthood. Years later as a homicide detective assigned to a grisly murder case, he discovers a series of clues with dark religious overtones. Then begins a race against time to prevent the dead man's evil soul from falling into the hands of Gabriel (Christopher Walken) who seeks to take control of Heaven from God and destroy humanity itself.
| Starring | Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Amanda Plummer, Viggo Mortensen |
|---|---|
| Director | Gregory Widen |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Oct 2004 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (5)
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Priest-turned-cop Elias Koteas gets caught up in an earthly battle between renegade angels Christopher Walken and Eric Stoltz in this strangely ambiguous and slightly pretentious horror fantasy from writer/director Gregory Widen, who also co-scripted Highlander. The wildly imaginative premise and poetic development, along with a solid cast that includes Virginia Madsen and Amanda Plummer, make this often compelling, sometimes corny, chiller a bizarre cult item. It's highly ambitious on the cerebral front but, except for one scene in Hell, lacking the sort of special effects you would expect from such an apocalyptic notion. However, despite its flaws, it was successful enough to spawn two sequels.
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Bizarre low-budget chase thriller that is enjoyable in an over-the-top way; it's helpful to discover that bad angels wear black leather trousers.
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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
World War 1?
A priest who has his faith shattered at the steps of an altar, leaves the church to pursue a career in the police force. When a bizarre murder and a Bible containing untold passages become his responsibility, he is drawn into a war of the heavens. Angels have come to earth in hope of recruiting an evil soul to lead them against other Angels, and end the stalemate. A race against time begins, to claim the soul of a dead general, and end the war…
The storyline is well thought out, and the acting is also of a very high standard. Sadly, there are no extras on the disc or interviews, which would have been a nice touch. However, the film does grab your attention, and keep you in suspense. The religious theme may not be to everyone’s taste, but it’s a fine film nonetheless. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Good but wanted more.
This film was good, but couldn't help thinking there could have been more, still with Christopher Walken in it, it wasn't all that bad. I didn't regret hiring this one, but just felt they could have done more with what was a pretty good plot idea. So overall it was average.
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The Prophecy
Christopher Walken leads an extraordinary cast including Eric Stoltz, Virginia Madsen, Elias Koteas, Amanda Plummer and Viggo Mortensen in a terrifying, supernatural thriller of heavenly war waged on Earth by renegade angels. When Thomas Daggett (Elias Koteas) falls victim to confusing and horrific ...
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