Prophecy (1979)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Writer:

David Seltzer (writer)

Release Date:

22 August 1979 (France)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

She Lives. Don't Move. Don't Breathe. She Will Find You.

Plot:

A log company's waste mutates the environment, creating a giant killer bear-monster.

Plot Keywords:

Toxic Waste | Poison | Axe | Wildlife | Forest

Cast

Talia Shire	...	Maggie Verne
Robert Foxworth	...	Dr. Robert Verne
Armand Assante	...	John Hawks
Richard Dysart	...	Isley
Victoria Racimo	...	Ramona Hawks
George Clutesi	...	M' Rai
Burke Byrnes	...	Father
Tom McFadden	...	Pilot
Evans Evans	...	Cellist
Mia Bendixsen	...	Girl
Johnny Timko	...	Boy
Everett Creach	...	Kelso (as Everett L.Creach)
Charles H. Gray	...	Sheriff
Lyvingston Holmes	...	Black Woman (as Lyvingston Holms)
Graham Jarvis	...	Vic Shusette

Also Known As:

Prophecy: The Monster Movie (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 (cut) | Canada:18A | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1988) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2007) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 (cut) | France:-12 | Norway:18 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Crofton, North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Filmed in British Columbia in 1978, this movie marked the beginning of "Hollywood North", the major start to the development of a massive film production business in Vancouver and other parts of the province of British Columbia, in Canada. Since then hundreds of "American" movies have been filmed in the Canadian province.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Obvious dummy dog falling over cliff in opening sequence.

Quotes:

Maggie Verne: Here try this.
[back at the cabin Maggie makes the fish that the Doctor caught during the day and waits for him to have some]
Dr. Robert Verne: Aphrodesia.
[Dr. Verne OK's the fish after a good taste test]
Maggie Verne: You think you can catch some more.
Dr. Robert Verne: Are you kidding. I'm one of the World's great fisherman.
Maggie Verne: Well you do the fishing and I'll do the eating.
Dr. Robert Verne: Sounds like a good relationship.

Growl! Snarl! Chomp chomp chomp!

Oh, them mutants... thicker than fleas and twice as pesky!

This is one of those horror flix that also has a socially redeeming message to it besides gooey gruesome scenes of campers discovering too late that they very definitely chose the WRONG place to pitch tent.

This movie is a definite must for anyone who enjoys rampaging mutant movies.

Non-mutant bears invading your campsite are pesky enough, but no where near as bad as a mommy mutant bear in a really, really cranky bad mood...

I also enjoyed that mutant froggish thing or whatever it was... the FX people must of had some fun and chuckles as they made the props. "Is this disgusting enough to look at?" "No way, jose, let's make it even MORE disgusting!"

It's amazing what can be done with a bit of latex and paint... and some overly vivid imagination...

I love this movie. The storyline is fun to follow along with and the mutants are rather chilling. The movie makes you think that maybe it isn't a real good idea to be polluting the environment...