The Prophecy
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gregory Widen
Christopher Walken
Elias Koteas
Eric Stoltz
Viggo Mortensen
Virginia Madsen
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tommy Dagget wanted to be a priest, but lost his faith and became a cop instead. He once wrote a learned treatise on angels, so when a physiologically abnormal individual is found murdered and a copy of Dagget's study discovered on the crime scene, he's assigned to investigate. What he uncovers is a literal war of angels. These supernatural creatures, led by the vicious Gabriel, are a tormented, murderous lot, warped by God's rejection in favor of "talking monkeys" called the human race. The angel Simon travels to a dying Western town and steals the soul of a recently deceased psychopath. Gabriel wants it back, because such souls increase his power. Simon hides it in the body of a small girl, and the race is on. Who will get to the little Mary first, the sinister angels, or the forces of human good?
Director
Gregory Widen
Cast
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Christopher Walken
Elias Koteas
Eric Stoltz
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Viggo Mortensen
Virginia Madsen
Amanda Plummer
Adam Goldberg
Nicholas Sean Gomez
Crew
Dana Allyson
Sonny Baskin
Thomas Boguski
W. K. Border
Richard Clabaugh
Jennifer Getzinger
Clark Hunter
Bruce Douglas Johnson
Raquel Caballes Maxwell
Joann Perritano
Don Phillips
Joel Soisson
Christopher Walken
Gregory Widen
David C. Williams
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video March 12, 1996
Released in United States Summer September 1, 1995
Feature directorial debut for screenwriter Gregory Widen.
Began shooting September 27, 1993.
Completed shooting November 8, 1993.
Dimension Films is the genre film division of Miramax Films.
First Look Pictures is a division of Overseas Film Group.
Released in United States on Video March 12, 1996
Released in United States Summer September 1, 1995