Overview:
A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open it, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all of humanity.| Status: | Released (1987-10-23) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 2 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $14,182,492 |
| Screen: | John Carpenter |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions, Carolco Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Latin, English |
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Casts
- 9221: Donald Pleasence - Father Loomis
- 27539: Lisa Blount - Catherine Danforth
- 11395: Victor Wong - Prof. Howard Birack
- 47441: Jameson Parker - Brian Marsh
- 11392: Dennis Dun - Walter
- 158986: Susan Blanchard - Kelly
- 184436: Anne Marie Howard - Susan Cabot
Crews
- 11770: John Carpenter - Director - Directing
- 11770: John Carpenter - Screenplay - Writing
- 11770: John Carpenter - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 15445: Alan Howarth - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 511: Larry Franco - Producer - Production
- 24956: Gary B. Kibbe - Director of Photography - Camera
- 56125: Andre Blay - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Then it really is Old Scratch knocking at the door. Something of the forgotten John Carpenter movie, Prince of Darkness shows both the good and bad side of the supremely talented director. The story is a beaut, a bit skew-whiff, but unmistakably Carpenter territory as Satan exi ....
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When an elderly priest passes away, one of his colleague discovers a mysterious green liquid hidden in a cylinder deep beneath a long-abandoned church. Rather misguidedly, as it turns out, he invites a group of enthusiastic students to come and investigate it's properties. Big mistak ....
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