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Prince of Darkness( 1987)

TV-MAHorror
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Before man walked the earth... It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Pleasence

      Father Loomis

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      Lisa Blount

      Catherine Danforth

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      Victor Wong

      Prof. Howard Birack

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      Jameson Parker

      Brian Marsh

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      Dennis Dun

      Walter

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      Susan Blanchard

      Kelly

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      Anne Marie Howard

      Susan Cabot

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      Ann Yen

      Lisa

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      Ken Wright

      Lomax

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      Dirk Blocker

      Mullins

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      Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

      Calder

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      Peter Jason

      Dr. Paul Leahy

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      Robert Grasmere

      Frank Wyndham

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      Thom Bray

      Etchinson

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      Joanna Merlin

      Bag Lady

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      Alice Cooper

      Street Schizo

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      Betty Ramey

      Nun

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Oct 15 2015
    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 exists in some sort of parallel universe. How he manifests himself is narratively a bit tricky, but still it makes for good horror, especially as the old religious angle finds Carpenter - in the guise of Donald Pleasence - chortling away to himself in a way that Old Nick has been prone to do. Cue bugs, green goo, zo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3000000.00

    Revenue

    14182492.00

    Keywords

    • research
    • dreams
    • obsession
    • secret society
    • time travel
    • satan
    • anti-christ
    • artifact
    • priest
    • los angeles, california
    • church
    • demon
    • satanic cult