Prophecy

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Prophecy is a 1979 eco-horror film about a monstrous creature born from industrial pollution in the Maine wilderness.

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Prophecy canonical 1
Prophecy (1979 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
eco-horror film
film
horror film
basedOn original screenplay
causeOfMutationInPlot mercury pollution
cinematographyBy Harry Stradling Jr.
countryOfOrigin United States
director John Frankenheimer
distributedInFormat theatrical film
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Tom Rolf
featuresCreature mutant bear-like monster
filmingLocation British Columbia
Vancouver Island
genre eco-horror film
horror film
science fiction film
hasCultFollowing true
mainCharacter Dr. Robert Verne
Isely
John Hawks
Maggie Verne
mpaaRating PG
musicBy Leonard Rosenman
notableFor depiction of a mutant bear-like creature created by pollution
environmentalist themes in a horror context
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A doctor and his pregnant wife investigate environmental damage in the Maine wilderness and encounter a monstrous mutant bear-like creature created by industrial pollution.
producer John Frankenheimer
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDate 1979-06-15
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter David Seltzer
setIn Maine
Maine wilderness
stars Armand Assante
Richard Dysart
Robert Foxworth
Talia Shire
Victoria Racimo
storyBy David Seltzer
theme Native American land rights
corporate negligence
environmental pollution
industrial contamination
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

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David Seltzer wrote Prophecy
Richard Dysart appearedIn Prophecy (1979 film)
linked to: Prophecy