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Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 42mR🏆 #3668 Top Rated
FantasyHorror
6.7
IMDB Rating
54,881 votes

A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.

Director
John Carpenter
Writers
N/A
Stars
Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker
Release Date
October 23, 1987
Language
English, Latin
Country
United States, Netherlands
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 352
Reviews
📋 51.0K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as Priest
Lisa Blount
Lisa Blount
as Catherine Danforth
Jameson Parker
Jameson Parker
as Brian Marsh
Victor Wong
Victor Wong
as Prof. Howard Birack
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Dennis Dun
as Walter
Susan Blanchard
Susan Blanchard
as Kelly
Anne Marie Howard
Anne Marie Howard
as Susan Cabot
Ann Yen
Ann Yen
as Lisa
Ken Wright
Ken Wright
as Lomax
Dirk Blocker
Dirk Blocker
as Mullins

💰 Box Office

$14,182,579
Worldwide Gross
$14,182,492
Domestic Gross
$4,657,401
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Ultra Stereo
Sound
Dolby Atmos
Color
Color
Filming Location
LA Artcore, 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions, Haunted Machine Productions

🏷️ Keywords

priestshared visionuniversity professormalevolent entityabandoned church

🎯 Categories

B-HorrorBody HorrorSupernatural HorrorFantasyHorror

⭐ Featured Review

Better than the critical response it received.
by AMar_rom2012-12-21

"It is a pity this good movie of Carpenter did not get a better recognition by critics and audiences. By the time of its release Carpenter had already a good reputation as a horror-movies director (Halloween, The Fog, The Thing) and perhaps people that went to see this film only did so for this particular reason. Carpenter, however, tried to do something different with 'Prince of Darkness' and audiences (and critics) did not follow or perhaps did not give it the proper attention. A Physics Professor and his group (comprising both graduate students and technicians) accept the invitati..."

💡 Did You Know?

Alice Cooper used the bike impalement trick in his stage shows prior to this movie. The bike he uses was his own personal prop.

📖 Synopsis

A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.