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Prophecy (1979)

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This schlock horror classic from the 1970s is a product of the career ebb experienced by director John Frankenheimer. Robert Foxworth stars as Dr. Robert Verne, an inner-city physician renowned for his compassion and fairness. So he's asked by the EPA to mediate a dispute between Native American tribes and a polluting paper mill in isolated northern Maine. Accompanied by his pregnant wife Maggie (Talia Shire), a classical musician, Robert journeys to the deep woods, where he meets the tribal

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

David Seltzer

Jan 8, 2002

Paramount Pictures

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All Critics (15) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (10) | DVD (9)

Truly a guilty pleasure! When your radioactive grizzly bear looks like someone poured a strawberry sundae on its head, you know you're in for a good time!

July 29, 2007 Comment

I predicted this flick would be so bad it's good. I was wrong.

January 4, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com | Comment
StaciWilson.com

Remarkably undistinguished

August 22, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Prophecy fails so miserably that it reaches depths generally reserved for William Shatner records and Nora Ephron screenplays. Watch it with a friend.

March 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment
Film Freak Central

a dim-witted creature-feature that takes itself far too seriously

January 6, 2002 Comment
Q Network Film Desk
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The first 60 minutes is totally unnecessary. After the hour mark Man Bear Pig shows up and then movie is surprisingly fun. The sleeping bag kill is awesome.

July 29, 2007
kenstachnik

Super Reviewer

It's not a complete failure...but it's pretty close. Cheesy acting, cliched plot and a script that even I could write better, Prophecy is deserving of its obscurity.The gooey mutant bear is pretty hip though, and that scene where it bitch-slaps the boy in the sleeping bag is amazing.

February 19, 2007
ceWEBrity

Super Reviewer

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