Prophecy

Prophecy (1979)

  • 25% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (3,578 ratings)

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… More

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
John Frankenheimer
Written By
David Seltzer
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
In Theaters
Jun 15, 1979 Wide
On DVD
Jan 8, 2002
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Neil Cohen, Echo Magazine

    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!

  • Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

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

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Remarkably undistinguished

  • Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

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

  • James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk

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

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Ken S


    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.

  • Drew S


    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… More

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