The Prophecy II: Ashtown (1998)

33% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
52% of users liked it
(8,042 ratings)

Christopher Walken returns as the guerrilla angel Gabriel, the leader of an evil heavenly revolution in which bad angels seek to upset the heavenly hierarchy by destroying humanity and all good angels -- because Gabriel believes God favors mortals. This time, Gabriel has been spit from the bowels of… More Christopher Walken returns as the guerrilla angel Gabriel, the leader of an evil heavenly revolution in which bad angels seek to upset the heavenly hierarchy by destroying humanity and all good angels -- because Gabriel believes God favors mortals. This time, Gabriel has been spit from the bowels of Hell, where even Lucifer tired of the chaos he created. He is stalking the L.A. streets in hopes of finishing his bloody war by murdering the second incarnation of Christ, who is gestating within the womb of nurse Jennifer Beals. Protecting her is the angel Danyael (Russell Wong). As Gabriel is not literate in late-20th-century technology, he enlists the assistance of Izzy (Brittany Murphy), a depressive teen whom he saves from suicide. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By: Greg Spence
Written By: Greg Spence, Matt Greenberg
Genres: Horror

In Theaters: Jan 20, 1998 Wide
On DVD: Sep 7, 1999
Studio: Miramax

Critic Reviews

Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
If you thought The Prophecy was a fluke, it was.
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Worth it only for the Walken moments...A comedown from the original
Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Best in the series. Good creepy fun.

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Cassandra M

I like The Prophecy, it's a great and unique movie and the sequel The Prophecy II is a great follow up. Chirstopher Walken does another great performance as Gabriel, he's such a talented actor and this role is one of the best roles he's done. The plot sees a women named… More
I like The Prophecy, it's a great and unique movie and the sequel The Prophecy II is a great follow up. Chirstopher Walken does another great performance as Gabriel, he's such a talented actor and this role is one of the best roles he's done. The plot sees a women named Valerie who works as a nurse suddenly have a man crash land on her car, in the hospital she wants to make it up with him so after walking her home he sleeps with her meanwhile Gabriel is released from hell by Lucifer, he then goes to find Valerie who could stop the war with her child. Gabriel finds two teens who commit suicide by crashing their car so he resurrects the girl named Izzy who can help him find her, soon Gabriel discovers where she is and goes to kill her but suddenly Danyeal shows up and holds him off but Gabriel overpowers Danyeal and impales him then goes after her, Danyael then gets up and tries to find her. Soon Danyael finds Valerie and takes her to the church where he shows her his true form. While he searches for Thomas's note book Gabriel shows up and tries to kill her but the police arrive and shoot him, Danyael quickly leaves with Valaerie. In the police station Gabriel wakes up and takes Izzy from the interrogation room, Danyeal and Valreie must go to Eden where she will be protected by the Angel Michael but Gabriel arrives there and is let in so Valerie must be strong or Gabriel will kill her and the war will continue. The Prophecy II is a great sequel to the 1995 classic.
Kylie B

Mediocre sequel to a great original. The whole of the plot is geared around a very shaky plotpoint though.
Jeffrey M

Prophecy II is a noticeable step down from the first one, no doubt due in large part to the absence of Elias Koteas. The second one also lacks much of the humor the first one had, which gave Prophecy I so much charm. Still, it's Christopher Walken as an evil angel, which is… More
Prophecy II is a noticeable step down from the first one, no doubt due in large part to the absence of Elias Koteas. The second one also lacks much of the humor the first one had, which gave Prophecy I so much charm. Still, it's Christopher Walken as an evil angel, which is always awesome, and Brittany Murphy was a refreshing casting choice.
Marion R

I was confused about the plot. Just really didn't care for the film and it was obviously not as good as the first.
Anthony V

A step down from the original.
Leo L

The first film was the best!!