The Prophecy

The Prophecy

Gabriel

Thomas Dagget

Katherine

Simon

Rachael

Mary

Jerry

Joseph

Burrows

Grandmother

Grey Horse

Indian Healer

Sandra

Nurse

Madge

Grave Keeper

Allison

Jason

Brian

Usiel

Novice Deacon

Deputy #1

Deputy #2

Security Officer

High School Kid

Novice Priest

Psycho Killer

Jerry's Girlfriend

The film opened number one at the box office the weekend of September 1, 1995 much to everyone's surprise including the Miramax/Dimension Films and earned back its budget that weekend.

In a bit of truly inspired foreshadowing, in 1993, 2 years before this films release, Christopher Walken played an eerily similar role to that of his portrayal of the Archangel Gabriel in The Prophecy. In the Madonna video for the song "Bad Girl" (from her album "Erotica"), Walken plays the Angel of Death who silently follows a woman (Madonna) as she is being destroyed by her lifestyle. Though there is no speaking part, his mannerisms and look are strikingly similar to his later depiction of Gabriel - even down to his slicked back hair, pale complexion and mostly black wardrobe.

The film was released a year after both Christopher Walken and Eric Stoltz appeared in the Academy Award Winning, Pulp Fiction as both Stoltz and Walken had completed work on that film prior to starting work on this film. The way one can tell is Stoltz's look which he sports in Quentin Tarantino's film.

As Thomas looks through Hawthorne's press clippings, a zoom-in shows that in the text of one of the articles, the word "preliminary" is spelled "perliminary".

When Simon takes Hawthorne's soul in the church, the flag draped over the casket changes positions from shot to shot.

The red Ford pick-up truck has a winch on the front bumper in some scenes, in others it does not.

Gabriel: Study your math, kids. Key to the Universe.

Lucifer: You know what Hell really is Thomas? It's not lakes of burning oil or chains of ice. It's being removed from God's sight. It's hard to believe... so hard.

Catherine: Go to hell!