The Seventh Sign

Year:

1988

Duration:

97 min

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.9

Director:

Carl Schultz

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1988-04-01

Filming Locations: Dominica

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $3,768,707 (USA) (1 April 1988)

Cast

Actor

Character

Demi Moore

Abby Quinn

Michael Biehn

Russell Quinn

Jürgen Prochnow

David Bannon

Peter Friedman

Father Lucci

Manny Jacobs

Avi

John Taylor

Jimmy Szaragosa

Lee Garlington

Dr. Margaret Inness

Akosua Busia

Penny Washburn

Harry Basil

Kids Korner Salesman

Arnold Johnson

Janitor

John Walcutt

Novitiate

Michael Laskin

Israeli Colonel

Hugo Stanger

Old Priest

Patricia Allison

Administrator

Ian Buchanan

Mr. Huberty

Glynn Edwards

Newscaster

Robin Groth

Newscaster

Dick Spangler

Newscaster

Darwyn Carson

Reporter

Harry Bartron

Reporter

Dale Butcher

Reporter

Dorothy Sinclair

Reporter

Larry Eisenberg

Reporter

Lisa Hestrin

Nurse

Christiane Carman

Nurse

Irene Fernicola

Nurse

Karen Shaver

Nurse

Kathryn Miller

Nurse

Cornelia Whitcomb

Nurse

Yukiko Ogawa

Nurse

Mariko Tse

Private Nurse

Adam Nelson

Paramedic

David L. King

Paramedic

Sonny Santiago

Medical Technician

Fredric Arnold

Surgeon

Baruch Cohon

Cantor (as Rabbi Baruch Cohon)

Leonardo Cimino

Head Cardinal

Richard Devon

2nd Cardinal

William Kramer

Rabbi Ornstein (as Rabbi William Kramer)

Blanche Rubin

Mrs. Ornstein

John Heard

Reverend

Joe Mays

Motel Clerk

Jane Frances

Game Show Woman

Bob Herron

Jimmy's Guard (as Robert Herron)

J.N. Roberts

Jimmy's Guard

Hank Calia

Jimmy's Guard

Gary Epper

Jimmy's Guard

John Sherrod

Jimmy's Guard

Did you know?

Trivia

Ellen DeGeneres filmed a small role, but it was cut from the film before release. The cut scene was shown on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 23, 2007. Had it not been cut, it would be Ellen DeGeneres first film role.

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Goofs

During the scene at the gas chamber, they call for a doctor but there are none available. At every exectution there is a doctor to confirm time of death.

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After Jimmy (a.k.a. "The Last Martyr") dies, it can be seen through the windows on the inside of the prison that the morning daylight turned to darkness because the Sixth Seal was broken. But when they are wheeling Abby from the door to the prison to the ambulance, you can clearly see daylight when it is supposed to be dark out. Then on the inside of the ambulance, it is dark again.

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At the end the earthquake starts in the execution room of the prison. It's also seen in the hospital, at least a half hour later. Earthquakes rarely last more than a minute. However, it's not clear this was a continuous quake; the hospital quake could have been an aftershock. In addition, it *is* the end of the world; the seismic phenomena could have been something previously unknown.

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Quotes

David Bannon: So much misery, man against man. They kill each other. They have no faith. I used to think the world would change. But it hasn't.

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David Bannon: [Seeing the razor marks on Abby's wrists] How can one who cared so little for life give hope to the world?

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Centurion Cartaphilus: Will you die for him? WILL YOU DIE FOR HIM?

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Faq

Q

In her visions, who was Abby supposed to have been in the past?

A

She is said to have been Seraphia, the woman who offered Christ water during the Crucifixion but was turned away by a Roman centurion named Cartaphilus after he asked her if she would die for him. Cartaphilus is presently in the form of Father Lucci (Peter Friedman), and Jesus is there in the form of David Bannon (Jürgen Prochnow).

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Seventh sign can be found here.

Q

What filming locations were used in "The Seventh Sign"?

A

The house is located on Palms Blvd near the beach in Santa Monica, California. The hospital scenes were shot in Pacoyma Hospital in Pacoyma, California. The rest of the movie was shot on Dominica Island, the "nature island" of the Caribbean. A close-up of St Joseph Village on the central west coast of Dominica appears at the beginning of the movie.

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