Prince of Darkness

Name: Prince of Darkness
Genre: Horror
Released: 1987-10-23
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, Dennis Dun

Before man walked the earth... it slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.

Prince of Darkness (1987)

Timing: 1:42 (102 min)

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Actors and characters

Video for the film Prince of Darkness — "Prince Of Darkness" movie trailer [1987]

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Release date

1987-10-23

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Carolco Pictures, Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions

Genre

Horror

Budget

$3 000 000

Box office

$14 182 492

Website

http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/prince-of-darkness/

Director

John Carpenter

Actors

Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, Dennis Dun, Susan Blanchard, Anne Marie Howard, Ann Yen, Ken Wright, Dirk Blocker
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Scenario

Producer

Larry J. Franco, Andre Blay, Shep Gordon

Camera operator

Gary B. Kibbe

Composer

John Carpenter

Artist

Daniel A. Lomino

Audition

Linda Francis

Editing

Steve Mirkovich
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Short description

A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.

What's left behind the scenes

The film was shot in just over 30 days.
Alice Cooper, who played one of the street zombies, brought one of the tricks from his stage rock-horror shows to the film, namely a bicycle trick that was specifically taken for the film from the rock star’s personal props.
When filming the scene where Dr. Lihy (Peter Jason) first introduces himself to Dr. Birak (Victor Wong), Jason was not warned that Wong would leave mid-scene. Therefore, the subsequent confusion and awkwardness of Peter Jason's character on camera were a completely natural reaction, not acting.
John Carpenter credited himself as a screenwriter under the pseudonym «Martin Quatermass», which he took from the name of the main character of the film «The Quatermass Experiment» — Professor Bernard Quatermass.
Musician Alice Cooper played a cameo role in the film; in the same year, he released an album containing a song called Prince of Darkness.
Donald Pleasence's character, Father Loomis, shares the same last name as the actor's signature role – Dr. Loomis from the 'Halloween' film series, the first of which was directed by John Carpenter in 1978.
Peter Jason seriously injured his shoulder while filming the scene where he and Jameson Parker attempt to break down the church doors.
A television version of the film exists, which has been substantially altered and re-edited. For example, the entire "Brotherhood of Sleep" storyline, and the deceased priest in particular, are completely absent from it, and everything that happens in the film is merely Brian Marsh’s nightmarish dream.