Film

Prince of Darkness

1987 · 1h 42m · Horror

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

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

60%

Metacritic

50

A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity.

Donald Pleasence

Priest

Lisa Blount

Catherine Danforth

Victor Wong

Prof. Howard Birack

Jameson Parker

Brian Marsh

Dennis Dun

Walter

Susan Blanchard

Kelly

Anne Marie Howard

Susan Cabot

Ann Yen

Lisa

Ken Wright

Lomax

Dirk Blocker

Mullins

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Calder

Peter Jason

Dr. Paul Leahy

Robert Grasmere

Frank Wyndham

Thom Bray

Etchinson

Joanna Merlin

Bag Lady

Alice Cooper

Street Schizo

• John CarpenterDirector · Original Music Composer · Screenplay
• Larry FrancoProducer
• Shep GordonExecutive Producer
• Andre BlayExecutive Producer
• Gary B. KibbeDirector of Photography
• Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
• Steve MirkovichEditor
• Linda FrancisCasting

"Prince Of Darkness" movie trailer [1987]Prince Of Darkness ≣ 1987 ≣ TrailerPrince of Darkness (1987) trailer

Release date

October 23, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$14,182,492

Genres

Horror

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