
Prince of Darkness
1987 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Also known as John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-10-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,145 votes)
- Budget
- $3,000,000
Themes
- research
- dreams
- obsession
- secret society
- time travel
- satan
- anti-christ
- artifact
- priest
- los angeles, california
- church
- demon
- +6 more
Cast & crew

Donald Pleasence
as Priest

Lisa Blount
as Catherine Danforth

Victor Wong
as Prof. Howard Birack

Jameson Parker
as Brian Marsh

Dennis Dun
as Walter

Susan Blanchard
as Kelly

Anne Marie Howard
as Susan Cabot
- AY
Ann Yen
as Lisa

Ken Wright
as Lomax

Dirk Blocker
as Mullins
Directed by John Carpenter