Profecía maldita
Directed by John Frankenheimer5.635%36%5.4
El doctor Rober Verne, un prestigioso médico ecologista que tiene un gran sentido de la justicia, es la persona elegida por la Administración Estatal para mediar en un conflicto entre una tribu de indios americanos y una factoría de papel de una zona aislada de Maine, algunos de cuyos empleados han desaparecido misteriosamente.
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- jackmeat6 de febrero de 2025My quick rating - 5.4/10. I remember watching John Frankenheimer’s eco-horror film that takes the dangers of pollution and cranks them up to monstrous proportions when I was about 6 or 7 years old. While the creature effects might look dated by today’s standards, the film still holds up surprisingly well, particularly in its unsettling depictions of mutation. The grotesque results of chemical contamination are convincingly horrifying, lending a sense of realism to the terror. It was ahead of its time in addressing environmental concerns, tackling corporate negligence and its impact on nature long before it became a mainstream topic. The story follows an EPA investigator (Rob Foxworth) and his wife Maggie (Talia Shire) as they team up with a group of Native Americans to uncover the truth behind a series of bizarre deaths in the Maine wilderness. What they find is a nightmarish, rage-fueled mutant monstrosity courtesy of a lumber mill's toxic waste, that relentlessly stalks them through the forest. The scares are fairly straightforward: a giant mutated creature picking off its victims one by one, but the eerie atmosphere and effective tension-building still make it an engaging watch. A definite highlight (and a bit of an unintentional laugh) is the now-infamous sleeping bag kill, which predates the legendary scene from Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood by nearly a decade. One has to wonder if that later film drew inspiration from this moment, as both involve a person getting absolutely wrecked while trapped in a sleeping bag. While Prophecy might not be nightmare fuel for today’s horror fans, I can see how this would have been terrifying as a kid. A massive, deformed, and enraged beast, born from toxic waste and wreaking havoc in the Maine wilderness, is an effective setup for an eco-horror creature feature. It’s a film with solid intentions and some genuinely disturbing imagery, even if the execution now feels a little campy. For fans of classic monster horror with a message, it’s still worth checking out.
- Chris29 de diciembre de 2024Come on, how can you go wrong with a radioactive Maine grizzly bear. Watch this for the laughs!
Profecía maldita Trivia
Profecía maldita was released on 22 de agosto de 1979.
Profecía maldita was directed by John Frankenheimer.
Profecía maldita has a runtime of 1h 42min.
Profecía maldita was produced by Robert L. Rosen.
El doctor Rober Verne, un prestigioso médico ecologista que tiene un gran sentido de la justicia, es la persona elegida por la Administración Estatal para mediar en un conflicto entre una tribu de indios americanos y una factoría de papel de una zona aislada de Maine, algunos de cuyos empleados han desaparecido misteriosamente.
The key characters in Profecía maldita are Maggie Verne (Talia Shire), Dr. Robert Verne (Robert Foxworth), John Hawks (Armand Assante).
Profecía maldita is rated 16.
Profecía maldita is a Terror, Ciencia ficción, Suspense film.
Profecía maldita has an audience rating of 3.6 out of 10.
Profecía maldita had a budget of 12 MUS$.
Profecía maldita has made 54 MUS$ at the box office.