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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Spanish, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
From the director of Arlington Road comes a spine-tingling, super-natural thriller based on actual events that will rattle your nerves and shake your beliefs. Distraught by the sudden, tragic death of his wife (Debra Messing), John Klein (Richard Gere), a journalist for The Washington Post, finds himself mysteriously drawn to a small West Virginia town when his car inexplicably strands him. Rescued by the sympathetic but skeptical local police sergeant (Laura Linney), he soon learns that many of the town's residents have been beset by bizarre events, including sightings of an eerie "moth-like" entity, similar to the one seen by his late wife. Investigating further and having his own terrifying encounters with the creature, he becomes obsessed with the idea that this supernatural being can predict impending calamities and is trying to warn the town of one. Is this a psychic delusion brought on by his grief or can he convince the police sergeant that there's a tragedy that must be averted? His life, and potentially others' lives, depend on his making the right choices before time runs out.
"A superior spirit-world chiller!" Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"...one truly, madly, deeply satisfying creep-out... " Michael O'Sullivan, The Washington Post
Editor's Note
Driving South to Richmond, Washington Post reporter John Klein (Richard Gere) finds himself unexpectedly way off course--in the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia--knocking on the door of Gordon and Denise Smallwood (Tom Patton and Lucinda Jenney). Gordon is irate. This is the third night in a row that Klein has knocked on his door at 2 a.m. When Sgt. Connie Parker (Laura Linney) arrives to investigate, Klein discovers this is just one of many strange events occurring in the town. With Parker's help, Klein investigates. Soon, he becomes convinced that some catastrophe is about to occur.In THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, scriptwriter Richard Hatem and director Mark Pellington play upon the strange events that reportedly occurred in Point Pleasant in the mid-1960s. As in ARLINGTON ROAD, Pellington makes great use of a restless, prowling camera and ominous sound effects provided by sound editor Kelly Cabral, sound mixer Pud Cusack (she also worked on ARLINGTON ROAD), and sound designer Claude Letessier. Pellington gets fine performances from Gere, Linney, Patton, Alan Bates as a paranormal investigator, and Debra Messing--striking in the too-small role of Klein's wife--before he produces a spectacular final sequence.
| Features | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Widescreen and Full Screen Versions | | Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Audio: English, French 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround | | "Half Light" Music Video Directed By Mark Pellington | | Theatrical Trailers | | Production Notes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 11/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 119 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 07808 | | UPC: 00043396078086 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Box Office
"...THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES is sure to cause much leaping from seats, just as any good thriller should..." 03/01/2002 p.59Sight and Sound
"...Pellington's portrait of the bewildered Klein is well drawn....Pellington has a feel for those on the periphery of US society..." 03/01/2002 p.51-2 Total Film
"...It remains an odd and unsetting achievement. Its strangeness alone is going to spark more than a few nightmares..." 04/01/2002 p.98 Entertainment Weekly
"...Pellington's camera expertly creates a bone-chilling atmosphere of doom..." 06/07/2002 p.54 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot | 5 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Spooky Wednesday, August 28, 2002
JBAR from Provo, UT
I really liked the movie because it's very creepy. The good acting makes the film even scarier. You feel like you're part of the movie! Was this review helpful?  
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Great Movie, Lame DVD Wednesday, June 05, 2002
Matt Gai from Huntington, NY
Mothman Prophecies tells the tale of strange things that actually occured in the late 1960's in Point Pleaseant, West Virginia. It is a great story based on the book of the same name by John Keel. The people of Point Pleasant, over the course of a year or so, report hearing voices and sightings of a large moth-like man. Suspenseful and spine-chilling at times, it is also emotional and dramatic as Richard Gere follows a quest for truth and understanding about the so-called Mothman and a connection with his wife's death. Although it can be criticized as being X-Files-ish, the fact that these things actually happened make it very unsettling. At the end of the movie, you will question your belief in the supernatural.
However, the DVD has almost nothing in the way of special features. There's the original trailer (big deal) and some uninteresting music video. I would have thought they'd at least have some kind of documentary about Point Pleasant or something. Anyway, the movie gets a 5 out of 5, but the DVD gets a 2 out of 5. Was this review helpful?
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