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The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 American supernatural horror-mystery film directed by Mark Pellington, and starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and Fortean author John Keel, the screenplay was written by Richard Hatem.
Jan 25, 2002 · A drama horror mystery film based on a true story of a reporter investigating a series of strange events in West Virginia. See the cast, crew, plot summary, trivia, reviews, awards, videos and photos of the 2002 movie starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney.
- (85K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Mark Pellington
- 2002-01-25
Jan 25, 2002 · 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 ...
- (142)
- Mark Pellington
- PG-13
- Richard Gere
The book relates Keel's accounts of his investigation into alleged sightings of a large, winged creature known as Mothman in the vicinity of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, during 1966 and 1967.
- John A. Keel
- 1975
John Klein (Gere), a Washington newspaper reporter leaves his job after his wife (Messing) dies to investigate strange reports, including psychic visions ("Prophecies") and sightings of winged creatures ("Mothmen"), in a small West Virginia town, that may be the signs of an alien invasion of Earth.....
Jan 25, 2002 · Roger Ebert criticizes the movie adaptation of the book by John A. Keel, which claims to be based on a true story of a mothlike creature in West Virginia. He finds the plot confusing, the Mothman ineffective as a threat, and the ending annoying.
A reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities. John Klein (Richard Gere) is involved in a car accident with his wife, but while he is unharmed, his wife mentions a moth-shaped creature appearing.
