John Carpenter's Die Fürsten der Dunkelheit

Originaltitel: Prince of Darkness

1987
18
1 Std. 42 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,7/10

51.674

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.338

426

John Carpenter's Die Fürsten der Dunkelheit (1987)

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Ein Forschungsteam findet einen mysteriösen Zylinder in einer verlassenen Kirche. Wenn es geöffnet wird, könnte es das Ende der Welt bedeuten.Ein Forschungsteam findet einen mysteriösen Zylinder in einer verlassenen Kirche. Wenn es geöffnet wird, könnte es das Ende der Welt bedeuten.Ein Forschungsteam findet einen mysteriösen Zylinder in einer verlassenen Kirche. Wenn es geöffnet wird, könnte es das Ende der Welt bedeuten.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,7/10

51.674

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.338

426

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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- 1 Gewinn & 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Alice Cooper used the bike impalement trick in his stage shows prior to this movie. The bike he uses was his own personal prop.

Patzer
(at around 1h 29 mins) After Walter crawls through the hole in the closet with "possessed" Lisa in tow, they're both in the other room with Prof. Birak, all standing up. You can see the obvious doubling of "short Lisa" by a stuntman - she's suddenly much bigger and taller than the two other men.

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Voice: This is not a dream... not a dream. We are using your brain's electrical system as a receiver. We are unable to transmit through conscious neural interference. You are receiving this broadcast as a dream. We are transmitting from the year one, nine, nine, nine. You are receiving this broadcast in order to alter the events you are seeing. Our technology has not developed a transmitter strong enough to reach your conscious state of awareness, but this is not a dream. You are seeing what is actually occurring for the purpose of causality violation.

Crazy Credits
The opening credits last for nine minutes.

Alternative Versionen
Television version is slightly reedited, suggesting that all that takes place in the film is just a dream that Jameson Parker's having:
after the opening credits there a new shot showing Parker's house from the outside (the theatrical version opens with a shot of Parker trying to perform a card trick).
at the beginning, after Parker watches on TV a program reporting the discovery of a new supernova, the narration goes on talking about the death of a millionaire and the discovery of a religious book in his library
all mentions of the dead priest, member of the Brotherhood of Sleep who took care of the church where the evil liquid is kept hidden, are deleted;
during the whole film, there are new inserted sequences showing Parker sleeping/dreaming in his bed

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Sicilian/Prince of Darkness/No Man's Land/The Glass Menagerie/The Whales of August (1987)

Soundtracks
Prince of Darkness
Written by Alice Cooper and Kane Roberts
Performed by Alice Cooper
Produced by Michael Wagener
Courtesy of MCA Records
(C) 1987 Ensign Music Corporation, Ezra Music Inc.
Screen Gems Music - EMI Music Inc.

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8/10

Effective and Eerie

One of the Director's most underrated Movies. This is almost a bona-fide Classic. The thing that keeps it from such an exalted status is a few major missteps. It starts with a very creepy setup and manages through most of the Film to keep that sense of Impending Doom with its Supernatural and Apocalyptic tone.

The use of Ancient Texts and Religious language Prophecy is introduced but somewhat abandon as things unfold, giving way to more conventional displays of Zombie like Characterizations and Gore Movie conventions. When a Text translation is rendered on a computer screen... the goosebumps arise.

The scariness is lessened by the end of it all as the Director veers away from the unseen Evil and things get a bit standard. Such as some unnecessary attempts at humor and a denouement that is a reflection of a weak wrap-up. One more item...hopefully, it should be clear by now that Sci-Fi Writers should completely avoid using specific dates in their Stories. It is a Death Trap, because as you discover here, the Dream induced message is coming from the year 1999. Oops!