Jun 20, 20 trailer for john carpenters prince of darkness. Veteran carpenter performer donald pleasence stars as. Written and directed by john carpenter of halloween fame, though the writing credits list him as martin quatermass after a film character, prince of darkness is one of the few horror films that actually creeps me out a bit. Exploring the interesting similarities between jordan peeles us and john carpenters prince of darkness. Prince of darkness quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Donald pleasence rules the roost as always giving depth to his character and dramatic presence to everything he does. Exploring the interesting similarities between jordan peeles. In prince of darkness, the untold story of jeremiah g. Oct 22, 2015 the priest is played by donald pleasence, bringing the same crazy eyes and mad obsession that he brought to the role of michael myers psychiatrist in john carpenters halloween. Mar 27, 2018 prince of darkness limited edition steelbook film horror.
Jan 20, 2016 34 things we learned from john carpenters prince of darkness commentary. I also enjoyed victor wong who did a brilliant job as a counterpart to pleasence both being the ultimate spokesperson for science vs religion. Prince of darkness collectors edition bluray shout. During his career, pleasence was nominated for four tony awards. Donald pleasence at screenonline donald pleasence bio at research my trash the man with the hypnotic eye a tribute to donald pleasence photograph of a theatrical production in prisoner of war camp featuring donald pleasence lonely water public information film on youtube. One of the academics, lisa ann yen, is an expert on ancient languages and begins to translate the book. Exploring the interesting similarities between jordan. The curse of michael myers was dedicated to donald pleasence. Donald pleasence, lisa blount, victor wong, jameson parker. She discovers that the liquid in the cylinder is in fact the son of satan.
The cylinder contains a twisting, green gooey liquid. Filled with disturbing imagery and alice cooper as a homeless zombie prince of darkness is not for a casual viewer, but for ones who will take delight in visual nods to dario argento, along with the pleasure of seeing such a classic carpenter ensemble the likes of donald pleasance, victor wong, dennis dun, and peter jason at work in this. Admittedly, my first impression of the film wasnt positive, but i felt there was enough to warrant a second look, years later, which eventually prompted yet another viewing. Sep 04, 2019 exploring the interesting similarities between jordan peeles us and john carpenters prince of darkness. Oct, 2019 prince of darkness, in my eyes, marks a transitional phase in carpenters oeuvre. A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. Prince of darkness film news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2018 learn how and when to. If you already have the dvd, the bluray is a damn fine upgrade. Oct 04, 2018 in a similar vein, prince of darkness 1987 received a chilly reception from critics, and was largely ignored by audiences, but has enjoyed a second life on home video. I love all of the theoretical, scientific and religious discussion in this film. Carpenter mentions in the dvd interview having read a book on quantum. Prince of darkness by john carpenter donald pleasence, jameson.
Prince of darkness 1987 is john carpenters second film in his apocalypse trilogy, after the thing 1982 and before in the mouth of madness 1994. The writing credit for the film goes to martin quatermass, which is actually john carpenter using the name of the heroscientist from the 1960s quatermass films. Prince of darkness by john carpenter donald pleasence. Donald pleasence simple english wikipedia, the free.
His darkness has been imprisoned in a cylindrical container as a swirling green plasma since time. Prince of darkness 1987 donald pleasence as priest imdb. After the box office failure of the seminal the thing, and the lukewarm responses to christine and big trouble in little china, prince should have been the film the film to catapult our hero back to the top of his game. Prince of darkness is a 1987 american supernatural horror film directed, written and scored by john carpenter. Donald pleasence plays a character named father loomis in prince of darkness. Lisa blount too is very good but i was less enamoured by colead james parker who. Starring donald pleasence, victor wong, jameson parker and lisa blount.
Prince of darkness directed by john carpenter available on. In this exclusive clip from scream factory, victor wong and donald pleasence discuss the origins of the devil. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. With donald pleasence, lisa blount, jameson parker, victor wong. With prince of darkness, carpenter sets up a beautiful master, and then pushes in the moment star donald pleasence begins to deliver pertinent dialogue.
He began his career onstage in his native britain before transitioning into a screen career, where he played numerous supporting and character roles including raf flight lieutenant colin blythe in the great escape 1963, the villain ernst stavro blofeld in the james bond film you only. A mysterious green ooze, spiraling in a giant locked cylinder, and a book he can not decipher. Donald pleasence halloween franchise, phenomena, victor wong tremors, big trouble in little china, dennis dun big trouble in little china, the last emperor, lisa blount chrystal, an officer and a gentleman, and jameson parker the bell jar, jackals. Mar 27, 2020 revealing the death of a priest and donald pleasence priest character starts investigating why he was in town, and found something troubling in the basement of the former brotherhood of sleep church.
Shop movies starring donald pleasence on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. Master of horror john carpenter halloween, the thing directs this terrifying battle between mankind and the. Remembering donald pleasence on his centennial birthday. John carpenters prince of darkness contains one of the. The liquid appears to be sentient, and a book found near it claims it contains the embodiment of satan. It is a slowpaced, atmospheric, creepy and mindscrewy little film that doesnt get. Donald pleasence adds one more great carpenter performance to his resume. Halloween director twice more, as the president of the united states in escape from new york 1981 and as the priest in prince of darkness 1987. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Prince of darkness limited edition steelbook bluray. Donald pleasence continued working steadily throughout the 1970s.
Ol dman holds the movie well and anchors the weirdness around him, ably assisted by victor wong and dennis dun who bring up the rear admirably. Carpenter really struck gold with the script for prince of darkness. In halloween he played a character named sam loomis. Hamilton, wall streets first black millionaire, shane white, the challis professor of history and an australian professorial fellow in the history department at the university of sydney specializing in africanamerican history, provides a vivid account and reveals the larger than life story. He is the alltime champion in the category bald of. It was peter jasons first film for carpenter, and he would afterward become a carpenter regular. Prince of darkness 1987, one of carpenters more darker films, of which one would assume a vampire king of sorts, actually refers to satan and his darker leader.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Sep 24, 20 prince of darkness is one of carpenters best movies, and that alone is reason enough to get it if you havent already. Donald henry pleasence obe october 5, 1919 february 2, 1995 was an english actor who was credited in over 200 movie and tv appearances during a career which spanned over four decades. Donald pleasence in prince of darkness 1987 click to enlarge bottom line if youre a carpenter fan, prince of darkness is probably already in your possession, considering how well shout.
To no ones surprise, he continued to prove his worth as a memorable villain, playing the bad guy in disneys. Carpenter mentions in the dvd interview having read a book on quantum physics. The picture looks amazing and it has extras galore. He takes all of these wonderful ideas and forms them into one of the most intriguing story lines the genre has ever seen. John carpenter in prince of darkness 1987 prince of darkness 1987 lisa blount in. The limited edition poster has sold out as of november 5, 2018. Donald henry pleasence obe october 5, 1919 february 2, 1995 was an english actor. Father loomis donald pleasance is a priest who discovers a strange object in a church basement a canister filled with a swirling and. Buy prince of darkness directed by john carpenter online at alibris. Donald pleasence rules the roost as always giving depth to his character and dramatic. And the prince of darkness was himself sealed, that old life, called the devil and satan, which deceiveth the whole world. Prince of darkness is one of john carpenters weirdest films. I find it to be carpenters most intelligent and thoughtprovoking. Prince of darkness weds supernatural horror with quantum weirdness, when a group of theoreticalphysics students, led by their professor, birack victor wong, joins forces with a priest donald pleasence to forestall the coming of the dark lord.
Okay, the limited edition bluray steelbook from scream shout factory is great. Pleasence was born in worksop, nottinghamshire, england. Donald pleasence project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. John carpenters prince of darkness contains one of the most. Following the death of a clergyman, the efficiently monikered priest donald pleasence invites quantum physicist professor howard birack victor wong and his students to join him in his monastery where they plan to investigate the appearance of a mysterious cylinder holding an odd swirling liquid. Prince of darkness donald pleasence jameson parker victor wong 1987 a priest donald pleasence summons a professor victor wong to an old church to see a canister of liquid satan.
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