Prince of Darkness
“Before man walked the earth...It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.”
A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity.
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Cast
17 people
Donald Pleasence
Priest
Known for
Halloween
Jesus of Nazareth
Lisa Blount
Catherine Danforth
Known for
An Officer and a Gentleman
Blind Fury
Victor Wong
Prof. Howard Birack
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
Tremors
Jameson Parker
Brian Marsh
Known for
Simon & Simon
White Dog
Dennis Dun
Walter
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
The Last Emperor
Susan Blanchard
Kelly
Known for
They Live
Anne Marie Howard
Susan Cabot
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Ann Yen
Lisa
Ken Wright
Lomax
Also in
The Hanoi Hilton
Hollywood Boulevard II
Dirk Blocker
Mullins
Known for
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Poltergeist
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Calder
Known for
Darkman
The Presidio
Peter Jason
Dr. Paul Leahy
Known for
Deadwood
They Live
John Carpenter Director · Alan Howarth Composer Gary B. Kibbe Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $3M · United States release October 23, 1987
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,182,492
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Alive Films
Production
Larry Franco Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Carolco Pictures
Production
United States · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin
Release dates
United States · October 23, 1987
Theatrical
France
April 20, 1988 · Theatrical
June 24, 2003 · Physical · DVD
January 1, 2016 · Digital · VOD
November 26, 2018 · Theatrical · Reprise
December 5, 2018 · Physical · Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
June 10, 2021 · Digital · Arte
Germany
May 4, 1988 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 28, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
March 10, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 19, 1988 · Theatrical
December 7, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
August 26, 1988 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
April 20, 1988 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 6, 1988 · Theatrical
September 6, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
May 13, 1988 · Theatrical
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