Cast:
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton, Debra Messing, Lucinda Jenney Alan
Bates
Director: Mark Pellington
Based upon: the book by John A. Keel
Screenplay: Richard Hatem
When is life truly at its best? John Kline (Richard Gere), a respected
Washington Post journalist at the top of his game, recognizes that moment. It
comes the day he and his wife Mary (Deborah Messing) are house hunting and find
their place of their dreams. It's a little too big, possibly a little more than
he wants to spend, but one look from Mary tells him this is it.
Then, on their joyful ride home, with a gust of wind and a passing shadow, the
dream is shattered. The accident should have been avoidable. When Mary slammed
on the breaks…there was nothing there. At the hospital, John tries to
understand his wife's confusing attempts to make sense of the tragic incident.
He puts everything on hold to be with her, but his love isn't enough to keep
her alive.
While removing Mary's possessions from the hospital, John remembers her last
words: "You didn't see it, did you?" Then, he discovers a sketchpad
covered with odd drawings, variations of the same strange yet beautiful
apparition. John can't figure out the significance of the drawings but is
haunted by the unsettling images.
A couple years later, John's grief has settled somewhat, but he is clearly a
man altered by tragedy. While driving one night from Washington to Richmond to
interview the Governor, he somehow loses his way and ends up on a deserted
country highway. When his car inexplicably breaks down, he walks to a nearby
farmhouse, where he is mistaken for a prowler. The homeowner not only threatens
John but makes an odd reference to having seen him here before. John is
baffled.
Sgt. Connie Parker (Laura Linney) arrives on the scene and apologizes for the
rude reception, but divulges that the entire county is on edge due to a recent
series of odd disturbances. It is only now that John realizes that he is in
Point Pleasant, West Virginia -- six hundred miles from where he thought he
was. It is not logically possible. But here he is. How?
His curiosity piqued, John decides to stay in Point Pleasant to explore the
reports of bizarre occurrences in the town. He soon realizes that they may all
be connected - not just to each other, but also to the strange sketches Mary
had been obsessively drawing just hours before her death. But what exactly is
the connection? Are there unknown forces behind the strange sightings? What has
John accidentally stumbled into - and where will it all lead?
Based on the true events in Point Pleasant, Virginia, as chronicled in John
Keel's book of the same title, "The Mothman Prophicies" is a Screen
Gems presentation of a Lakeshore Entertainment production. Produced by Tom
Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Gary Goldstein, "The Mothman Prophecies"
is written by Richard Hatem and directed by Mark Pellington.
The Mothman Prophecies will be released January 25, 2002.
For more info visit www.themothmanlives.com
Posted November 21st 2001 by dementia
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