And thats where john keel, a longtime friend of colemans and author of the book the mothman prophecies, came in. Richard gere, laura linney, will patton and debra messing star in this suspensefilled thriller about a man driven to extremes to investigate the mysterious circumstances. Jun 06, 2017 although the story of the the mothman prophecies is set briefly in washington, d. The mothman prophecies starring richard gere is an underrated psychological thriller about uncovering the truth behind the east coasts cryptic mothman. Some say he is a spirit evoked by a longdead indian chief. They reported the man like creature to be like a bat from hell. Since the explosion of material on the citys infamous mothman, including a major motion picture dedicated to it though that was filmed nowhere near point pleasant, seeing a. Compare the mothman prophecies movie to the mothman true story, including john a. Its a slow burn movie that mounts an ever present sense of doom that will weigh heavy on your shoulders. Ign filmforce talks with cryptozoologist loren coleman about the spooky true life events that inspired the upcoming richard gere film. The movie is said to be based on actual events that. See the largest collection of props and memorabilia from the movie the mothman propheciesin the town where the mothman sightings and encounters actually occurred. The 2002 film the mothman prophecies, starring richard gere, was based on keels book. The mothman prophecies is based on the book of the same name by paranormal investigator john keel.
It was a dark night on november 12, 1966, when five men who were digging a grave at a cemetery near clendenin, wv claimed to see a manlike figure fly low from the trees over their heads. For those who need a brief note of introduction, richard gere is starring in a movie based on the mothman prophecies to be filmed extensively in kittanning. Sep 04, 2018 how the mothman prophecies film fails at history duration. Its also marked with misspellings and various factual errors. In my opinion the director, mark pellington, has done a fantastic job of cherry picking the most interesting parts of the book for this superb film. The movie takes place in a world where the sudden rash of mothman sightings in point pleasant and the collapse of the silver bridge, two realworld events that occurred in 196667, instead happen in the early 2000s. For those interested in mothman lore, the film s official website is up and running, presenting a detailed chronology of the events in point. Was the mothman prophecies movie filmed in point pleasant, wv. The mothman prophecies 2002 is an american supernatural thriller horror movie that was filmed in washington, district of columbia, usa and in several locations in pennsylvania.
Keel, the silver bridge collapse, indrid cold and mary hyre. The film claims to be based on actual events that occurred between november 1966 and december 1967 in point pleasant, west virginia. Keels book, the first of many about the creature, was turned into a movie, the mothman prophecies, starring richard gere, which was filmed on location in point pleasant and premiered worldwide in 2002. About a month after the initial sightings, john keel got an assignment to go. Many people throughout the world believe mothman is an indicator of impending disaster. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel, the screenplay was written by richard hatem. The mothman was sited a number of times in the late 60s the first mothman sightings. Was the mothman prophecies movie filmed in point pleasant. The mothman prophecies todliche visionen film 2002. On november 12, 1966, five men who were digging a grave at a cemetery near clendenin, west virginia. May 06, 2003 mothman teases to the end, its wholesale rumination on the suggestive if not wholly paranoiac mind fabulously toying with fairy tale motifs once disaster becomes selffulfilling prophesy. The links below are to messages in the kittanning dot com message board, followed by links to outside sources of information on mothman. When mothman s filmmakers realized that it would be impossible to shoot this point pleasant, west virginiabased film in the small town in which the story originated, they found the setting they were looking for in western pennsylvania. Filming locations 10 filming dates 1 filming locations.
Jan 25, 2002 the mothman prophecies wouldnt quite have worked if its clearly classified humans werent worth caring about, but luckily they all make likable impressions. How the mothman prophecies film fails at history duration. Now we are presented with mothman, a new film that tries to tell the same story but instead of telling it in a sensible, intelligent fashion as the mothman prophecies did, it tries to force a few different films into the established formula. Dec 01, 2015 in 2002, richard gere starred in a horror film about a west virginia town that experienced a strange number of supernatural sightings leading up to the collapsing of a local bridge, the mothman prophecies. It is a museum dedicated to the mothman of west virginia folklore. In 2002, richard gere starred in a horror film about a west virginia town that experienced a strange number of supernatural sightings leading up to the collapsing of a local bridge, the mothman prophecies. Based on true events, the mothman prophecies examines a series of inexplicable occurrences through the eyes and mind of one man. The mothman prophecies was released february 22, 2002. The voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature. Produced by tom rosenberg, gary lucchesi and gary goldstein, the mothman prophecies is written by richard hatem and directed by mark pellington. Since the explosion of material on the citys infamous mothman, including a major motion picture dedicated to it though that was filmed nowhere near point pleasant, seeing a film. The stonefaced gere is more at home here than in a romcom role and there are a few effectively scary moments.
Mothman movie that was partially filmed in denham springs. Jul 9, 20 this is a true mystery from the west virginia river town that has not been explained. Claims have been made that it has been seen before a number of large scale accidents, including in chernobyl, ukraine prior to the nuclear accident of 1986. Then the camera comes all the way down to a closeup. The mothman prophecies claims to be based on a true story, which sent me racing to the web for a little research. The 1850s greek revival style courthouse that dominates market st. Filming the mothman mystery with small town monsters. May 11, 2017 filming the mothman mystery with small town monsters by beth sergent. I ordered it because i was impressed by the book the mothman prophecies by john keel and by the expertly directed and photographed film the mothman prophecies starring richard gere and alan bates, two classact actors. People saw the creature and a bridge collapse was blamed on it. It was about events from point pleasant, but aside from a few opening scenes filmed in washington, d.
Being an admirer of author john keels research on this subject matter i appreciated the way the filmmakers pulled this off. It starts as a wide shot with the camera high above richard geres head, explained the films location manager, brett botula. Finden sie the mothman prophecies todliche visionen in unserem vielfaltigen. Philadelphianative richard geres newest movie, the mothman prophecies, was filmed just three hours west of state college in pittsburgh and surrounding areas. I developed storyboards for both scenes, directed the action, stunts and visual effects. The mothman prophecies was filmed in pennsylvania, not west virginia, but attention generated by the film ended up directing a lot of foot traffic to the town of point pleasant. The book, rereleased by the small georgia publisher illuminet press in 1991, is a collection of encounters with ufos, men in black, mysterious dwarfs and various monsters like mothman.
The mothman prophecies was released in 2002 and is based on a book by the same name written by parapsychologist john keel. The mothman prophecies, which filmed in southwestern pennsylvania from late january to late april 2001, spent money on local crew wages. And, yes, there is a belief among the folks in point pleasant, w. Imagesound the undervalued mothman prophecies gets a twodisc dvd special edition almost one years after it was originally and unceremoniously released on dvd. The book relates keels accounts of his investigation into alleged sightings of a large, winged creature called mothman in the vicinity of point pleasant, west virginia, during 1966 and 1967. A museum full of movie props from the mothman prophecies movie. The film was based on disturbing real, otherworldly occurrences that took place in point pleasant, west virginia from 19661967. The book by john keel detailed sightings of this mothman in west virginia, and filming in southwestern pennsylvania offered the feel of its neighboring state. The mothman prophecies film is a 2002 american psychological horror film directed by mark pellington, loosely based on the 1975 book of the same name by author john keel. In 1966, the residents of point pleasant, west virginia, began experiencing a strange series of events, all seemingly tied to the appearance of a tall, winged creature with eyes, as one witness put it, like bicycle reflectors. Its not exactly a horror movie, but there are more than enough creepy moments to send a few chills reverberating through your body. The mothman was introduced to a wider audience by gray barker in 1970 and later popularized by john keel in his 1975 book the mothman prophecies, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the silver bridge. The second is at the end of the scene where john richard gere is talking with the woman who saw indrid through the window, the camera zooms out, and the scorch mark at the trees back left by the mothman has his face. The mothman museum was opened in 2005 by jeff wamsley.
Mothmans popularity has only grown in recent years, despite or maybe because of the creatures absence. The parking lot of a foodland grocery store in kittanning, pennsylvania became the staging area for the vehicles featured in the final bridge scene in the mothman prophecies movie. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 american supernatural thrillerhorror film directed by mark pellington, based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel. The mothman prophecies like a thing foretold that doesnt live up to advanced billing, the mothman prophecies develops as a portentous journey into cinematic doom which fails to fully evoke its.
Pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa 8 of 8 found this interesting interesting. The film is based on fortean author and parapsychologist john keels novel titled the mothman prophecies 1975. Though film crews may cause a stir in most small towns, not so much in point pleasant. The history behind this elusive legend is one of the most intriguing parts of the film. Dozens of citizens reported sighting the creature they dubbed mothman, which had apparently. In particular, these are the vehicles stuck in the line of traffic that richard geres character has to run past to get to the bridge at the beginning of the final scene. An annual festival in point pleasant is devoted to the mothman legend. The film stars richard gere as john klein, a reporter who researches the legend of the mothman the film claims to be based on actual events that occurred. The first is when he flies into marys debra messings face.
See related mothman videos, eyewitness sketches and theories about mothman sightings. Filming the mothman mystery with small town monsters west. Other shyamalan projects using pennsylvania locations include signs, the village, and lady in the water. Whenever not called to show extreme emotion which he unconvincingly attempts in one otherwise tense scene, gere is a perfectly adequate lead. The mothman prophecies film themothman wikia fandom. Dec 06, 2001 and thats where john keel, a longtime friend of colemans and author of the book the mothman prophecies, came in. The museum is located right next to the mothman statue on main street in point pleasant, the town in which the original 1966 1967 mothman sightings are said to have occurred. The strange true story of the mothman unexplained mysteries. Agent mulder alexander leek and agent scully connie. 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. The mothman prophecies is the kind of solemn, credulous junk that men in black so cleverly sent up.
The mothman prophecies, which filmed in southwestern pennsylvania from late january to late april 2001, spent money on local crew wages, hotel rooms, car and equipment rentals and other expenses. The mothman prophecies dvd, 2002 for sale online ebay. Although the story of the the mothman prophecies is set briefly in washington, d. The film stars richard gere as john klein, a reporter who researches the legend of the mothman. Allegedly based on a true story, mark pellingtons the mothman prophecies aims to put point pleasant, west virginia, with its. The mothman prophecies philip french sunday 3 march 2002 the observer. The film the mothman prophesies was not only filmed here but based on the local mothman legend.
The mothman prophecies 2002 directed by mark pellington. The film claims to be based on actual events that occurred between november 1966 and. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel, the screenplay was written by richard hatem the story follows john klein gere, a reporter who researches the legend of the mothman. Mothman teases to the end, its wholesale rumination on the suggestive if not wholly paranoiac mind fabulously toying with fairy tale motifs once disaster becomes selffulfilling prophesy. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 american supernatural horrormystery film directed by mark pellington, and starring richard gere and laura linney. Mar 30, 2016 mothmans popularity has only grown in recent years, despite or maybe because of the creatures absence. These are two scenes i love from mothman prophecies. The film also changes the date of the bridge collapse december 15 to. It combines these accounts with his theories about ufos and various supernatural phenomena, ultimately connecting them to the collapse of the silver bridge across the ohio river on december 15. May 27, 2012 was the mothman prophecies movie filmed in point pleasant, wv. The mothman prophecies starring richard gere and laura. In the movie, alan bates plays a character named alexander leek. About a month after the initial sightings, john keel got.
Also view an engaging 3part documentary on the silver bridge collapse, which includes interviews and explains why the bridge fell. That year, the first mothman festival was held, and the town of 4,500 later installed its mothman statue and opened a. The mothman prophecies 2002 movies, tv, celebs, and more. That year, the first mothman festival was held, and the town of 4,500 later installed its mothman statue and opened a mothman museum. With richard gere, laura linney, david eigenberg, bob tracey. Only one i know of is mothman prophecies 2002, but i dont think that was filmed around here.