The Seventh Sign (1988)

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writers:

Clifford Green (writer)
Ellen Green (writer)

Release Date:

1 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The seals have been broken. The prophecies have begun. Now only one woman can halt the end of our world.

Plot:

Around the world, the signs of the apocalypse--as outlined in the Book of Revelation--seem to be coming to pass in the wake of a mysterious wanderer...

Plot Keywords:

Cardinal | Butcher Knife | Childbirth | Biblical Quote | Earthquake

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Demi Moore	...	Abby Quinn
Michael Biehn	...	Russell Quinn
Jürgen Prochnow	...	David Bannon
Peter Friedman	...	Father Lucci
Manny Jacobs	...	Avi
John Taylor	...	Jimmy Szaragosa
Lee Garlington	...	Dr. Margaret Inness
Akosua Busia	...	Penny Washburn
Harry Basil	...	Kids Korner Salesman
Arnold Johnson	...	Janitor
John Walcutt	...	Novitiate
Michael Laskin	...	Israeli Colonel
Hugo Stanger	...	Old Priest
Patricia Allison	...	Administrator
Ian Buchanan	...	Mr. Huberty

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Dominica

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

Ellen DeGeneres filmed a small role, but it was cut from the film before release. The cut scene was shown on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 23, 2007. Had it not been cut, it would be Ellen DeGeneres first film role.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Abby visits the old rabbi's apartment, the mezuzah on his doorframe is tilted the wrong way. (It should be tilted top-inward.) Avi's (the fellow across the hall) is also placed incorrectly, as it is straight up and down, and should also be tilted inward.

Quotes:

Centurion Cartaphilus: Will you die for him? WILL YOU DIE FOR HIM?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: (2007-05-23)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

MUMMIES

Both tasteless and intriguing...

Pregnant woman in the present day comes to believe the fate of the world may actually hinge on her unborn baby. Religious propaganda with suspense-thriller aspirations is mostly overwrought, but has enough chutzpah and magnetic performances to nearly make it worthwhile. Demi Moore is very good in a leading role that, if played too broadly, might've lapsed into camp or cliché; Moore is surrounded by frenzy, and yet she keeps a convincingly cool head and an open mind (though the director undermines her appeal with a possible suicide sequence--featuring Demi nude--that is rather tacky). The movie is ultimately thought-provoking and entertaining, though the screenwriters fail to follow through with their own set-up, rewriting God's Word in the process! **1/2 from ****