The Mothman Prophecies (film)

The Mothman Prophecies
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark Pellington
Screenplay by	Richard Hatem
Based on	The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel
Produced by	Gary W. Goldstein Gary Lucchesi Tom Rosenberg
Starring	Richard Gere Laura Linney Will Patton Debra Messing Lucinda Jenney Alan Bates
Cinematography	Fred Murphy
Edited by	Brian Berdan
Music by	tomandandy
Production companies	Screen Gems Lakeshore Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing[1]
Release date	January 25, 2002 (2002-1-25)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$32 million[2]
Box office	$55.2 million[2]

The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 American supernatural horror-mystery film directed by Mark Pellington, and starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney, with Will Patton, Debra Messing, Alan Bates and Lucinda Jenney in supporting roles. 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. Still shaken by the death of his wife two years earlier from a glioblastoma, Klein is sent to cover a news piece and inexplicably finds himself in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where there have been sightings of an unusual creature and other unexplained phenomena. As he becomes increasingly drawn into mysterious forces at work, he hopes they can reconnect him to his wife, while the local sheriff (Linney) becomes concerned about his obsessions.

The film claims to be based on actual events that occurred between November 1966 and December 1967 in Point Pleasant, as described by Keel. It was shot in Pittsburgh and Kittanning, Pennsylvania, and was released to mixed reviews, although it was a box office success and has since gained a cult following.^[3]