Prince of Darkness
Professor Birack takes his graduate class to an abandoned church, where he has been summoned by a priest who has discovered inside the church a secret canister, guarded for centuries by a forgotten sect of the Catholic church. The canister contains something evil.
Cast & credits
Cast
- priest Donald Pleasence
- Catherine Lisa Blount
- Birack Victor Wong Chi-keung
- Walter Dennis Dun
- Kelly Susan Blanchard
- Susan Cabot Anne Howard
- Lisa Ann Yen
- Calder Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
- Mullins Dirk Blocker
- Dr. Leahy Peter Jason
- Lomax Ken Wright
- Wyndham Robert Grasmere
- Etchinson Thom Bray
- bag lady Joanna Merlin
- Brian Jameson Parker
- street schizo Alice Cooper
- nun Betty Ramey
- dark figure Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Credits
Direction
- Directed by John Carpenter
- 1st Assistant Director Larry Franco
- 2nd Assistant Director Bruce Solow
- Script Supervisor Sandy King
Production
- Presents Alive Films
- Executive Producer Shep Gordon
- Executive Producer André Blay
- Produced by Larry Franco
- Production Executive Stratton Leopold
- Production Associate Kent H. Johnson
- Unit Production Manager Stratton Leopold
- Production Co-ordinator Marian Shambo
- Assistant to Producer Sandra Holden
Casting
- Casting Linda Francis
- Casting Assistant Melanie Massey
- Extras Casting Bess Gilbert
- Extras Casting Cenex Casting
Writing
- Written by John Carpenter
Photography
- Director of Photography Gary B. Kibbe
- Camera Operator Jud Kehl
- 2nd Camera/Panaglide Operator Chris Squires
- 1st Assistant Camera Joe Thibo
- 2nd Camera 1st Assistant Casey Hotchkiss
- 2nd Assistant Camera Fred Hamm
- Gaffer Kenneth Spencer
- Best Boy Electrician Robert McCarthy
- Electrician Kevin Arnold
- Electrician Charles Smock
- Key Grip Charlie Saldaña
- Best Boy Grip Ron Peebles
- Grip Danny Falkengren
- Dolly Grip Kirk E. Bales
Editing
- Edited by Steve Mirkovich
- 1st Assistant Editor Timothy Alverson
- Assistant Editor Fred Wardell
- Apprentice Editor Lee Grubin
Design
- Production Designer Dan Lomino
- Set Decorator Rick T. Gentz
- Lead Man Rick Caprarelli
- Swing Jack Forwalter
- Property Master Kent H. Johnson
- Assistant Property Master Richard Kerns
- Assistant Property Master Audrey Johnson
Costumes
- Costume Supervisor Deahdra Scarano
- Costumer Mark Peterson
Make-up
- Make-up Frank Carrisosa
- Hair Stylist Janis Clark
Film processing
- Negative Cutter Dode Weyant
Music
- Music by John Carpenter
- [Music] In association with Alan Howarth
Sound
- Production Sound Mixer Thomas Causey
- Boom Operator Joe Brennan
- Re-recording Mixer Terry Porter
- Re-recording Mixer Mel Metcalfe
- Re-recording Mixer David J. Hudson
- Recordist David Gertz
- Sound Editing Dimension Sound
- Supervising Sound Editor Michael Hilkene
- Supervising Sound Editor Val Kuklowsky
- Sound Editor Jeremy Gordon
- Sound Editor Frank Howard
- Sound Editor Eric Lindemann
- Assistant Sound Editor Charles Davis
- Assistant Sound Editor John O. Wilde
- Apprentice Sound Editor Fran Kaplan
- Special Sound Effects Created by Dane A. Davis
- Special Sound Effects Created by John Paul Fasal
- ADR Recordist Laura Hekking
- ADR Mixer Doc Kane
- Foley Artist Jerry Trent
- Foley Artist Joan Rowe
- Foley Recordist Bruce Bell
- Foley Mixer Greg Curda
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Jeff Imada
- Stunts Christine Baur
- Stunts Ellarye
- Stunts Robert Herron
- Stunts Simone Boisseree
- Stunts Debbie Evans
- Stunts Wayne A. King
- Stunts Justin Derosa
- Stunts Randy Hall
- Stunts Mario Roberts