The Mothman Prophecies (film)

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 screenplay was written by Richard Hatem. The film stars Richard Gere as John Klein, a reporter who researches the legend of the Mothman.

Newspaper columnist John Klein Richard Gere and his wife Mary Debra Messing are involved in an accident when Mary swerves to avoid a black, flying figure. John survives the crash unscathed, but Mary is hospitalized. After Mary dies of an unrelated brain tumor, John discovers mysterious drawings of the creature that she had created prior to the night of the accident.Two years later, John becomes lost in West Virginia and inexplicably finds himself in Point Pleasant, hundreds of miles off his route. Driving in the middle of the night, his car breaks down and he walks to a nearby house to get help. The owner, Gordon Smallwood Will Patton, reacts violently to Johns appearance and holds him at gun point. Local Police Officer Connie Mills Laura Linney defuses the situation while Gordon explains that this is the third consecutive night John has knocked on his door asking to use a phone, much to Johns confusion. John stays at a local motel and considers how he ended up so far from his original destination. ........

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