In New Orleans, a series of horrific murders of priests are occurring around the city's Catholic churches. The diocese calls in Father Michael (Cross) to fight the powerful demon, known as Daesidarius, or The Unholy. The Father's faith is tested almost to the breaking point as the demon - disguised as a stunningly beautiful lady - attempts to seduce Father Michael into breaking his vows. Father Michael soon learns how the Unholy works - by murdering the sinner in the act of sinning, then sending that person's soul to Hell. Will this one priest's inner strength be enough to stop this monster - or will he join the ranks of the other ill-fated priests?
Movie Tagline:
Seduction. Submission. Murder. Tonight . . . evil goes over the edge.
Title: Unholy, The Release Date: April 22, 1988
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror Languages: English Country: USA Colors: Color Sound: Dolby IMDB Rating: 4.3 Brimstone Pit Rating: 5.3 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With U
MPAA Rating: R
Director(s):
Camilo Vila
Cast:
Ruben Rabasa ...Father Dennis
Nicole Fortier ...Demon
Peter Frechette ...Claude
Phil Becker ...Doctor
Ned Beatty ...Lt. Stern
Susan Bearden ...Hotel manager
Xavier Barquet ...Bell Boy
Lari White ...Housekeeper
Jeff D'Onofrio ...Paramedic
Ben Cross ...Father Michael
Hal Holbrook ...Archbishop Mosely
Trevor Howard ...Father Silva
Martha Hester ...young nun
John Boyland ...Dr. Valerio
Claudia Robinson ...Teresa
Norma Donaldson ...Abby
William Russ ...Luke
Earleen Carey ...Lucile
Jill Carroll ...Millie
Anthony Deans Jr. ...Manolo
Frank Barnes ...Parishioner
Selma Jones ...Parishioner
Willemina Riley ...Parishioner
Steven Hadley ...Parishioner
Anthony Deans ...Parishioner
Laura Pivacco ...Lorna
Joshua Sussman ...Bodyguard #1
David Sanderson ...Bodyguard #2
Alan Warhaftig ...Intern
Sandy Queen ...Nurse
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Producer(s):
Oscar L. Costo
Michael Economou
Mathew Hayden
Dan Ireland
William J. Quigley
Wanda S. Rayle
Duke Siotkas
Frank D. Tolin
Writer(s):
Philip yordan
Fernando Fonseca
Composer(s):
Roger Bellon
More Movie Taglines:
- Seduction. Submission. Murder. Tonight . . . evil goes over the edge.
- You Haven't Got A Prayer.
Movie Trivia:
- Special Effects man Bob Keen had to go back and shoot more scenes after initial test screenings of the film found it too light.
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Director Camilo Vila proclaimed that this was not a horror film during its initial release despite the fact that the film was about literal demons from hell.
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Phillip Yordan originally wrote this script in the 70s after the box office successes of films like The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976). Director Vila found the script years later in Yordan's office while they were working on something else, liked it and asked if he could use it.
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Trevor Howard's last film.
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Keywords:
Priest, Demon, Devil, Religion, Occult ...[more]
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Rating: 5.3 out of 10.0 - 71 votes cast total
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