The Prophet (1998 film)

The Prophet
The Prophet
	Home video cover art
Directed by	Fred Olen Ray (as "Ed Raymond")
Starring	Don Wilson
Release date	1998;
Country	United States
Language	English

The Capitol Conspiracy, also known as The Prophet, is a 1998 American thriller directed by Fred Olen Ray starring Don Wilson and Barbara Steele.^[1] The film was distributed direct to video tape.^[1] The plot involving a CIA agent uncovering illegal mind-control experiments makes references to The Manchurian Candidate.^[1]

Premise

A CIA operative is tasked with finding and apprehending five members of a terrorist organization, but they keep getting killed before he can bring them in.

Cast

Don Wilson^[1] as Jarrid Maddox (credited as Don 'The Dragon' Wilson)
Barbara Steele^[1] as Agent Oakley
Paul Michael Robinson^[1] as Hunter
Alexander Keith^[1] as Vicki Taylor
Arthur Roberts as Richard Maddox
Rick Dean as Sagan
Jenna Bodnar as Coby
Sid Sham as Loggins
Chick Vennera as Salvator
Robert Quarry as Agent Betts
Eric Lawson as Agent Johnson
Richard Gabai as Vernon
Mirron E. Willis as Kegs
Sam Hiona as Ambassador
Warren A. Stevens as Kepler (credited as Warren Stevens)
Ric Drasin as Wrestler #1 (credited as Rick Drasin)
Joe Rose as Wrestler #2
Alex Grant as Stewardess
Fred Olen Ray as Hunter's Man (credited as Sherman Scott)
Scott L. Schwartz as Biker (credited as Scott Schwartz)

Reception

A review in Video Business said, "The film contains nothing you haven't seen before; in fact, the torpid fight choreography, familiar Southern California locations, and hokey sound effects call to mind numerous '70s B flicks. But Ray knows what action-film renters crave, and he hasn't missed a trick."^[1]

According to a reviewer at Moria Reviews, "Fred Olen Ray’s action scenes... are competent, especially the fight scenes aboard and around the train" but "on the minus side, Prophet is severely lacking in the script department."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hulse, Ed (July 26, 1999). "The Capitol Conspiracy". Video Business. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via ProQuest.
^ "Prophet (1999)". Moria reviews.

External links

The Prophet at IMDb
Capital Conspiracy at Letterbox DVD

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[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hulse, Ed (July 26, 1999). "The Capitol Conspiracy". Video Business. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via ProQuest.

[2] "Prophet (1999)". Moria reviews.

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