• Rating:
• Genre: Horror
• Movie Type: Psychological Thriller, Supernatural Horror
• Themes: Crisis of Faith, Message From God
• Director: Rupert Wainwright
• Main Cast: Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Thomas Kopache
• Release Year: 1999
• Country: US
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

Stigmata is a supernatural suspense story about good, evil, and faith. Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) is a hair stylist in her mid-20s who has no strong religious convictions until odd things start happening to her after she's given a rosary by her mother: she begins speaking with another person's voice; unknown and unseen forces start to attack her; and she develops stigmata, bleeding wounds that spontaneously appear on her wrists, feet, and side, as Christ was wounded at Calvary. Some people believe that a holy miracle has been visited on Frankie, though no one can say why. A Cardinal from the Vatican (Jonathan Pryce) sends a priest, Father Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne), to investigate Frankie and her condition; after getting a first-hand look, Father Andrew finds himself less concerned with whether Frankie's wounds are a legitimate miracle and more concerned with saving her life. Billy Corgan, leader of the rock group The Smashing Pumpkins, composed the score for Stigmata in collaboration with keyboardist Mike Garson. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Patricia Arquette - Frankie Paige
• Gabriel Byrne - Father Andrew Kiernan
• Jonathan Pryce - Cardinal Daniel Houseman
• Nia Long - Donna Chadway
• Thomas Kopache - Father Durning

Rade Serbedzija - Marion Petrocelli; Enrico Colantoni - Father Dario; Dick Latessa - Father Gianni Delmonico; Portia de Rossi - Jennifer Kelliho; Patrick Muldoon - Steven; Ann Cusack - Dr. Reston

Credit

Kelsee Devoreaux - Stunts; Jim Halty - Stunts; Mark Mangini - Sound Editor; Benjamin Rosenberg - First Assistant Director; Budd Carr - Musical Direction/Supervision; Michael J. Duthie - Editor; Florence Fellman - Set Designer; Louise Frogley - Costume Designer; Waldemar Kalinowski - Production Designer; Jeffrey Kimball - Cinematographer; Frank Mancuso, Jr. - Producer; Michael R. Miller - Editor; Ve Neill - Makeup Special Effects; Tony Stabley - Art Director; Rupert Wainwright - Director; Vikki Williams - Line Producer; Wendy Kurtzman - Casting; Elia Cmiral - Composer (Music Score); Richard L. Anderson - Sound Effects Editor; Charlie Picerni - Stunts; Rick Ramage - Screenwriter; Tom Lazarus - Screen Story; Tom Lazarus - Screenwriter; Billy Corgan - Composer (Music Score); Mike Garson - Composer (Music Score)

Similar Movies

The Exorcist; The Omen; The Sentinel; The Seventh Sign; God Told Me To; The Ninth Gate; Lost Souls; End of Days; Bless the Child; Close Your Eyes; Constantine; The Prophecy: Uprising; The Eighteenth Angel; The Omen; Revelations

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