The Prodigal Planet

"The Prodigal Planet" is a 1983 film by Russell S. Doughten and directed by Donald W. Thompson. It is the fourth in a series of films dealing with Bible prophecy and the rise of the Antichrist. Unlike the other films in the series which were filmed in Iowa, this one was filmed in New Mexico.

During the final years of the reign of the Antichrist, a nuclear war has devastated the earth and the Antichrist and his world government find their grip on power slowly slipping away as the return of Christ draws near. One of the lead characters from the previous film, David Michaels (played by William Wellman Jr.) is now part of a growing underground movement of Christian believers trying to stay out of the hands of the government and thus escape execution. The government is using underground agents to infiltrate this movement. David's mission is to travel across a nuclear-devastated landscape to Albuquerque where he will meet with other underground believers to await the final return of Christ. The earth by this time is populated by mutants as a result of the nuclear exchanges, one of whom David leads to Christ. Connie Wright (played by Terri Lynn Hall) is a government agent pretending to be a Christian, who tries to get David to reveal the believers' secret hideout.

Films in the series

"Preceded by:"
* "A Thief in the Night" (1972)
* "A Distant Thunder" (1978)
* "Image of the Beast" (1980)

"Followd by:"
* "The Battle of Armegeddon" (in production)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086145/ IMDB entry for "The Prodigal Planet"]