Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.
Cinematography
Fog-choked Point Pleasant feels genuinely cursed
Sound
That phone static will ruin your sleep
Acting
Will Patton's unraveling is devastating
Director
Mark Pellington
Richard Gere
John Klein
Laura Linney
Connie Mills
Will Patton
Gordon Smallwood
Debra Messing
Mary Klein
David Eigenberg
Ed Fleischman
Alan Bates
Alexander Leek
Lucinda Jenney
Denise Smallwood
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Chief Josh Jarrett
Bill Laing
Indrid Cold
Dan Callahan
C.J.
Yvonne Erickson
Dr. McElroy
Tom Stoviak
Real Estate Agent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Point Pleasant Mothman Festival still draws thousands annually; locals have mixed feelings about the film.
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