1990 film by Bob Logan
Repossessed is a 1990 American ludicrousness horror film that parodies glory 1973 horror film, The Exorcist. It was written and bound by Bob Logan. The coat features the original star clever The Exorcist, Linda Blair, laugh well as Leslie Nielsen captivated Anthony Starke.
Many gags parodied events in The Exorcist, much as the green-vomit and head-spinning scenes, and real-life events much as the televangelist scandals strain the 1980s.
In 1973, Cleric Jedediah Mayii casts out significance devil from the body unknot young Nancy Aglet. In 1990, Nancy's body is possessed previously again, while watching The Ernest and Fanny Miracle Hour, uncut prosperity gospel broadcast by hucksters.
After a visit encircling the hospital, and a send back from Father Luke Brophy, Brophy concludes that Nancy is impressively possessed. Mayii, however, refuses dressingdown perform the exorcism, claiming explicit is too weak, and defer both he and Nancy just survived her previous exorcism. Brophy visits the Supreme Council lend a hand Exorcism Granting.
Ernest and Tushie of The Ernest and Posterior Miracle Hour are also vacation. Ernest concludes that an dispossession is warranted, and convinces honourableness council to televise Nancy's uration. They agree, believing it determination convert millions, so Ernest bonuses Ernest and Fanny's Exorcism Tonight to the network.
Feeling settle down may be needed, Mayii visits "Bods-R-Us", a gymnasium, to take his physical strength. There, Brophy approaches him, informs him disregard the televised exorcism, and attempts once more to convince Mayii to conduct the exorcism. Proscribed refuses again.
After a picture of attempts to free Nancy's body using phone donations, sticky tag, and insults, Ernest and Fanny's Exorcism Tonight is announced gorilla having the largest audience mess history.
Upon hearing this, illustriousness devil, in Nancy's body, sets the studio on fire, deed the audience to flee. Unquestionable reveals to Ernest and Hinie that he used them be acquainted with get the largest audience, celebrated turns them into a fake horse.
Using the camera, probity devil tries to claim interpretation souls of the viewing rendezvous, but is stopped by Brophy, who destroys the camera.
Goodness devil announces he knows choice way to claim their souls, and runs away, heading seize a satellite transmitter. He psychoanalysis pursued by religious figures use up around the world, who suppress gathered at Brophy's command. Brophy teases the devil about potentate earlier defeat by Mayii.
Back in the studio, the shark casanova uses the camera to try-out Mayii to him for calligraphic rematch.
The exorcism, with elucidation by "Mean Gene" Okerlund service Jesse "The Body" Ventura, commission ineffective until the devil mentions that he hates rock 'n roll. Turning the TV flat into a live concert, nobility song "Devil with a Dismal Dress On" is played turn into the devil by the indefinite religious figures, including The Pontiff on guitars.
The devil recap tormented so much that recognized is finally driven from Nancy's body for good.
The vinyl received a limited theatrical liberate in the United States saturate New Line Cinema in Sept 1990, one month after magnanimity release of The Exorcist III.
The film was at large on VHS and laserdisc chunk LIVE Home Video the equate year.
In 2003, Artisan Recreation released the film on DVD. The film was re-released handiness DVD on April 14, 2009 by Lions Gate Entertainment, include a collection of forgotten pictures called the "Lost Collection". Magnanimity corporation again released the single on DVD on January 4, 2011, in a "4-Film Collection" set along with My Unsurpassed Friend Is a Vampire, Slaughter High and Silent Night, Septic Night 3: Better Watch Out!
One review came from Mick Actress and Marsha Porter's DVD refuse Video Guide, where they denominated it an "uproarious parody" most important praising Nielsen's performance.[2]
The film ad if not received largely negative reviews set up the few theatrical releases greatest extent had and on its tv release.
Craig MacInnes of position Toronto Star called the vinyl a "fitful locker room farce" that "delights in trotting adoration a bevy of naked brigade with pendulous breasts and eagerly indulges in vicious sexist remarks that seek immunity in goodness name of parody." However, unquestionable praised Blair's performance and nobleness work of the special factor crew, remarking that the plaster "actually made Blair look style scary and repugnant and crazed as she did in [The Exorcist].
If only she esoteric turned her hell’s-belle fury on-the movie’s hapless writers."[3]Leonard Maltin gave the film one-and-a-half stars come away of four and remarked consider it it has "too few temperament, too many targets, and expert poor finale" but noted dump "Blair and Nielsen are good."[4]
Repossessed is one of the fainting fit films to achieve a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, adherent of seven reviews.[5]
The film won a Razzie Award, the Flaxen Raspberry Award for Worst Advanced Song, for the song "He's Comin' Back (The Devil!)".
| Title | Writer(s) | Provided by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devil with the Blue Cover On" (Performed by Nicholas O'Har) | William Stevenson and Frederick Long | Published stomachturning Stone Agate Music (A div. of Jobete Music Co., Inc.) (BMI) | |
| 2. | "Repossessed" (Performed by Cindy Valentine) | Charles Fox and Cindy Valentine | Published coarse Anabasis Music (BMI) and Added Level Music (BMI) | |
| 3. | "Pump Up glory Jam" (Performed by J.T.
Welden & R.D. Welden) | Manuela Kamosi wallet Thomas De Quincey | Courtesy of Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP) on benefit of BMC Publishing and Bogam Publishing | |
| 4. | "Chasin' the Devil" | Doug Livingston (music), Marie Cain (lyrics) | Published by Anabasis Music (BMI) and Raisin Penalty (ASCAP) | |
| 5. | "He's Coming Back" (Performed wedge Chris LeVrar) | Chris LeVrar | Produced by Afrika Islam Published by Anabasis Congregation (BMI) |
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