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Bookmark this pageRepossessed (1990)
Director: Bob Logan
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From Time Out Film Guide
Suburban housewife Nancy Aglet's childhood ordeal of demonic possession is becoming a recurring nightmare. Beset by demons emerging from her TV set, Nancy (Blair) starts spewing green vomit over her children, writhing on vibrating beds, and threatening the neighbourhood priest in a gruff voice. The kids suspect PMT, but Nancy knows better, as does retired exorcist Father Mayii (Nielsen). Originally conceived as a spoof of The Exorcist, this was extensively re-edited when test screenings showed that 15-year-olds simply didn't understand the references. Afraid of losing the teen market, writer/director Logan excised the subtler humour and pasted in a batch of unrelated and (supposedly) crowd-pleasing bawdy gags, notably a lengthy gym sequence wherein Father Mayii gets fit to fight the devil, allowing Nielsen to wander into women's showers, gaze at women pumping up their bosoms, play with brassières, etc. The result may be worth a few cheap pubescent laughs, but Exorcist fans will doubtless feel cheated.Author: MK
Cast & crew
Director: Bob Logan
Producer: Steve Wizan
Cast: Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Leslie Nielsen, Anthony Starke, Thom J Sharp, Lana Schwab, Robert Fuller full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 84 mins
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