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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   241 votes
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Director:
William Girdler
Writers:
William Girdler (story)
Gordon Cornell Layne (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
The Devil took her for his lover! Her body is possessed, her soul is next! more
Plot:
A possession film about a marriage counselor who becomes possessed by a Demon of Sexuality, when her father in law... more | full synopsis
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Ted's Top 10 Thought They Were Original!
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A good dose of 1970's "demon possession" horror. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
William Marshall ... Bishop Garnet Williams
Terry Carter ... Rev. Emmett Williams

Austin Stoker ... Det. Cass Potter

Carol Speed ... Abby Williams
Juanita Moore ... Miranda 'Momma' Potter
Charles Kissinger ... Dr. Hennings
Elliott Moffitt ... Russell Lang
Nathan Cook ... Tafa Hassan
Nancy Lee Owens ... Mrs. Wiggins
William P. Bradford ... Dr. Rogers (as Billy Bradford)
Joann Holcomb ... Lois
Claude Fulkerson ... Benny
Bill Wilson ... Dan
Charles Broaddus ... Joe (as Chuck Broadus)
Don Henderson ... Flip
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Possess My Soul
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
France:-12 | USA:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Trivia:
Out of circulation for years after Warner Bros. sued American International claiming it was a ripoff of its film The Exorcist (1973). Although the film was very profitable (its budget was approx. $200,000 and it earned $4 million in its first month of release), director/producer William Girdler never saw a penny of it because of the lawsuit, which was settled shortly before he died in 1978. more
Quotes:
The Demon's voice: I don't need you! I've got Abby! more
Movie Connections:
Version of Seytan (1974) more
Soundtrack:
My Soul Is A Witness more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
A good dose of 1970's "demon possession" horror., 1 February 2008
7/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

Garnet Williams, a minister and professor (the always commanding William Marshall), is on an archaeological dig in Nigeria when he happens to unleash a demon that makes its home inside his sweet-faced and adorable daughter-in-law, the titular character (Carol Speed). Begged to come home by his son Emmett (Terry Carter), himself a minister, Garnet does battle with the foul-mouthed and talkative demon with additional assistance from Abbys' brother, Cass (Austin Stoker).

While this films' reputation as the target of an infamous lawsuit launched by Warner Bros. at the time of its release, claiming that this film ripped off "The Exorcist" a little too much, may precede it, I find that unfortunate, as this film is energetic and fun. The cast really gives it a solid effort, with Speed flamboyantly camping it up once possessed, assisted by the vocal performance of Bob Holt as the voice of the demon. The incessant, sexually charged, profanity-laced patter gets to be a bit much after a while, although I can't deny the outrageousness of one scene in which the possessed Abby is dispensing some highly unusual advice to a married couple.

70's schlock cinema master William Girdler crafts some decent set pieces. It's also cheap and cheesy at times, but that's part of its charm. When all is said and done, it's not something people should take all that seriously, especially when the climactic exorcism takes place in a nightclub!

It's worth checking out if you can find a copy; you could certainly do a lot worse.

7/10

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