The First Power (1990)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Robert Resnikoff

Writer (WGA):

Robert Resnikoff (written by)

Release Date:

6 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Satan has created the perfect killer. One who cannot be stopped. Be warned.

Plot:

A killer is given the gas chamber after committing several demonic murders. His spirit is released and given power by the Devil...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Serial Killer | Gas Chamber | Murder | Revolver

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Russell Logan
Tracy Griffith	...	Tess Seaton
Jeff Kober	...	Patrick Channing
Mykelti Williamson	...	Det. Oliver Franklin (as Mykel T. Williamson)
Elizabeth Arlen	...	Sister Marguerite
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Cmdr. Perkns
Carmen Argenziano	...	Lt. Grimes
Julianna McCarthy	...	Grandmother
Nada Despotovich	...	Bag Lady
Sue Giosa	...	Carmen
Clayton Landey	...	Mazza
Hansford Rowe	...	Father Brian
Philip Abbott	...	Cardinal
David Gale	...	Monsignor
J. Patrick McNamara	...	Priest

Also Known As:

Pentagram
Possessed (Philippines: English title) (reissue title)
Possessed by Evil (Philippines: English title) (reissue title)
Transit

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #30253) | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

Artist Nick Cave was considered for the bad guy/Patrick Nanning role. Cave, who was touring the US at the time, did audition for the role, but later said he was glad he had not been awarded the part.

Goofs:

Continuity: The ugly Oldsmobile on the LA freeway is missing its right front hub cap, but is has been replaced by the time the car pulls into the parking lot.

Quotes:

Tess Seaton: Patrick you can't keep on killing forever!
Patrick Channing: Wanna Bet!

Movie Connections:

References "Geraldo" (1987)

Well, it's not boring.

Although I found this movie in the horror section at the video store, it's really more of an action movie. Cop chasing a serial killer who comes back from being executed in the gas chamber. The plot doesn't make alot of sense, but there are plenty of good action scenes. One in particular is when the killer yanks down a ceiling fan and tries to kill the cop with it. How the fan motor can run without a power supply I don't know, but it looks cool.