Repossessed (1990)

It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the devil from little Nancy Aglet, but now Nancy has grown up and has a family, the demon returns and repossesses Nancy. With ... See full summary »

Director:

Bob Logan

Writer:

Bob Logan

Stars:

Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Leslie Nielsen

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Blair	...	Nancy Aglet
Ned Beatty	...	Ernest Weller
Leslie Nielsen	...	Father Jebedaiah Mayii
Anthony Starke	...	Father Luke Brophy
Thom Sharp	...	Braydon Aglet (as Thom J. Sharp)
Lana Schwab	...	Fanny Ray Weller
Benj Thall	...	Ned Aglet
Dove Dellos	...	Frieda Aglet
Jacquelyn Masche	...	Nancy's Mother
Melissa Moore	...	Bimbo Student
Willie Garson	...	Nerd Student
Erna Gregory	...	Student
Richard Halpern	...	Student
Carol Shermer	...	Student
Kathy Topia	...	Student

Storyline

It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the devil from little Nancy Aglet, but now Nancy has grown up and has a family, the demon returns and repossesses Nancy. With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.

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Plot Keywords:

devil | parody | demon | exorcism | monster | 

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Taglines:

The Devil's back. But he's never dealt with an exorcist like this!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Repossuída

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$1,382,462 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carolco Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 31 days.

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Goofs

Nancy's shoes change from dark slippers to yellow pumps when she runs from the TV to the bedroom.

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Quotes

Jebedaiah Mayii: I said they were good kids at this point they hadn't taken acting lessons

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Crazy Credits

The film opens with a stereo effects 'bumper' with the logo "BFD"; a parody of the Lucasfilm "THX" sound system bumper.

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Connections

Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode dated 13 May 2013 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Pump Up the Jam"
Words and Music by Manuella Kamosi and Thomas DeQuincy
Courtesy of Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP) on behalf of BMC Publishing and Bogam Publishing
Performed by J.T. Welden & R.D. Welden

User Reviews

Exorcise All Laughter?

This is one major disappointing and occasionally even downright insufferable horror-parody. Ironically enough, the funniest aspects about "Repossessed" are the trivia details behind it. Apparently the initial screening tests didn't fail just once, but twice! At first the script contained almost exclusively jokes and typical situations referring to the 1973 horror landmark "The Exorcist" but, being released no less than 17 years overdue, a large part of the target audience was too young to already have seen that film and hence didn't comprehend the humor. Subsequently, entire parts of the script got replaced with more general and contemporary 80's comedy (for example: an extended sequence set inside a fitness center with guru Jake Steinfeld) in order to appeal more to younger viewers, but it still failed because … well, the movie simply isn't funny! Writer/director Bob Logan's only remotely praiseworthy accomplishment was that he (or at least his producers) managed to trap Linda Blair into playing a mocking version of the one role that made her world famous. But even that you have to put into perspective, as Blair was probably so tired of getting typecast that she considered a comical part her last resort to get rid of her 'that-Exorcist-girl' reputation. Leslie Nielsen, with his almost naturally comical charisma, narrates the events of "Repossessed" in front of a class of college students. The films opens with a flashback of Nancy's first exorcism in 1973, but then jumps forward 17 years in time, when she's a married woman with two annoying brat-children. Via the TV-set, the devil takes possession of her body and yet again she spurts gooey green stuff all over her beloved ones. Father Mayii is reluctant to perform another exorcism because of his heart condition, so Nancy relies on the inexperienced young priest Father Brophy and a couple of power-hungry Televangelists that don't even believe in demonic possession. There aren't any truly laugh-out-loud moments in "Repossessed" at all. If you're lucky, you might briefly chuckle once or twice but the majority of jokes are just plain embarrassing. There are numerous lame literal jokes and uninspired puns that'll make you roll your eyes in disbelief. For example, one character says: "The word on the street says that your career is history…" and at the same moment the camera actually shows a piece of street with the words "your career is history" painted on it. Lame! The finale is pitiable and seems to go on forever, especially when the entire cast starts imitating the greatest rock stars of the eighties. Remember the intro of "Scary Movie 2" (which simultaneously is the only worthwhile sequence in the whole film) where James Woods does a wacky 10 minutes re-enactment of "The Exorcist"? Well, it might be crude and vulgar, but that scene is much funnier and more effective as this dud.