Demon Hunter (2005)

After resolving a situation of exorcism, the half-breed demon hunter Jake Greyman reports to Cardinal White and they realize that the demon Asmodeus is impregnating many mortals trying to ... See full summary »

Director:

Scott Ziehl

Writer:

Mitch Gould

Stars:

Robert Alonzo, Harlan Baird, William Bassett

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Alonzo	...	Guard #2
Harlan Baird	...	Dying Man
William Bassett	...	Cardinal White
Terrence Beasor	...	Bishop Desapio
Sophia Crawford	...	Hooker
Tania Deighton	...	Succubus
Billy Drago	...	Asmodeus
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Jake Greyman
Bertha Holguin	...	Anna
Charles Howerton	...	Inquisitor #1
Lea Moreno	...	Maria (as Lea Moreno Young)
Johnny Nguyen	...	Guard #5
Gary Nickens	...	Hell's Angel
Eddie Perez	...	Big Man (as Edward Perez)
Colleen Porch	...	Sister Sarah Ryan

Storyline

After resolving a situation of exorcism, the half-breed demon hunter Jake Greyman reports to Cardinal White and they realize that the demon Asmodeus is impregnating many mortals trying to raise offspring. Cardinal White calls Sister Sarah Ryan to assist Jake in his hunting for Asmodeus and his women. Meanwhile, Asmodeus sends the delicious and sexy Succubus to seduce Jake. A battle between good and evil is in course.

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Plot Keywords:

murder of a priest | demon | demon hunter | succubus | half breed | 

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Taglines:

In The Final War Between Heaven & Hell, Pray He's On Your Side.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Anchor Bay Entertainment [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caçador de Demônios

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Demon Hunter Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Asmodeus was originally conceived for a much younger actor.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Maria: [possessed] Look at the pretty man. Hello, pretty man. Are you here for your friend? I'm afraid you're too late to save him.
Jake Greyman: I didn't come here to save him.
Maria: Then perhaps you've come to play with me.
Jake Greyman: I'm not here to wallow with pigs, either.
Maria: Then you must die now...

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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973)

User Reviews

Worth watching for Billy Drago's performance alone

Jake Greyman is a demon hunter, a sort of supernatural cleaner, the guy who takes over when the exorcism fails. The film starts out with Jake cleaning up after yet another exorcism gone wrong, the third within a matter of weeks. All of the victims have been young and attractive girls and both Jake and the church are suspicious. There seems to be a new demon at work, one with a definite schedule. Jake teams up with the unorthodox sister Sara and the two learn that the Demon of Lust, Asmodeus, is doing his horny best to impregnate as many hot young girls as he can in order to produce a race of half breed beings who will destroy us all.

This is a blatant and watered down rip off of Constantine, but hey, at least Keanu Reeves isn't in it. Sean Patrick Flannery, quite a good actor, does his best here with a corny script and a limp storyline. Angelina Jolie lookalike Colleen Porch isn't too shabby either as the sister with a secret. Tania Deighton as the Succubus is really hot and slinky and she expertly manages not to look embarrassed by her phony looking horns. Billy Drago as Asmodeus really steals the film though. Drago, a great but seriously underrated actor who almost always plays scummy bad guys, is excellent as the fanged and sleazy demon, surrounded by half naked girls and smiling like an alligator. His scenes are the best and most fun, particularly one in which he enthusiastically nails a lovely Asian lady in a crypt. Wow! Seriously sexy hot stuff! The fight scene between Drago and Flannery is well choreographed and is a lot of fun to watch.

The special effects are rather lame and the soundtrack is bloody awful, sounding like a bad 80s hair band reunion, but there are enough good and energetic performances in this film to make it halfway decent and raise it slightly above the level of most other direct-to-video crap. Worth seeing at least once, especially if you're a fan of either Flannery or Drago.