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Pentagramm - Die Macht des Bösen

Originaltitel: The First Power
  • 1990
  • R
  • 1 Std. 38 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,7/10
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Lou Diamond Phillips in Pentagramm - Die Macht des Bösen (1990)
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EntsetzenKriminalitätThriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA Los Angeles policeman hunts a killer brought back by Satan.A Los Angeles policeman hunts a killer brought back by Satan.A Los Angeles policeman hunts a killer brought back by Satan.

  • Regie
    • Robert Resnikoff
  • Drehbuch
    • Robert Resnikoff
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Tracy Griffith
    • Jeff Kober
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  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    5,7/10
    5274
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    • Regie
      • Robert Resnikoff
    • Drehbuch
      • Robert Resnikoff
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Lou Diamond Phillips
      • Tracy Griffith
      • Jeff Kober
    • 60Benutzerrezensionen
    • 36Kritische Rezensionen
    • 35Metascore
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    Lou Diamond Phillips
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    • Russell Logan
    Tracy Griffith
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    • Tess Seaton
    Jeff Kober
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    • Patrick Channing
    Mykelti Williamson
    Mykelti Williamson
    • Detective Oliver Franklin
    • (as Mykel T. Williamson)
    Elizabeth Arlen
    Elizabeth Arlen
    • Sister Marguerite
    Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb
    • Commander Perkins
    Carmen Argenziano
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    • Lieutenant Grimes
    Julianna McCarthy
    Julianna McCarthy
    • Grandmother
    Nada Despotovich
    • Bag Lady
    Sue Giosa
    Sue Giosa
    • Carmen
    Clayton Landey
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    • Mazza
    Hansford Rowe
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    • Father Brian
    Philip Abbott
    Philip Abbott
    • Cardinal
    David Gale
    David Gale
    • Monsignor
    J. Patrick McNamara
    J. Patrick McNamara
    • Priest
    Lisa Specht
    • Anchorwoman
    Mark Bringelson
    Mark Bringelson
    • Driver in Alley
    William Fair
    • Detective #2
    • Regie
      • Robert Resnikoff
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      • Robert Resnikoff
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    6Wuchakk

    Pursuing a supernatural psycho in Los Angeles

    A Los Angeles detective (Lou Diamond Phillips) teams-up with a winsome psychic (Tracy Griffith) to nab a nutso serial killer who was executed, but uncannily continues to manifest for more slayings.

    "The First Power" (1990) is a fast-paced crime thriller with occult-oriented horror. It takes "The Night Stalker" (1972) template minus the vampire angle and mixes it with the real-life Richard Ramirez case, "Spellbinder" (1988) and "The Hidden" (1987).

    It's as entertaining as any of those three movies, as well as more amusing, but it's hampered by predictableness. For instance, when the protagonist goes into the confessional you know exactly what's going to happen. Then there are some unlikely bits, like a vat of acid strategically placed in a sewer that explodes. Why Sure! Meanwhile the final scene leaves a sour taste.

    Nevertheless, likable Lou works well as the driven detective while Redhead Tracy Griffith is a highlight. You might remember her from "Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland" (1989).

    The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles.

    GRADE: B-
    7vthewarriorc

    Good horror film/ action film

    In my opinion this is a very good film. A super underrated flick and that is usually going to be one of those ones that go under the radar the end up being a very good movie.
    7le_wubster

    A bit dated now but great stuff!

    I've got to be honest here: I first saw this movie in my teens and loved it, so I might be a bit biased here, ignoring it's flaws. Just saw it again, over 10 years later, and I gotta say, while it didn't have the 'wow' effect it gave me before, It still holds up as a decent movie. This movie is fast paced and just crammed with awesome ideas that sometimes work, and sometimes could have been used more effectively.

    What do we have?

    • An insane serial killer - This guy just oozes evil, amazing bad guy.


    • A very cute psychic - man did I have a crush on her!


    • Plenty of mysterious happenings and scares (though not very scary for seasoned moviegoers)


    • Cool action sequences. That ceiling fan scene is so awesome.


    • Satanic superpowers. How is that not super cool?


    • The pacing is great, with lots of interesting scenes.


    • Nice touches of humor now and then.


    So What could be better?

    • The ending is a bit unsatisfying.


    • Things could be bigger and more epic.


    • While decent, Lou Diamond Philips could be replaced with many other actors, and there are more charismatic ones out there.


    • Seeing it again, it wasn't that scary, but I remember that it was the first time. Could be scarier though, I guess.


    • If you analyze things too much, there are lots of small plot holes.


    This movie is like an older, more low budget version of 'End of Days' with Arnold Schwarzenegger (which I liked as well). If what I told you sounds interesting, this movie is a great way to spice up a boring Sunday evening!
    8raegan_butcher

    fast paced supernatural thriller

    You can only see a movie for the first time once and so I have to admit that THE FIRST POWER worked on me the first time I saw it in theaters. It moved with such lightning speed that I didn't have time to ponder its snowballing silliness. The director, Robert Resnikoff, knows how to construct an action film--the cinematography is first rate and the editing superb-- he just doesn't know when to stop. There are car chases, horse and buggy chases, foot chases and innumerable shoot-outs, and at one point the killer even brandishes a ceiling fan as a rather laughable weapon and all the action movie huggery-muggery sits rather uneasily on top of the supernatural elements.Lou Diamond Philips, though a tad young-looking to be such a seasoned detective, gives a competent performance. Jeff Kober is obviously having fun playing the killer and it shows; he has a toothy menace that's suitably creepy. Probably the best thing going for THE FIRST POWER is a truly unnerving and effective soundtrack from Stewart Copeland. The director pulls off some nasty mind-trips on the character played by Philips, one where he wakes to find his apartment seemingly covered in blood and another in a confessional booth when he goes to get some answers from a local priest.
    7staciewilliams-89515

    Body Hopping Horror

    Some movies get a bit lost in the shuffle and The First Power seems to have suffered from bad timing if anything. Released at the start of the 90's when horror was on the decline, it didn't seem that there was much of an audience for this kind of movie, but it's not a bad movie at all and a lot of fun.

    Lou Diamond Phillips plays a cop whose track record for finding and imprisoning serial killers is some sort of legend. He gets an anonymous tip from a mysterious woman about the whereabouts of a killer named The Pentagram Killer, but warns him to only catch him and imprison him - not to kill him. He catches him, but the killer ends up getting executed in prison and his evil spirit is now free to torment and kill more people - this time, by jumping into other people's bodies.

    The First Power might have a few missteps here and there (the killer's need to crack jokes reeks of late-stage Freddy Krueger and the nun character only seems to show up when necessary and is pure plot device), but the pacing is pretty even and the performances aren't bad with Phillips holding down the fort well as the lead and Tracy Griffith does well as the psychic.

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      Movie originally had different ending which instead in sewers took place in some warehouse and was lot less action packed. Following the successful test screening producers gave the filmmakers some money and short amount of time to film the new, more exciting ending and to add sequel bait last shot because they already planned to do sequels. Not much is know about original ending or if it still exists, but there are many stills showing parts of it.
    • Patzer
      Obvious stunt double when Patrick Channing breaks through gas chamber glass.
    • Zitate

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

      Patrick Channing: Wanna Bet!

    • Verbindungen
      Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Mariachi Uclatlan (as Mariachi Uclatlán)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 15. August 1990 (Westdeutschland)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprachen
      • Englisch
      • Spanisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • Infierno en las calles
    • Drehorte
      • Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA
    • Produktionsfirmen
      • Interscope Communications
      • Nelson Entertainment
      • Nelson Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • 10.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
    • Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
      • 22.424.195 $
    • Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
      • 5.677.715 $
      • 8. Apr. 1990
    • Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
      • 22.424.195 $
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      1 Stunde 38 Minuten
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      • Dolby
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