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Parody of L'Exorciste (1973), with Linda Blair once again possessed by Satan and Leslie Nielsen as the exorcist.Parody of L'Exorciste (1973), with Linda Blair once again possessed by Satan and Leslie Nielsen as the exorcist.Parody of L'Exorciste (1973), with Linda Blair once again possessed by Satan and Leslie Nielsen as the exorcist.
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Thom Sharp
- Braydon Aglet
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A comedy made as a sequel to a famous horror "The Exorcist". In the original movie, in 1973 devil takes possession of a girl named Reagan, while in "Repossessed" he takes the same person 17 years later, but here she is named Nancy. Linda Blair plays both roles, Nancy and Reagan... Nancy Reagan :D For her role in "The Exorcist" she got Golden Globe and Oscar nomination, while in her later performances she was nominated for the worst actress six times. The movie is full of typical Leslie Nielsen humor, references and parodies to everything and anything. To me, it was very entertaining and definitely worth watching, maybe even more than the original.
7,5/10
Like Spaceballs, Repossessed was released too long after the film it is spoofing. 17 years is a long time, especially for us in the UK, where The Exorcist has only recently (1999) been released on video for the first time since pre-video censorship (c. 1984). Aside from that, too many jokes miss their targets, and too many subjects are lampooned. Some sequences are genuinely funny, such as Ernest & Fanny's TV Show (a brilliant spoof of hypocritical TV evangelists). Most, however, are not - the hospital scene is just not funny. Nielsen, Blair and Beatty give it their best, whilst Anthony Starke spends the whole film looking like he's just trodden in something unsavoury. Watch it if you will, B for effort, C- for results.
Linda Blair, Leslie Nielsen, Ned Beatty, and Anthony Starke star in this funny spoof of "The Exorcist" (which also starred Linda Blair). Linda Blair is Nancy Aglet who has been possessed by the devil. Leslie Nielsen is Father Mayii who has driven the devil out of Nancy before and is called upon once again to fight the devil. Ned Beatty is Ernest Weller, the evangelist who is trying to exploit the devil by making a television show out of her. If you like spoof movies then you should definitely see this one.
I saw REPOSSESSED on Comedy Central one night and while many may disagree with me on this one, I think that it is Linda Blair's best work. Both Linda Blair and Leslie Nielson are at their comedic best. The premise could have used a little work, but the movie seems to serve one purpose and one purpose only: to spoof THE EXCORCIST. I like that idea since I didn't like THE EXCORCIST that much and the movie spoofs it very well yet there needs to be more to the movie. It would have worked better if the movie spoofed several movies and not just a few. Though as I said before, it is a very funny movie with the two leads giving their best performances. The music and special effects are also top-rate along with the writing. I hope that there is a REPOSSESSED 2 sometime soon.
Spoofmaster Leslie Neilsen appears in this outrageous, unofficial comedic sequel to 'The Exorcist' as Father Mayii, the exorcist pro who comes out of retirement when summoned by an idealistic priest, Father Brophy (Starke), to help out geeky suburban middle-age mom, Nancy Aglet (Blaire) who has recently been re-re-re-repossessed!
But, two tacky popular televangelists, Ernest and Fanny Ray, hosting a local religious wacko program, figure they can cash in on Nancy's dilemma and want to broadcast the exorcism.
If you love spoofs, give this one a shot. This is going to be one entertaining exorcism!
But, two tacky popular televangelists, Ernest and Fanny Ray, hosting a local religious wacko program, figure they can cash in on Nancy's dilemma and want to broadcast the exorcism.
If you love spoofs, give this one a shot. This is going to be one entertaining exorcism!
Did you know
- TriviaLinda Blair has shared that she thoroughly enjoyed making this film. She added that she experienced a lot of stress making L'Exorciste (1973) and appreciated getting the opportunity to spoof it.
- GoofsAt around 10 minutes in, Nancy's shoes change from dark slippers to yellow pumps when she runs from the TV to the bedroom.
- Quotes
Nerd Student: Father Mayii?
Jebedaiah Mayii: Yes?
Nerd Student: Have you adhered strictly to your vow of celibacy?
Jebedaiah Mayii: Yes, I have.
Nerd Student: Me too.
Jebedaiah Mayii: I'm not surprised. Mine was by choice.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens with a stereo effects 'bumper' with the logo "BFD"; a parody of the Lucasfilm "THX" sound system bumper.
- Alternate versionsThe US PG-13 rated version cuts out some nudity.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Video View: Episode #2.9 (1991)
- SoundtracksRepossessed
Music and Lyrics by Charles Fox and Cindy Valentine Leone (as Cindy Valentine)
Published by Anabasis Music (BMI) and Another Level Music (BMI)
Performed by Cindy Valentine Leone (as Cindy Valentine)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,382,462
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $266,975
- Sep 16, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $1,382,462
- Runtime
- 1h 20m(80 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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