Teenage Exorcist

I recently watched Teenage Exorcist (1991) on Shudder. The story follows a recent college grad looking for a place with cheap rent, and she ends up finding a mansion that seems too good to be true. Of course, it is-the house is haunted, and a sinister spirit is looking to take over her soul. Can she stop it in time?

Directed by Grant Austin Waldman (Gator King), the film stars Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre), Eddie Deezen (Grease), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), and Elena Sahagun (Marked for Death).

This is a classic '80s-style horror comedy that never takes itself too seriously. The writing is mediocre, most of the jokes fall flat, and honestly, the exorcism parody was done better in Scary Movie 2. That said, it delivers on several genre staples: plenty of '80s-style nudity, gorgeous women, and a few genuinely funny sex jokes. The makeup, masks, and costumes are surprisingly top-notch. The final demon and Diane's transformation look fantastic, and the ending was unexpectedly fun and well-executed.

In conclusion, Teenage Exorcist isn't a great film, but it has just enough going on to keep a horror fan entertained. I'd score it a 5.5/10.

Needless to say that I had never heard about this 1991 horror comedy from writers Fred Olen Ray, Brinke Stevens and Ted Newsom, as I sat down to watch the movie in 2022. But I figured that a horror comedy from the early 90s with Michael Berryman on the cast list might actually have something to offer.

However, as it turned out, then director Grant Austin Waldman didn't really deliver a particularly memorable or wholesome movie with "Teenage Exorcist". I mean, I didn't even laugh a single time throughout the entire 86 minutes that the movie ran for. Sure, there were attempts at humor, but it just didn't really have anything to offer.

The cast list for "Teenage Exorcist" was essentially all people I wasn't familiar with, aside from Michael Berryman and Eddie Deezen.

I didn't find "Teenage Exorcist" entertaining or funny, so it was somewhat of a swing and a miss of a horror comedy for me. And while I did manage to sit through the entire movie, then this is not a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on. Nor is it a movie that I will return to for a second viewing.

My rating of "Teenage Exorcist" lands on a three out of ten stars.

Teenage Exorcist (1991)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

A teenager (Brinke Stevens) buys a house and gets a terrific deal on it from the Realtor (Michael Berryman) who is practically giving it away. Soon the teenager learns why and it's because there's a demon in the house and soon the sweet girl finds herself possessed. Thankfully Father McFerrin (Robert Quarry) knows what to do.

TEENAGE EXORCIST is one of those films back in the day that was released straight-to-VHS where teenage boys would rent it on the weekend to show at their parties. Stevens, who wrote the screenplay based on a story by Fred Olen Ray, must have saw this as an opportunity to do something that did more than require her to get naked but sadly the film is basically just one joke that keeps playing itself out.

The biggest problem is that there's just nothing too special here. The film goes for plenty of laughs but not all of them are reached and more often than not the material just seems very stretched and desperate for a laugh. There are some funny moments including one sequence where a woman is taking a shower when the demon comes up from behind and drops the soap Another funny sequence has the Father trying to talk his way out of being attacked by a group of zombies.

Fans of the genre will enjoy seeing Stevens, although she really doesn't have much to do. It's always fun seeing Berryman and Quarry gets a few funny moments as the Father. TEENAGE EXORCIST runs way too long at 86 minutes but those wanting to relive their VHS days might find this worth viewing.

I almost avoid this one because someone wrote that it had gratuitous nudity, it doesn't. There are two breast shots and one long butt shot but not gratuitous. This is a parody of a multitude of different horror movies and it start really strong and stays that way until the hour mark. They lost their way after that, it has some actually funny parts throughout and deserves a 6 rating at least. I think most of the negative reviews are from the lack of nudity, it's not a skin flix though. The pizza guy should have came in earlier I think and just having 3 zombies for the horde of zombies was a little underwhelming. Still though, it has more than a few funny parts though the first 3/4's.

Fun, atmospheric cheesefest. Does what it sets out to do, entertain, while making you scratch your head. Sexy, funny, chaotic, and a riot to watch. Great way to spend some time, ready yourself with the right state of mind.