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Music by Christopher Young Music director Christopher Young | 4.7/10 IMDb Running time 1h 24m Cinematography Stephen Carpenter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Stephen Carpenter
Jeffrey Obrow Produced by Jeffrey Obrow
Michael Pakleppa Screenplay by Stephen Carpenter
Jeffery Obrow
John Hopkins
John Penny Starring Suzy Stokey
Warren Lincon
Lisa Erickson
Chad Christian
Ben Gilbert
Chris Morrill
Rod Mays
J. Dinan Myrtetus
Jay Fisher
Costy Basile Edited by Stephen Carpenter
Jeffrey Obrow Directors Jeffrey Obrow, Stephen Carpenter Production company Film Ventures International Editors Jeffrey Obrow, Stephen Carpenter Similar The Dorm That Dripped, Servants of Twilight, The Kindred, The Man, Soul Survivors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Power is a 1984 American horror film directed by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow. The film stars Suzy Stokey, Warren Lincon, Lisa Erickson, Chad Christian, Ben Gilbert and Chris Morrill, and the story revolves around a man being possessed and taken over by an evil spirit from inside an acient Aztec doll, and soon causes havoc amok.
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The power 1983 trailer
Plot
An Aztec demon called Destacatyl, who is believed to be able to control human souls, is trapped in a small Aztec doll. However, a young man named Jerry is soon possessed and taken over by the demon after getting his hands on the idol and soon causes mayhem to anyone he comes across, one of the victims being a group of high school students.
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Release
The Power had a very limited release on January 20, 1984 by Artists Releasing Corporation and was later released on VHS by Vestron Video, the same year and during the 1980's. In 2003, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the film on DVD for the first time, and was followed by another DVD release on January 7, 2014 by Scorpion Releasing.
Reception
As of 2016, the film has not received many reviews, and currently has no critical nor audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.