Leslie Nielsen stars in another spoof, this time parodying The Exorcist. Linda Blair returns and spoofs her own character, as Nancy Aglet, and is again possessed by the demon. As a result, Nielsen's character, Father Jebedaiah Mayii, is called upon to help vanquish the demon - all the while the exorcism is being broadcast on live TV by a sensationalist show.As with any Nielson spoofs, there are lots of gags from start to finish, along with some slapstick humor and endless parodies of various movies, from The Wizard of Oz to Rambo III. It was nice seeing the return of Linda Blair and she does a good job in recreating her role as the possessed girl, inserting tastefully done humor when necessary. However, the plot did lose steam by the time the movie focused on the TV show broadcasting the exorcism, which I thought made the film become more like a game-show than a comedy spoof. Therefore, it's not the best of Nielson's spoofs, but still laughable nonetheless.Grade C+
... View MoreWith Repossessed, The Exorcist saga comes full circle. Linda Blair returns as a suburban housewife repossessed by the devil in the form of special effects leaving a television screen. Leslie Nielsen lends an aura of credibility to this spoof as the priest eventually summoned to once again do battle with the possessed Blair. Blair is actually much better in this film than she was in Exorcist II: The Heretic. A spoof of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Baker is hilarious. Ned Beatty adds little to his characterization of Baker, but the actress playing Tammy Faye, Lana Schwab, is absolutely hilarious, especially with the dog Foo Foo. The film is full of sight gags galore, some were hilarious and some were groaners. Among the better gags were the "could you pull your dress down?" gag, the tire gag, and the sprinkler gag. The young kids with smart ass remarks has become a cliché in these films already. The ending is not very satisfying either. Several cameo appearances throughout the film keep things hopping, including Murray Langston, Robert Fuller, Jake Steinfeld, Army Archerd, exercise guru Jack Lalanne, Wally George, Jesse Ventura, Gene Okerlund, Ian Abercrombie, and the dynamic Julie Strain. *1/2 of 4 stars.
... View MoreRepossessed (1990, Dir. Bob Logan) It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii (Nielsen) exorcised the devil from little Nancy Aglet (Blair), but now Nancy has grown up and has a family, the demon returns and repossesses Nancy. With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy (Starke) tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller (Beatty) plans to air the exorcism live on TV.Repossessed is one of the few spoof movies which actually focuses' on just one movie. Whilst there are a few jokes which only those who've seen the Exorcist would understand, Repossessed doesn't provide much to make it an excellent spoof movie.I hate Rock 'n' Roll! - Nancy Aglet (Linda Blair)
... View MoreSome reasons why this is one of the worst films ever made:1. Leslie Nielson is a great comic actor when deadpanning in absurd situations. For some reason, the makers of this monstrosity thought that he would be even funnier if he mugged and did double takes every 30 seconds. WRONG! Maybe a "funny" foreign accent would help? WRONG AGAIN! 2. The film was marketed as if it were in some way linked to the Police Squad/Naked Gun series; the poster even showed Nielson in a "Drebin" pose, wielding a crucifix and rosary beads. 3. The script was obviously the last thing anyone thought about: big joke number one; woman works out on apparatus; her breasts expand; her breasts explode! big joke number two: Linda Blair cooks dinner for her family and guess what? It's pea soup! 4.The production values are rock bottom; everything looks cheap or re-used.This is a really horrible piece of trash, one of the very few movies I felt ashamed of returning to my local rental store; AVOID!!
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