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.

Earlier this year, I saw Fred Olen Ray's horror-comedy "Evil Toons", in which some young women spend the night in a house and accidentally release an evil cartoon character. I never would have guessed - though I should have figured - that Ray had just a year earlier co-written the completely ridiculous but absolutely lovable "Teenage Exorcist". This one has a similar plot: young Diane (Brinke Stevens) moves into a mansion previously inhabited by a certain Baron de Sade. Sure, Diane starts hearing strange noises, and the evil spirits possess her before too long. But right before the possession, she calls her sister Sally (Elena Sahagun) and tells her to come over. So, Sally and her business-obsessed husband Mike (Jay Richardson) arrive and find Diane acting quite unusual.From there...well, let me just put it this way. There's a shower scene, and I can't begin to tell you how hot Elena Sahagun is! When Diane's hubby Jeff (Tom Snell) arrives, there's a major confusion about the circumstances! A priest (Robert Quarry) comes to the mansion, only to have to deal with zombies! But it's only when a pizza delivery guy (Eddie Deezen, of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "1941" fame) enters the movie that the really great scenes come about. Of course, Eddie Deezen can make pretty much anything cool, and he sure does here. Also starring Michael Berryman (of "The Hills are Alive" fame).All in all, this movie has pretty much everything that one would expect in such a flick. Nice, silly brain candy it is, especially due to the comments from the guy at the pizza parlor. I'd like to be able to get recordings of all Eddie Deezen's lines, and perpetually watch the shots of Elena Sahagun naked and...well, I won't spoil that scene. But this is certainly a very entertaining movie. A true forerunner to "Evil Toons" (especially with what the "Evil Toons" DVD shows right before the movie starts!).

Whether you're a Brinke Stevens fan or a fan of cheesy horror movies, this is the one for you. An actually entertaining movie that'll keep you laughing all the way through it. Unlike the parody movies of today that are just one stupid joke after another, Teenage Exorcist at least takes it's humor somewhat seriously, while not being afraid to poke fun at itself or the genre. Horror fans will be pleased to see the inclusion of Michael Berryman, who gives a rather comedic performance. And, of course, we can never forget the beautiful Brinke Stevens. Who, as it turns out, wrote the screenplay for this movie. Highbrow humor it's not, but it's a thousand times better than the fart joke mentality of todays comedies. One of my top ten favorites.

This is probably one of the worst B movie parodies - but it is bad enough to be pretty entertaining. The plot is nothing new - a college girl buys a haunted house, and gets possessed by a demon. To her rescue comes her sister (who has two full gratuitous nudity scenes - not bad for a parody), stoic brother-in-law (he seems to be the only sensible person in the film, but then again, not very sensible), her would-be boyfriend (the type that calls all the time), a pretty useless priest (random Latin expressions are NOT a good way to expel demons), and instead of the spiritual holy man backup, a pizza boy ($56.95 ... plus tip).I really recommend this movie to anyone who is tired enough to keep watching the screen and / or to laugh at just about anything.