1973. Remember young Nancy who was possessed by the devil until Exorcist Jedediah Mayii (Leslie Nielsen - The Naked Gun) saved her? But the devil promised to return and he wasn't kidding. 17 years later Nancy (Linda Blair - The Exorcist) is a perfect mother and suddenly the devil comes out of her TV to possess her body. Nancy who is subject to terrible convulsions and extreme agitation before her children's very eyes consults Father Luke Brophy (Anthony Starke) who is fraught with doubt and doesn't feel able to help her...
Leslie Nielsen was always at his best when he could hook up with the "Airplane"/"Naked Gun"-team, which consisted of gifted writers like Pat Proft, Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers. "Repossessed" is written and directed by the guy who made "Meatballs 4". That should probably give you a fair idea of what this movie is like, though it does feature less Corey Feldman water-skiing than expected. Somewhat surprisingly there are some jokes in here that work (the bible vending machine ruled), but overall this just really feels like everyone's trying way, way too hard. Especially the visual gags have that bothersome "laugh, damn it!" feel to them, they're so close to "Naked Gun" but just not quite. Same goes for the obligatory breakings of the fourth wall, not bad but not really focused enough to generate big laughs. Nielsen's talents are rather wasted here, though I must say he is about the only element that made me keep watching. It's also a very nice touch that Linda Blair agreed to do this movie, even though I have absolutely no idea why she did. Not because of the solid screenplay, I'm pretty sure of that. This is in all ways a sub-par spoof, but I reckon it's still watchable for avid Nielsen fans.Listen Repossessed (1990) Soundtrack
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Thomas De Quincey: composer
Chasin' the Devil
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Words and Music by William Steven and Frederick Long
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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)
Pump Up the Jam
Words and Music by Manuela Kamosi (as Manuella Kamosi) and Thomas De Quincey (as Thomas De Quincy)
Courtesy of Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP) on behalf of BMC Publishing and Bogam Publishing
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Music by Doug Livingston
Lyrics by Marie Cain
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