Repossessed

Plot synopsis:
Father Jebediah Mayii (Nielsen) casts out the devil from the body of young Nancy Aglet (Blair). Seventeen years later, in 1990, Nancy's body is possessed once again, however, while watching The Ernest and Fanny Miracle Hour, a religious broadcast.
After a visit to the hospital, and a visit from Father Luke Brophy (Starke), Brophy concludes that Nancy is indeed possessed. Mayii, however, refuses to perform the exorcism, claiming he is too weak, and that both he and Nancy barely survived her previous exorcism. Brophy then visits the Supreme Council for Exorcism Granting. Ernest and Fanny (Ned Beatty and Lana Schwab) of The Ernest and Fanny Miracle Hour are also present. Ernest concludes that an exorcism is warranted, and convinces the Council to televise Nancy's exorcism. They agree, believing it will convert millions, so Ernest presents Ernest and Fanny's Exorcism Tonight to the network.
Feeling he may be needed, Mayii visits "Bods-R-Us", a gymnasium, to restore his physical strength. There, Brophy approaches him, informs him of the televised exorcism, and attempts once more to convince Mayii to conduct the exorcism, though he refuses again. The night of Nancy's exorcism arrives, presented by Ernest and Fanny.
After a montage of attempts to free Nancy's body using phone donations, song, and insults ("You're so tough, how come you possessed a woman's body?"), Ernest and Fanny's Exorcism Tonight is announced as having the largest audience in history. Upon hearing this, the devil, in Nancy's body, sets the studio on fire, causing the audience to flee. He reveals to Ernest and Fanny that he used them to get the largest audience, and turns them into a pantomime horse.
Using the camera, the devil tries to claim the souls of the viewing audience, but is stopped by Brophy, who destroys the camera. The devil announces he knows another way to claim their souls, and runs away, heading for a satellite transmitter. He is pursued by religious figures from around the world, who have gathered at Brophy's command. Brophy teases the devil about his defeat to Mayii.
Back in the studio, the devil successfully uses the camera to lure Mayii to him for a rematch. The exorcism, with commentary by "Mean Gene" Okerlund and Jesse Ventura, is ineffective until the devil mentions that he hates Rock 'n Roll. Turning the TV studio into a live concert, the song "Devil with a Blue Dress On" is played to the devil by the various religious figures, including The Pope on guitars. The devil is tormented so that he is finally driven from Nancy's body, declaring "I'll be back!".

Tags: whimsical, absurd, cult, satire

Review:
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 (1990) * 1/2 (out of 4) Seventeen years after having the Devil removed from her soul, adult Nancy Aglet (Linda Blair) finds herself possessed yet again so she brings back Father Mayii (Leslie Nelson) but this time a fake preacher (Ned Beatty) wants to put it on live television to make some money.
A spoof of THE EXORCIST with Linda Blair returning and Nelson coming off THE NAKED GUN should have meant a sure-fire hit but sadly this is a rather boring, unfunny and at times painfully bad movie that probably had more cash in its eye than anything else.
For many horror fans, nothing is more sacred than William Friedkin's "The Exorcist." For better or for worse, though, someone else thought differently, and in 1990, a spoof-flick was made in it's honor.Perhaps being delivered 17 years too late, "Repossessed" earns its credibility in the casting of Linda Blair (of "The Exorcist" and its sequel) and the reliable Leslie Nielsen.
Nielsen, Blair and Beatty give it their best, whilst Anthony Starke spends the whole film looking like he's just trodden in something unsavoury.
At first the script contained almost exclusively jokes and typical situations referring to the 1973 horror landmark "The Exorcist" but, being released no less than 17 years overdue, a large part of the target audience was too young to already have seen that film and hence didn't comprehend the humor.
Subsequently, entire parts of the script got replaced with more general and contemporary 80's comedy (for example: an extended sequence set inside a fitness center with guru Jake Steinfeld) in order to appeal more to younger viewers, but it still failed because  well, the movie simply isn't funny!
Spoofmaster Leslie Neilsen appears in this outrageous, unofficial comedic sequel to 'The Exorcist' as Father Mayii, the exorcist pro who comes out of retirement when summoned by an idealistic priest, Father Brophy (Starke), to help out geeky suburban middle-age mom, Nancy Aglet (Blaire) who has recently been re-re-re-repossessed!
Much people don't give it a chance, but i really think that this is a great comedy, of course with some flaws but and outstanding Linda Blair, and a funny Leslie Nielsen, "Repossessed" becomes to be one of my favorite comedies and parodies."Repossessed" is the funny satire to the original and terrible but excellent "The Exorcist" (1973), which have too Linda Blair in the same character.
Of course is silly, but far of that has a lot messages: The media and how have control of the audience (Like "Network" for example), how maybe the believes and religion are not so different, and how we can laugh of the devil and the suffering in this way.
"Exorcist" star Linda Blair returns as a housewife named Nancy (in the previous film she was Regan, haha) whose body is taken over by a raucous, prankish Prince of Darkness; Leslie Nielsen is the befuddled priest.
So Father Brophy tries to get Father Mayii out of retirement to help him perform Nancy's exorcism and also it's going to be played on live TV to boost ratings for some has-beens.This a reasonably okay spoof on 'The Exorcist' that has it fair share of hits and misses, led by Leslie Nielsen as the head priest and the one who is telling the story about the repossession to a class of students.
The film itself isn't great as a whole, as you got a couple good scenes and one-liners that standout from the rest- but you got a couple scenes and lines that are incredibly in bad taste or just lame.One thing I noticed that some gag's were borrowed in the opening sequence of the awfully bad Scary Movie 2, with the 'The Exorcist' part being the only amusing thing about that movie.The story itself is weak and really of no importance, as it's the gags that are the main attraction, with one gag or joke after another- though some of the gags start getting really tiresome and repetitive halfway through the film.
So because of the one-idea film, it drags towards the end, making it feel longer than its 80mins-running time.The performances are nothing special, Leslie Nielsen has most of the funny parts as the retired Father Jebedaiah Mayii who makes a comeback to face his old demons (in many amusing ways) and also Ned Betty as Ernest Weller has his comical moments as the TV host.
Linda Blair reprises her role that made her big- but this time mocking her performance in 'The Exorcist', as the possessed women named Nancy Aglet, while she was quite funny at first especially with the hilarious scenes involving her family- but after a while it got kind of stale and Anthony Starke plays the young unexperienced Father Luke Brophy, who is basically wooden and is pretty light of the laughs.This is worth a look if you want to see a stupid mockery of a classic film- but still it's quite forgettable and if you want a good comedy in the same vein with Leslie Nielsen watch the Naked Gun films instead.2/5.
Repossessed (1990) Linda Blair, Leslie Nielsen, Ned Beatty, Anthony Starke, Lana Schwab, Thom J.
Uneven spoof of THE EXORCIST in the tradition of AIRPLANE!, with Blair as a housewife re-experiencing a possession by the Devil who goes on a TV program hosted by evangelists, and Nielsen the exorcist.
Okay, I'm nuts, I like this movie with its silly plot, lame jokes and bad rip-offs, but then isn't that the case.
It is weird seeing Linda Blair playing her old role again after all these years or Robert Fuller, the doctor from "Emergency!" once more, but Leslie Neilsen is loving it as he plays Father Mayii, the clerical Frank Drebin.
Several of the other roles are forgettable except perhaps for Nancy's clueless husband or Jake Steinfeld the exercise instructor who plays his role as if this was a straight part in the original "Exorcist." There are some jokes the film could have done or weren't daring enough to use such as the bra gag in any of Blair's possessed scenes, but was it really necessary to have Gene Okerlund and Jesse Ventura,the future Wisconsin governor, critique the exorcism ?
a really funny spoof film if you liked the Exorcist!.
its funny to see how linda blair came from serious in the Exorcist, and making fun of herself in Repossessed!
But a long time ago, Nancy was possessed by the devil and she was exorcised by a kind priest Father Jebedaiah Mayii (Leslie Nielsen).
But when Father Brophy tells the Church there's a possessed woman, the Church thinks it would be best if it's televised with the association of a sleazy televangelist (Ned Beatty) and his wife (Lana Schwab) hoping to get millions from the ratings and of course...
Now Father Mayii and Father Brophy are forced to fight with this demon, before it's gets away by controlling the world.Written and Directed by Bob Logan (Meatballs 4, Up Your Alley) made an not so successful spoof to the classic horror movies of all time "The Exorcist" with Blair making fun of her own Oscar-Nominated role.
But it's Blair, Nielsen and Starke makes its somewhat enjoyable if forgettable movie fun to watch and they give their 110 %.
Seventeen years later, she made this film with Leslie Nielsen spoofing The Exorcist (by the way Exorcist III was released the same year).
Making this film must have been like therapy for Linda, she was able to spoof her most famous role that was a blessing and a curse for her.
That's one of the best things about the film it kinda homages Stalone's films a lot, the writer must've been a Stalone fan.Even some of the verbal gags are funny like the jabs on PMS, you got to admit whenever the female populace goes though it, they do act like their possessed.
Anthony Stark as Father Luke is funny because he's good natured and always means to help but is always insecure, he's got some good lines.But the highlight of course of the whole film is Lesile Nielsen whom plays Father Mayii.
And of course some of the visual jokes as well as a few sight gags are kinda lame but same could be said for a lot of other comedies out there and there are more than enough hits to keep you satisfied.If your a fan of the parody subgenere as well as Lesile Neilson then I recommend giving this film a try, it's devilish fun.Rating: 3 stars.
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.
Although I have to concede with the critics that this film is a bit pointless and stupid, it also contains enough good gags to make it worthwhile.It's true that some of the lines seem to be trying for a cheap and easy laugh, and that the climax was clearly written by someone who wanted to get the film over with, Repossessed is still pleasing to watch and worth a rental if you find it at your local video store (although it wont be easy, this film seems that have fallen into the movie limbo that contains other good but not great comedies like The Wrong Guys and Shock Treatment).
Linda Blair, Leslie Nielsen, Ned Beatty, and Anthony Starke star in this funny spoof of "The Exorcist" (which also starred Linda Blair).
Linda Blair is Nancy Aglet who has been possessed by the devil.
The fact Linda Blair reprises her role in this spoof makes it all the better.
Bob Logan, who wrote the film, probably thought that the idea of Linda Blair was enough.
DRACULA DEAD AND LOVING IT and REPOSSESSED both did this but don`t be fooled because very few if any of the production team who worked on the classic comedy trilogy worked on this movie or the awful DEAD AND LOVING IT REPOSSESSED is a very hit and miss film with little in the way of memorable gags .
It is rather humorous that they got Linda Blair to be in it, sort of like how they got Richard Crenna to be in Hot Shots II, and Leslie Nielson is the highlight.
Trying to take advantage of William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist III" (which was released about the same time as this film), "Repossessed" ended up being a total dud not only with the critics but also with the viewing public (both aforementioned pictures did little box office business).
The movie is a parody of the original "The Exorcist" with Linda Blair basically rehashing her role, this time being possessed by Satan as a 30-something housewife.
Of course it is up to an old priest (Leslie Nielsen) and a young one with faith issues (Anthony Starke) to try and save Blair one more time.
Another Leslie Nielsen under-achiever as he takes the spotlight away from Blair and Beatty (who both actually starred together in "The Exorcist II: The Heretic" back in 1977) with tired and down-right silly results.
In original movie, in 1973 devil takes possession of girl named Reagan, while in Repossessed he takes the same person 17 years later, but here she is named Nancy.
Movie is full of typical Leslie Nielsen humor, references and parodies to everything and anything.
My original viewing of Repossessed, back in 1990 (yes, I was one of those who stupidly paid to see this garbage at the cinema), was an experience far more disturbing than my first viewing of The Exorcist, the film it sets out to spoof (only 17 years too late): Leslie Nielsen's desperately unfunny antics and Linda Blair besmirching her own legacy prove far more difficult to endure than anything in William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic.Written and directed by Bob 'Meatballs 4' Logan, Repossessed is a succession of quick-fire gags that repeatedly fail to hit the target.
Dated topical jokes and crap sight gags abound, Ned Beatty's career hits an all-time-low with a role as a TV evangelist, and wrestler Jesse Ventura proves even more cringe-worthy than he was in Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (also 1990—what a great year that was for terrible Jesse Ventura movies!).It really is hard to believe how anyone ever considered any of this funny: the film makes the Scary Movie series seem like comedy gold by comparison, which is no mean feat.
What makes "Repossessed" especially eye-opening is that it's got Linda Blair spoofing her own famous role.
Linda Blair and Leslie Nielsen are both really funny in this film, but some jokes could have been left out.
Rim shot  move on!An innocuous "Airplane"-like spoof of "The Exorcist" horror classic, a very game Linda Blair went back to her evil ways here as a suburban housewife suddenly repossessed by you know who.
Leslie Nielsen and Anthony Starke, spoofing the Max Von Sydow and Jason Miller priestly roles respectively, add  to the insanity, which lampoons everybody from Groucho Marx to Michael Jackson, and blasts everybody from Joe Cocker to Ted Kennedy.Director Bob Logan (a fun, laid-back, sports cap-wearing presence  like you might expect in a film of this caliber) also helmed "Meatballs 4" and "Up Your Alley."  Check him out.As for me, I can watch "Repossessed" over and over again.
It's unbelievable that Leslie Nielsen could star in classic spoof films such as Airplane!
All I can say is that it's one of the worst Leslie Nielsen movies and that's saying a lot.
I saw REPOSSESSED on Comedy Central one night and while many may disagree with me on this one, I think that it is Linda Blair's best work.
Both Linda Blair and Leslie Nielson are at their comedic best.
As a dedicated fan of Leslie Nielson, I make a point of watching many of his films on TV that say the word 'spoof' by them.
Not good, but not really bad either.When Linda Blair became re-possessed and visited a hospital and there after a church for professional help, it was already a lame movie.
Repossessed (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!
there are lots of things to laugh at in this movie Leslie Nielsen will have you on the floor and lots of other cool jokes.
The writers of this movie got their facts straight from "The Exorcist" and adding more spoofs (not necessary Horror) was a good idea.
It makes me sad that she had a brilliant future but she didn't pick the right projects.TAKE MY WORD: Watch "The Exorcist" parody from "Scary Movie 2" (2001); it's ten times better and and it spoofs the movie in a more perverse way.
Nielsen continues his foray into the spoof genre with this parody of the Exorcist and evangelist TV.Linda Blair parodies he role as Regan in the classic horror and plays Nancy (great Joke) in this.
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.
if your a leslie nielsen fan and enjoyed airplane and the naked gun, then you will enjoy repossessed, a spoof version of the exorcist, and while it isn't the best in the genre, and leslie nielsen does have funnier movies out there, repossessed is an enjoyable enough comedy that delivers some great laughs as leslie nielsen's priest does battle with the devil.
I will confess I have not seen "The Exorcist", though I don't see how this would have helped.Leslie Nielsen played Father Mayii, while Linda Blair took the opportunity to send her self up as the "possessed" person in question.
Scattershot Exorcist spoof isn't one of Nielsen's best.
On a similar theme Leslie Nielsen, comedy genius that he is, also doesn't appear as much as he should have in the film although when he is on screen he is as much fun as always.If you're in the right silly mood then you should enjoy this and there are a few really funny jokes, such as the poodle being thrown into the shredder or the way that the mickey is taken out of THE EXORCIST at every opportunity.
If you're a fan of the NAKED GUN series then I'd give this a go, or if you just want to see what a spoof of THE EXORCIST looks like.