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The Dark Power

  • 1985
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
861
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The Dark Power (1985)
The spirits of dead Indians are haunting a couple's house, and they call in an exorcist, whose trademark is a black whip, to get rid of them.
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The spirits of dead Indians are haunting a couple's house, and they call in an exorcist, whose trademark is a black whip, to get rid of them.The spirits of dead Indians are haunting a couple's house, and they call in an exorcist, whose trademark is a black whip, to get rid of them.The spirits of dead Indians are haunting a couple's house, and they call in an exorcist, whose trademark is a black whip, to get rid of them.

  • Director
    • Phil Smoot
  • Writer
    • Phil Smoot
  • Stars
    • Lash La Rue
    • Anna Lane Tatum
    • Cynthia Bailey
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    861
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Phil Smoot
    • Writer
      • Phil Smoot
    • Stars
      • Lash La Rue
      • Anna Lane Tatum
      • Cynthia Bailey
    • 23User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lash La Rue
    Lash La Rue
    • Ranger Girard
    • (as Lash LaRue)
    Anna Lane Tatum
    • Beth
    Cynthia Bailey
    • Tammie
    Mary M. Dalton
    • Mary
    • (as Mary Dalton)
    Paul Holman
    • Uncle Earl Coleman
    Cynthia Farbman
    • Lynn Evans
    Marc Matney
    • Craig Evans
    Tony Shaw
    • David Cody
    Robert Bushyhead
    • John "Four Eagles" Cody
    Suzie Martin
    • Suzan
    Dean Jones
    Dean Jones
    • Alan
    Steven Templeton
    • Dallas
    • (as Steve Templeton)
    Page Elizabeth Ray
    • Page
    Eric Mikesall
    • Cletus
    Tony Elwood
    • Courthouse Student
    Don Dahler
    Don Dahler
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    Peter Deane
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      • Phil Smoot
    • Writer
      • Phil Smoot
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    m_deathbringer

    Ultra cheesy fun!

    Okay, this is a mid-80's movie about the spirits of the dead returning to have their revenge on the living. So you pretty much expect cheesy-looking zombies who have no consistency in their behaviour, a bunch of stupid, screaming college students who are only there as splat-fodder, leaving the (mildly) more likable ones behind to be saved in the nick of time by a hugely unlikely hero, who utters the line "I'm getting too old for this" at least once. You also expect some pretty gory moments where hands and heads come off and blood stains the grass, and cringe-worthy dialogue like "Die, you corpse!"...and, you get it with this movie XD.

    The only real complaint is that the Zombies are not really zombies, they are just menacing undead creatures who run around with sharp weapons (well, two of them do, the other two just run around and fumble at their victims while making dubbed grunt/moan noises) and kill people. This is a pretty good splatter movie to kill a hour or so with i suppose. You even see some titties!, and it features a similar racial theme to "Night of the living dead", except handled much more clumsily, with all the subtlety you would expect from an 80's splatter flick. Great viewing all round, but don't pay more than £6!

    Tally (yeah, i decided to incorporate this in all my reviews): Sex: 1/10, Drugs: 0/10, Rock 'n roll: 2/10, Zombies: 7/10, Classic cars: 0/10, Splatter: 6/10
    DBCely

    I worked on this film...

    This was my first movie as "Gaffer," or Chief Lighting Technician, and boy does it show. My apologies to all viewers! Director-Producer Phil Smoot, is one of the nicest guys in the film business, however, and he constantly encouraged everyone to do their best on this little film.

    One of my fondest memories was working with Lash LaRue. Lash was a consummate professional, full of great stories and patient with our inexperienced crew. I'll never forget how one night, waiting what seemed like hours for a shot to be set up, Lash just sat on an applebox, casually flipping his ever-present whip. There was a roll of toilet paper hanging from the handle of the tripod head mounted on the camera dolly. Lash would flick that whip of his, neatly tearing off one sheet of TP at a time. There was a little pile of single toilet paper sheets, steadily growing as time passed by.

    Funny how little memories stay with you.
    7writersinmotion

    Great B Movie Fun!

    I had a blast watching this B movie concoction of angry Indians, sorority girls, and of course the whip action of Lash LaRue. The production values of the film add to the experience of creating that unique feeling that only a low-budget indie with a lot of passion behind it can bring. I believe this is a second film for director Phil Smoot, Alien Outlaw being the other. I think this film was shot in North Carolina. It has that feel to it, sort of like the films shot in Texas having their own look. It looks like 16mm or super16, but the transfer is of good quality. The sound mix, being from 16mm, is pretty good. Overall, i would recommend this film for cult film addicts. The sorority girl being chased through the tall grass is worth the purchase alone.
    5MarkSweepstakes

    Low budget but worth watching

    "The Dark Power" is hardly better than a student film. It makes no sense and the acting and direction is horrible. The non-stop screaming from the girls at the end becomes very annoying, and the interminable back-and-forth "whip fight" between Lash and the Toltec desperately needs editing. Otherwise it's a totally rad 80's horror-comedy flick and an interesting way to pass 120 minutes.

    The location of the house is 9080 Leisure Point Lane, Belews Creek, N.C. and it still looks pretty much exactly the same, inside and out!
    1samax_89

    So bad it's................awful

    A total and utter travesty of a movie.'Dark power'is the kind of film even troma would be embarrassed to release.The script,direction,acting and action sequence's are so dire as to be almost painful to watch and one cant help thinking that it's mere 75 minute running time could have been better spent. The above reviewer must be related to the director as that's the only reason i can see for his/her appraisal of this rubbish,some might call it b-movie fun or 'so bad it's good' just to excuse there enjoyment of it,but when the lead actor ( and most experienced cast member) cant deliver his lines convincingly you know you've got a very,very bad movie.Avoid at all costs.

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    • Trivia
      Riffed by the guys from Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) under the RiffTrax name, Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy.
    • Quotes

      Mary: Of course, some girls might be a little crazier about whips than others.

      Ranger Girard: You know about my whip?

    • Connections
      Featured in RiffTrax: The Dark Power (2015)

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dark power
    • Filming locations
      • Belews Creek, North Carolina, USA
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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