The Power (1984 film)

The Power is a 1984 American horror film directed by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow. The film stars Suzy Stokey, Warren Lincon, Lisa Erickson, Chad Christian, Ben Gilbert and Chris Morrill, and the story revolves around a man being possessed and taken over by an evil spirit from inside an ancient Aztec doll, and soon causes havoc amok.

Plot
An Aztec demon called Destacatyl, who is believed to be able to control human souls, is trapped in a small Aztec doll. However, a young man named Jerry is soon possessed and taken over by the demon after getting his hands on the idol and soon causes mayhem to anyone he comes across, one of the victims being a group of high school students.

Cast

 * Suzy Stokey as Sandy (credited as Susan Stokey)
 * Warren Lincoln as Jerry
 * Lisa Erickson as Julie
 * Chad Christian as Tommy
 * Ben Gilbert as Matt
 * Chris Morrill as Ron Prince
 * Rod Mays as Lee McKennah
 * J. Dinan Myrtetus as Francis Lott
 * Jay Fisher as Raphael
 * Costy Basile as Jorge
 * Juan del Valle as Jeep Driver
 * Alice Champlin as Roxanne
 * Gabe Cohen as Marty
 * Milton Robinson as Jack
 * Steve Nagle as Driver
 * Barbara Murray as Tommy's Mother
 * Joseph Scott as Doctor
 * Richard Cowgill as Cemetery Guard

Release
The Power had a very limited release on January 20, 1984 by Artists Releasing Corporation and was later released on VHS by Vestron Video, the same year and during the 1980s. In 2003, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the film on DVD for the first time, and was followed by another DVD release on January 7, 2014 by Scorpion Releasing.

Reception
Currently on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has not received many reviews, and has no critical nor audience score available.