Starring - Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre, Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity), Eddie Deezen (Dexter's Laboratory, Critters 2), and John Henry Richardson (Munchie Strikes Back, Vice Academy 4)
Release Date - 1991
Genre - Horror/Comedy
Tagline - "She'll turn your head... all the way around"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)
Rating (out of 5):
Several months ago Retromedia Entertainment announced that Makeflix.com would be releasing limited runs of their films. I snagged Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers from Amazon sometime before and was looking forward to extending my Fred Olen Ray collection. Since then I've enjoyed releases like Dark Universe, Evil Spawn, Scalps, and The Phantom Empire just to name a few. A few weeks back Makeflix announced that they would be doing a 30 day preo-order for the Retromedia Entertainment release of the 1991 horror comedy Teenage Exorcist on blu. This was a must own release for me so I was quick to snag the release and after watching a couple big budget releases I was ready to finally check this one out.
The film follows the young Diane (Stevens) who moves into a house with a sorted past. The landlord was quick to rent it at an unbelievable price so she jumps at the opportunity. Her sister and her boyfriend decide to pay her a visit and discover that she is not acting herself. She is now smoking, drinking, and overly sexual and they deduct that she is possessed. They try to rid her of the demon and learn that the demon and his undead minions are living in the basement and need them as sacrifices.
Several years ago, I believe I was in college at the time, I snagged a copy of the film on DVD but I never got around to watching it. I always thought it looked fun and would often think about watching it at random times when I just couldn't work it into my schedule. I was able to use this release as an excuse to finally check it out and I'm glad I was able to after all these years. I had fun with it and I'm confused as to why genre fans don't talk about this one more. The acting in this one is extremely fun and probably the most playful I have ever seen Brinke Stevens. She brings a lot to the film with her sexuality and playful demeanor. You can really tell she was having fun on set and that transferred well in the scene. Also, John Henry Richardson's character was a lot of fun. I had never really noticed him in other films but now I'm going to actively be looking for them. The remainder of the cast is just as entertaining with a small performance from character and voice actor Eddie Deezen. I was expecting him in the film more than he was but it was still fun to watch him as the quirky pizza delivery virgin. The story for this one is a solid mix of horror and comedy with so much thrown into it. We get Demons, possession, zombies, Eddie Deezen portraying every other character he has ever portrayed, and a priest who doesn't speak Italian all in one of the oddest films I have watched...and I loved it. It does start out a little slow and drags its feet at times but the humor and atmosphere is brilliant enough to hold your attention through these scenes. The movie is a bit predictable but it's still able to have fun unlike so many other films like this one. Finally, the film doesn't have a body count but it does have a cheesy looking demon and some zombies that were surprisingly well done. The make-up effects look great and watching Brinke dance around in a leather dress was worth the price of the film. Overall, Teenage Exorcist may not be the bloodiest or goriest horror movie to ever be released but for a horror comedy it was a lot fun. The blu release is not perfect but it's better than the DVD release I grabbed many years ago. I highly recommend it.
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