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Joey (1985 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Joey', also known as 'Making Contact', is a 1985 West German techno-horror-fantasy film from Centropolis Film Productions (now Centropolis Entertainment). The film was co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich.

Plot



The plot concerns a 9-year-old boy named Joey (Joshua Morell) who loses his father, but makes contact with what he believes is his deceased parent via a small phone and is terrorized by a ventriloquist dummy named Fletcher who is possessed by a demon. The doll summons other demons and evil forces to threaten his friends, mother, enemies, city as only Joey must go into the spirit world to destroy this evil in a battle of good vs. evil. The boy develops the power of telekinesis, which soon gets out of hand.

Cast



* Joshua Morrell as Joey Collins

* Eva Kryll as Laura Collins

* Jan Zierold as Martin

* Tammy Shields as Sally

* Barbara Klein as Dr. Haiden

* Matthias Kraus as Bernie

* Jack Angel as Fletcher the Dummy (voice)

Release



'Joey' was released in North America as 'Making Contact'. The North American version was heavily cut and ran 79 minutes. 'Joey' was subsequently released as a 2 disc DVD set featuring the original 98 minute version along with the edited North American cut. In 2016, Kino Lorber has announced a Blu-ray with a new high definition transfer and newly produced special features.

'Making Contact' was riffed for the 2022 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' LIVE: Time Bubble Tour.

References




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