The First Power

Synopsis: A killer is given the gas chamber after committing several demonic murders. His spirit is released and given power by the Devil. Now the cop that caught him before must find a way to do it again.
Director(s): Robert Resnikoff
Production: Orion Pictures Corporation
 
IMDB:
5.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
R
Year:
1990
98 min
203 Views


THE BEAST THAT ASCENDED

OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PI SHALL MAKE WAR AGAINST THEM

AND SHALL OVERCOME THEM

AND KILL THEM,

AND THEIR DEAD BODIES

SHALL LIE IN THE STREE OF THE GREAT CITY.

SHALL LIE IN THE STREE OF THE GREAT CITY.

SISTER, WE'RE ALL AWARE

OF THE BOOK OFREVELATIONS.

YOU CAN TWIST THOSE WORDS

TO MEAN ALMOST ANYTHING.

RIGHT HERE:

IN LOS ANGELES,

15 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN

BRUTALLY MURDERED.

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY,

CULT KILLINGS:

ARE SPREADING.

THEY'RE SIGNS

OF HIS WORK.

SISTER,

THIS IS THE 20th CENTURY.

SO ONE MUSTN'T MENTION SATAN

IN POLITE COMPANY.

SO ONE MUSTN'T MENTION SATAN

IN POLITE COMPANY.

HIS POWER IS GROWING.

HIS POWER IS GROWING.

ALL OF THESE BODIES

HAVE BEEN MARKED--

INVERTED PENTAGRAMS--

HIS SIGN.

WE APPRECIATE THE INTENSITY

OF YOUR BELIEFS.

WE APPRECIATE THE INTENSITY

OF YOUR BELIEFS.

BUT THE LAST THING

THE CHURCH NEEDS

IS TO STIR UP:

MORE SENSATIONALISM

ABOUT DEVIL WORSHIP.

OTHERWISE, WE MAY ALL

END UP ONGERALDO.

OTHERWISE, WE MAY ALL

END UP ONGERALDO.

NO, I BELIEVE IT'S BES IF YOU RETURN

TO YOUR CONVENT,

AND IN SECLUSION,

MEDITATE LESS ON THE DEVIL

AND MORE ON THE VIRTUES

OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

AND MORE ON THE VIRTUES

OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

ESPECIALLY THE VIRTUE

OF HUMILITY.

ESPECIALLY THE VIRTUE

OF HUMILITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[RREOW]

[RREOW]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

YEAH.

I KNOW WHERE:

HE'S GOING NEXT.

LISTEN, LADY--

THE MARKS ARE ALWAYS

EXACTLY 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

THE WOUND IS ALWAYS

AT THE CENTER.

KEEP GOING.

ONE CONDITION--

NO KILLING:

AND NO DEATH PENALTY

EITHER.

OK. WHATEVER YOU SAY.

SWEAR IT.

YOU GOT IT.

YOU GOT IT.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

NEAR SUNSET BOULEVARD.

THE SOUTH ENTRANCE

TO ELYSIAN PARK.

WHEN?

SOON.

DON'T FORGE YOUR PROMISE, LOGAN.

[CLICK]

[CLICK]

Man on radio:
SLEEPER?

Man on radio:
SLEEPER?

NOTHING.

EVEN A PSYCHO F***ING KILLER

IS SMART ENOUGH:

TO STAY OUT OF THE RAIN.

TO STAY OUT OF THE RAIN.

Man:
HOW ARE

MY LOVEBIRDS DOING?

Man:
HOW ARE

MY LOVEBIRDS DOING?

HEY, CARMEN,

HOW ABOUT A NIGHTCAP

LATER?

DREAM ON.

IT'S TOO BAD, CARMEN.

WATCHING YOUR ASS

IS THE ONLY THING

KEEPING ME AWAKE UP HERE.

IS THE ONLY THING

KEEPING ME AWAKE UP HERE.

Radio:
3-LINCOLN-7.

Radio:
3-LINCOLN-7.

FRANKLIN.

Radio:

ALL POSITIONS CLEAR.

SEE? 3 NIGHTS

OF THIS SH*T.

EVERYBODY'S

BURNED OUT.

EVERYBODY'S

BURNED OUT.

THE BROAD ON THE PHONE

IS HIS GIRLFRIEND,

SETTING US UP, OK?

YOU KNOW THESE SERIAL

FREAKS LOVE MIND GAMES.

TRUST ME.

SHE WASN'T HIS GIRLFRIEND.

SHE WASN'T HIS GIRLFRIEND.

HE'LL SHOW.

THAT'S ALL YOU'VE BEEN

SAYING FOR 3 DAYS.

"HE'LL SHOW." YOU OUGH TO PUT THAT TO MUSIC.

YOU KNOW WHA YOUR PROBLEM IS, OLLIE?

ALL THIS MUMBO-JUMBO OCCUL BULLSHIT'S GOT YOU SPOOKED.

SHH...

GUY'S GOT YOU THINKING

HE'S THE BOGEYMAN

OR THE KU KLUX KLAN.

F*** YOU.

THAT'S

"F*** YOU, SIR."

THAT'S

"F*** YOU, SIR."

[BOTTLES CLINK]

[BOTTLES CLINK]

[MEOW]

[MEOW]

WHAT THE F***?

WHAT THE F***?

Logan:
PULL IT OVER.

Logan:
PULL IT OVER.

IS THIS A STAKEOU OR A F***ING PARADE?

THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT?

I CALL IT A JERKOFF.

RUSS, YOU ASKED

FOR 72 HOURS.

I GAVE 'EM TO YOU.

NOTHING HAPPENED.

LOOK, I TOLD YOU

I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN

IT WAS GOING DOWN.

BUT THIS LOCATION FITS

THE PENTAGRAM PATTERN.

MY INFORMANT SAYS

THIS IS WHERE:

HE'S GONNA STRIKE NEXT.

I CAN'T RISK IT ANYMORE.

IT'S TOO THIN.

I GOT 18 MEN SITTING HERE,

BUT HE'S LIABLE TO HI ON THE WEST SIDE TONIGHT.

HEY, RUSS.

THEY LOST CARMEN.

PARK SIDE,

NORTH OF SUNSET.

PARK SIDE,

NORTH OF SUNSET.

JESUS.

JESUS.

WELL, SHE'S PROBABLY

JUST TAKING A PISS.

WELL, SHE'S PROBABLY

JUST TAKING A PISS.

HEAVEN IN ART,

WHICH FATHER OUR...

HEAVEN IN ART,

WHICH FATHER OUR...

SHH.

SHH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T WANT YOU

TO BE AFRAID.

IF YOU'RE AFRAID,

I WON'T BE ABLE

TO HELP YOU.

I WON'T BE ABLE

TO HELP YOU.

PULLED HER:

INTO A CAR.

PULLED HER:

INTO A CAR.

NOBODY CAME DOWN

TOWARD SUNSET.

UP THERE'S THE ENTRANCE

TO THE PARK.

PARK?

YEAH.

IT'S LOCKED.

YEAH.

IT'S LOCKED.

WE'RE JUST...

GOING TO GO THROUGH

A VERY SMALL DOOR...

HERE.

HERE.

HERE.

HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH

BACKWARDS.

THAT'S WHY I SAY

THE PRAYERS IN REVERSE.

HEAVEN,

IN ART WHICH FATHER OUR--

OUR FATHER,

WHICH ART IN HEAVEN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

TAKE THE ROAD.

TAKE THE ROAD.

[WHIMPER]

[WHIMPER]

SHH.

SHH.

[GASPS]

SHH.

SHH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[FOOTSTEPS]

[FOOTSTEPS]

Man:
PIGGY, PIGGY.

Man:
PIGGY, PIGGY.

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH.

AAH!

AAH!

HYAH!

YOU SON OF A B*TCH!

YOU MOTHERF***ER!

HOW DOES IT FEEL, HUH?

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

LOGAN!

COME ON. LOGAN.

GO EASY.

YOU GOT HIM.

YOU GOT HIM.

HOLY SH*T!

GET AN AMBULANCE!

Radio:
13-843,

NO WARRANT ON SUSPECT.

352 CLEAR.

DETECTIVE RUSSELL LOGAN

HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF

THE CRITICAL LIS AFTER A DRAMATIC

LIFE-AND-DEATH STRUGGLE

IN THE EARLY:

MORNING HOURS.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME

IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS

THAT LOGAN:

HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE DEATH OR CAPTURE

OF A SERIAL KILLER.

COWORKERS DESCRIBED

ALLEGED:

PENTAGRAM KILLER,

PATRICK CHANNING,

A 9-YEAR EMPLOYEE

OF THE DEPARTMEN OF WATER AND POWER,

AS QUIET, SOLITARY,

GOOD AT HIS JOB.

AS QUIET, SOLITARY,

GOOD AT HIS JOB.

FREAK USED TO WORK

IN THIS PLACE?

IT GIVES ME THE CREEPS

TO THINK HE HAD ANYTHING TO DO

WITH THE WATER SUPPLY.

I'LL STICK TO BOTTLED WATER

FROM NOW ON, THANK YOU.

I'LL STICK TO BOTTLED WATER

FROM NOW ON, THANK YOU.

DETECTIVE LOGAN,

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL GE THE DEATH PENALTY?

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.

Woman:

THERE HE IS!

[CROWD BOOING]

[CROWD BOOING]

HOW'S IT GOING,

RUSS?

STOMACH OK?

STOMACH OK?

NOT GONNA LET THESE PUSSIES

WIMP OUT ON ME, ARE YOU?

IF A TWISTED SCUMBAG LIKE ME

DOESN'T DESERVE THE BIG ONE,

WHO DOES?

WHO DOES?

RIGHT ON.

I'M WITH YOU, PAL.

I KNEW I COULD:

COUNT ON YOU, RUSS.

I OWE YOU ONE.

I OWE YOU ONE.

SEE YOU AROUND, BUDDY BOY.

I DOUBT IT.

I DOUBT IT.

COME ON, FRANKLIN,

TAKE IT EASY.

IT'S NOT A TWIST-OFF,

YOU KNOW.

WHOA!

WOO!

HEY!

YEAH!

HAROLD, IT'LL HELP

YOUR HEMORRHOIDS.

COME ON.

GIVE IT TO ME!

HEY, COME ON!

SISTER AGNES,

I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW.

Man:
LOGAN,

IT'S FOR YOU.

YEAH. COMING.

CLASSIC VINTAGE.

WHAT IS THIS,

EARLY THURSDAY?

YES, SIR.

DRINK UP.

LOGAN. SHOOT.

Woman:
I WARNED YOU.

I'M SORRY. YOU'RE GONNA

HAVE TO SP--

JESUS.

I'M SORRY.

YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP.

Woman:
I WARNED YOU.

NO DEATH PENALTY.

STOP IT BEFORE:

IT'S TOO LATE.

[CLICK]

WHAT--HOLD--

WHAT--HOLD--

[DIAL TONE]

[DIAL TONE]

LEFT ONE'S A LITTLE LOOSE.

LEFT ONE'S A LITTLE LOOSE.

ADIOS,CREEP.

ADIOS,CREEP.

[HISSING]

[HISSING]

[EXHAUST FAN STARTS]

[EXHAUST FAN STARTS]

IT'S JUST AFTER-SHOCKS.

IT'S LIKE A CHICKEN

WITH HIS HEAD CUT OFF.

[GASPS]

[GASPS]

[CROWD GASPS]

[CROWD GASPS]

[WOMEN SCREAMING]

[WOMEN SCREAMING]

GET HIM!

GET HIM!

[RREOW]

JACK!

JACK!

[HISSES]

[HISSES]

[CLICKS SAFETY OFF]

[C*CKS GUN]

[C*CKS GUN]

[MEOW]

[MEOW]

GETTING A LITTLE JUMPY,

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