The First Power Page #5

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
185 Views


HE'S GOING TO KILL

AGAIN AND AGAIN.

HE'S GOING TO KILL

AGAIN AND AGAIN.

I NEVER THOUGH YOU'D GO THIS FAR,

MARGUERITE.

PEOPLE CAME TO ME

FOR HELP.

I TURNED THEM AWAY.

I CAN'T DO THA ANYMORE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T EXCUSE

THE THEFT OF A SACRED

CHURCH ICON.

IS IT THEFT TO USE THIS

FOR ITS REAL PURPOSE?

I BELIEVE SATAN HAS GRANTED

ONE OF HIS DISCIPLES

THE FIRST POWER.

RESURRECTION?

RESURRECTION?

MARGUERITE.

MARGUERITE.

MARGUERITE.

MARGUERITE.

I'LL PRAY FOR YOU.

I'LL PRAY FOR YOU.

WE HAVE TO HURRY.

I DON'T KNOW WHO,

BUT HE'S GOING TO KILL

SOMEONE ELSE CLOSE TO YOU.

DID YOU SEE WHERE?

IT'S AN AREA I RECOGNIZE.

IT'S OFF

THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY.

IT'S OFF

THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY.

Radio:
ATTENTION, ALL UNITS.

OFFICER NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

2130 JULIAN, NEAR ALAMEDA.

ATTENTION, ALL UNITS.

ONLY A FEW BLOCKS

FROM HERE.

3-LINCOLN-43.

I'M ON IT.

HOLD ON.

[ENGINE REVVING]

[ENGINE REVVING]

STAY HERE.

STAY HERE.

Radio:
ATTENTION, ALL UNITS.

OFFICER NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

2130 JULIAN.

Channing on radio: YOU KNOW

WHICH OFFICER NEEDS HELP,

DON'T YOU, SWEET CAKES?

IT'S LOGAN.

IT'S LOGAN.

AAH!

AAH!

I THOUGH I TOLD YOU

TO STAY IN THE CAR.

LOGAN, HE'S HERE.

CHANNING.

I HEARD HIM:

ON THE RADIO.

YOU WHAT?

Channing:
PIGGY, PIGGY.

Channing:
PIGGY, PIGGY.

[SQUEAKING]

[SQUEAKING]

Channing:
OVER HERE.

Channing:
OVER HERE.

Channing:
THIS WAY.

COME ON. CHECK IT OUT,

BUDDY BOY.

COME ON. CHECK IT OUT,

BUDDY BOY.

LOGAN?

LOGAN?

YOU'RE HOLDING I UPSIDE DOWN.

YOU'RE HOLDING I UPSIDE DOWN.

[PENTAGRAM DROPS]

[PENTAGRAM DROPS]

YOU CAN'T GO ON KILLING

FOREVER, PATRICK.

YOU CAN'T GO ON KILLING

FOREVER, PATRICK.

YOU WANT TO BET?

YOU WANT TO BET?

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

[C*CKS GUN]

[C*CKS GUN]

AAH!

AAH!

HEY, A**HOLE.

HEY, A**HOLE.

ARE YOU TRYING:

TO TELL ME:

THAT GRIMES TRIED

TO KILL YOU?

WHAT DO YOU THINK, AL,

I DRAGGED HIM UP THERE

AND DROPPED HIM ON

THAT SPIKE FOR NOTHING?

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, HE WAS A DRUNK

AND A TOTAL PRICK,

BUT HE WAS ALSO:

A LIEUTENANT IN THE LAPD,

AND I DO NOTBELIEVE...

AND I DO NOTBELIEVE...

AND I DO NOT BELIEVE

THAT HE SUDDENLY

WENT F***ING INSANE

OR WAS SECRETLY A MEMBER

OF SOME F***ING CULT.

SIR,

CHIEF IS HERE.

YEAH, YEAH!

I'LL BE THERE.

YOU GOTTA GIVE ME

SOME MORE TIME, AL.

YOU GOTTA GIVE ME

SOME MORE TIME, AL.

OK, BUT GET THAT F***ING GIRL

AND GET OUT OF HERE,

AND YOU DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

AND YOU DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

GO OUT THE BACK WAY.

GO OUT THE BACK WAY.

[SNORING]

[SNORING]

MAID'S DAY OFF.

MAID'S DAY OFF.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

A BUDDY:

ON THE BOMB SQUAD

GAVE ME THIS STUFF

FOR A RAINY DAY.

CHANNING CAN'T DO

ANYTHING TO US:

WITHOUT USING:

SOMEBODY'S BODY.

SO EVERYONE HE SENDS

AT US,

WE'RE GONNA SEND

RIGHT BACK.

THAT'S GREAT.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO,

BLOW UP THE WHOLE CITY?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME

TO SAY?

TESS, EVERY TIME

YOU KILL THE F***ER,

HE BOUNCES:

INTO SOMEBODY ELSE!

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT ABOUT GRIMES?

HOW'D HE GET INTO HIM?

YOU SAID GRIMES:

WAS AN ALCOHOLIC.

AND PEOPLE LIKE THA AND JUNKIES,

THEY HAVE LESS OF A HOLD

ON REALITY,

SO THEY'RE VULNERABLE

TO HIM.

OH, TERRIFIC.

THAT NARROWS IT DOWN

TO HALF OF L.A.

LOGAN, I DON'T KNOW

HOW TO STOP HIM.

HE--HE JUST KEEPS GETTING

STRONGER AND STRONGER AND...

HE--HE JUST KEEPS GETTING

STRONGER AND STRONGER AND...

OH, LOGAN,

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

THIS IS CRAZY.

THIS IS CRAZY.

[CLANK]

[CLANK]

[CLANK]

[CLANK]

IT'S PROBABLY JUS MY OLD REFRIGERATOR.

IT'S PROBABLY JUS MY OLD REFRIGERATOR.

RUSSELL!

WHAT?

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT IS IT?

THE BAG LADY,

SHE WAS OUTSIDE:

THE WINDOW.

SHE WAS OUTSIDE:

THE WINDOW.

TESS, THERE'S

NOTHING OUT--

AAH!

AAH!

DON'T YOU THINK

I LOOK PRETTY, LOGAN?

DON'T YOU THINK

I LOOK PRETTY, LOGAN?

NOT NICE TO HIT A LADY.

NOT NICE TO HIT A LADY.

WHEE!

WHEE!

HI, CUTIE.

HI, CUTIE.

OH, GOOD.

A GAME.

HIDE-AND-SEEK.

I'M IT.

I'LL COUNT TO 10.

1...

2...

3...

3...

WHERE ARE WE GOING,

LOGAN?

THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO.

THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO.

HI, LOGAN.

DID YA MISS ME?

HI, LOGAN.

DID YA MISS ME?

GIVE ME A KISS.

GIVE ME A KISS.

WHEE!

WHEE!

[HONK HONK]

[HONK HONK]

COME ON. PUCKER UP.

[HONK]

AAH!

AAH!

[HONK]

[HONK]

WHOO-EE! THIS IS FUN!

WHEE!

WHOO-HOO!

[HONK]

OOH, LOOK!

THERE'S A BIG TRUCK.

OOH, LOOK!

THERE'S A BIG TRUCK.

TESS!

TESS!

[SIRENS]

[SIRENS]

TESS.

TESS.

OPEN UP!

OPEN UP!

YOU WANT TO HIDE OU FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD

IN THIS LITTLE RATHOLE,

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN.

BUT HE'S TAKEN TESS,

AND I'M NOT LEAVING HERE

UNTIL YOU TELL ME

HOW TO FIND HER.

UNTIL YOU TELL ME

HOW TO FIND HER.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA

WHAT YOU'LL BE FACING.

I DON'T CARE.

I DON'T CARE.

IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE,

HE WILL HAVE TAKEN HER

TO THE DARK PLACE

WHERE HE PERFORMED

HIS RITUALS.

I KNOW WHERE THAT IS.

TESS FELT IT.

HOW DO I STOP HIM?

IT'S NO JUST STOPPING HIM.

IT'S STOPPING A BEING

WHO HAS THE FIRST POWER.

THERE ARE 3 POWERS

THAT CAN BE BESTOWED

BY GOD OR SATAN.

THE THIRD POWER:

IS THE ABILITY:

TO TAKE OVER:

ANOTHER PERSON'S BODY.

YOUR FRIEND THE PSYCHIC

HAS THE SECOND POWER,

THE GIFT OF KNOWING

THE FUTURE.

THE FIRST POWER:

IS RESURRECTION.

IMMORTALITY.

LOOK, SISTER,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

THESE THINGS.

ALL I KNOW IS THA I HAVE TO HELP HER.

THERE'S JUST ONE WAY...

THERE'S JUST ONE WAY...

THROUGH THE ONLY SOUL

IN HISTORY:

WHO HAD ALL 3 POWERS.

WHO HAD ALL 3 POWERS.

[WATER SPLASHES]

[WATER SPLASHES]

[VOICES]

[VOICES]

[VOICES]

[VOICES]

AAH!

AAH!

B*TCH!

B*TCH!

HA HA HA.

HA HA HA.

EN NOMINI PATRI,

ET MATRI:

ET SPIRITUS SANCTI.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,

SISTER?

YES.

YES.

LOGAN.

LOGAN.

HURRY.

WE HAVE TO GE OUT OF HERE.

WE HAVE TO GE OUT OF HERE.

[VOICES CHANT]

[VOICES CHANT]

WE HAVE TO HURRY.

HE'S STILL HERE.

I FEEL IT.

SISTER MARGUERITE!

SISTER MARGUERITE!

KEEP GOING.

KEEP GOING.

SISTER.

SISTER.

TAKE MY HAND.

[Channing's voice]

GEE, THANKS, RUSS.

[Channing's voice]

GEE, THANKS, RUSS.

LET HER GO, PATRICK.

SO SOON?

SO SOON?

I JUST GOT HERE.

I JUST GOT HERE.

COME OUT AND FACE ME,

YOU SON OF A B*TCH.

DON'T HIDE BEHIND HER.

DON'T YOU KNOW

THAT CURSING IS A SIN?

DON'T YOU KNOW

THAT CURSING IS A SIN?

YOU WON'T SHOOT A NUN.

YOU WON'T SHOOT A NUN.

NOT A GOOD LITTLE

CATHOLIC BOY LIKE YOU.

NOT A GOOD LITTLE

CATHOLIC BOY LIKE YOU.

SISTER.

OH, I'M AFRAID

SHE'S NOT HERE.

OH, I'M AFRAID

SHE'S NOT HERE.

KEEP FIGHTING HIM,

MARGUERITE.

KEEP FIGHTING HIM,

MARGUERITE.

YOU CAN BEAT HIM.

YOU CAN BEAT HIM.

DON'T GIVE UP.

DON'T GIVE UP.

HE ISN'T POWERFUL.

HE ISN'T POWERFUL.

HE'S JUST A SCARED

LITTLE BOY:

WHO USED TO RUN:

AND HIDE IN THE DARK.

YOU'RE PATHETIC, LOGAN.

TELL ME SOMETHING,

PATRICK.

IT'S JUS A WILD GUESS...

IT'S JUS A WILD GUESS...

BUT I BET THE FIRS ONE YOU KILLED

WAS YOUR:

GRANDFATHER.

OR SHOULD I SAY:

YOUR FATHER?

OR SHOULD I SAY:

YOUR FATHER?

SHUT UP!

YOU DIDN'T KNOW

I KNEW THAT,

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