The Dark Power

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The Dark Power
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Blu-ray cover artwork
Directed byPhil Smoot
Screenplay byPhil Smoot
Produced by
  • Phil Smoot
  • George B. Walker
Starring Lash LaRue
CinematographyPaul Hughen
Edited bySherwood Jones
Music by
  • Christopher Deane
  • Matt Kendrick
Production
company
Triad Motion Pictures [1]
Release date
Running time
87 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States [3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$330,00 [4]

The Dark Power is a 1987 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Phil Smoot and starring Lash LaRue. [5] It follows a group of young people who summon an exorcist to a rural house haunted by the spirits of Native Americans.

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Cast

Production

The film marked actor Lash LaRue's first major role in several decades. [1] The film was shot in late 1984 in Kernersville and Belews Creek, North Carolina, and produced by writer-director Phil Smoot's independent studio, Triad Motion Pictures. [1] [4] [6] Principal photography began November 26, 1984, and was completed December 22, 1984. [7] The budget was estimated to be $330,000. [4] The film was shot on 16 mm film. [8] The film's special effects were designed by Tony Elwood and Dean Jones. [2]

Release

The Dark Power had its world premiere at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 13, 1987. [8]

Home media

The film was released on VHS in late October 1987. [9] [10] Kino Lorber released The Dark Power on Blu-ray featuring a new restoration from the original film elements on October 24, 2023. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lash LaRue Returns to Films". Charlotte Observer . January 13, 1985. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "The Dark Power (Blu-ray)". Kino Lorber . Archived from the original on February 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Dark Power". Mubi . Archived from the original on February 17, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Shertzer, Jim (March 27, 1985). "Local Filmmaker Gets a Boost From Article". Winston-Salem Journal . p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "The Dark Power". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on February 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ Cain, Scott (January 23, 1985). "'Dark Power' comes into life of Griffin lass but is 'worth it'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. 3-C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Bledsoe, Jerry (January 13, 1985). "Monster movie fulfills pair's fantasies". News & Record . p. C-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 Stoneman, Donnell (February 15, 1987). "Horror spoof piles on gore and sex". News & Record . p. D10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Stoneman, Donnell (October 6, 1987). "Video Update". News & Record . p. A12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Stoneman, Donnell (August 7, 1988). "Rolling against the odds". News & Record . pp. H1, H7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "The Dark Power - Kino Cult". High-Def Digest. 2023. Archived from the original on February 17, 2025.
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