My original viewing of Repossessed, back in 1990 (yes, I was one of those who stupidly paid to see this garbage at the cinema), was an experience far more disturbing than my first viewing of The Exorcist, the film it sets out to spoof (only 17 years too late): Leslie Nielsen's desperately unfunny antics and Linda Blair besmirching her own legacy prove far more difficult to endure than anything in William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic.
Written and directed by Bob 'Meatballs 4' Logan, Repossessed is a succession of quick-fire gags that repeatedly fail to hit the target. Dated topical jokes and crap sight gags abound, Ned Beatty's career hits an all-time-low with a role as a TV evangelist, and wrestler Jesse Ventura proves even more cringe-worthy than he was in Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (also 1990—what a great year that was for terrible Jesse Ventura movies!).
It really is hard to believe how anyone ever considered any of this funny: the film makes the Scary Movie series seem like comedy gold by comparison, which is no mean feat. The finale, where Nielsen defeats the devil through the power of rock and roll, miming badly to a god-awful song while imitating several famous musicians, must go down as one of the single-most embarrassing attempts at humour I have ever witnessed.
Written and directed by Bob 'Meatballs 4' Logan, Repossessed is a succession of quick-fire gags that repeatedly fail to hit the target. Dated topical jokes and crap sight gags abound, Ned Beatty's career hits an all-time-low with a role as a TV evangelist, and wrestler Jesse Ventura proves even more cringe-worthy than he was in Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (also 1990—what a great year that was for terrible Jesse Ventura movies!).
It really is hard to believe how anyone ever considered any of this funny: the film makes the Scary Movie series seem like comedy gold by comparison, which is no mean feat. The finale, where Nielsen defeats the devil through the power of rock and roll, miming badly to a god-awful song while imitating several famous musicians, must go down as one of the single-most embarrassing attempts at humour I have ever witnessed.