Joey (1985 film)
Joey, also known as Making Contact, is a 1985 West German horror-fantasy film from Centropolis Film Productions (now Centropolis Entertainment). The film was co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich.
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Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
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Music by | Paul Gilreath |
Cinematography | Egon Werdin |
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Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German (Shot in English) |
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.[1] The boy develops the power of telekinesis, which soon gets out of hand.[2]
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 minutes version along with the edited North American cut. In 2016, Kino Lorber has announced a Blu-ray with extras to be announced and new high definition transfer.
References
- Haase, Christine (2007). When Heimat Meets Hollywood: German Filmmakers and America, 1985–2005. Boydell & Brewer. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-57113-279-6.
- Mannikka, Eleanor. "Joey (1985)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-23.