The Possession of Michael King

"If you invite it in, it will never let you go."

2014 1h 23m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 465

Horror

Synopsis

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Michael King asks occultists to summon all evil spirits to prove his point that they do not exist. But something goes wrong and he becomes a danger to everyone.

“If you invite it in, it will never let you go.”

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Cast

Shane Johnson
Michael King
Ella Anderson
Ellie King
Cara Pifko
Samantha
Julie McNiven
Beth King
Tomas Arana
Augustine
Dale Dickey
Beverly
Patricia Healy
Marsha
Cullen Douglas
Mortician

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Jung
Writers: Tedi Sarafian, David Jung
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Jung, shot by Phil Parmet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jake York shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Shane Johnson and Ella Anderson and Cara Pifko carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you invite it in, it will never let you go.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2282016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Jung directs. Phil Parmet behind the camera. Jake York cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Directed by David Jung, shot by Phil Parmet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jake York shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shane Johnson and Ella Anderson and Cara Pifko carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "If you invite it in, it will never let you go.".
7IMDB entry: tt2282016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 16 themes, including "cemetery", "camera", "paranormal phenomena", "ouija board".

The technical file

Cinematography: Phil Parmet
Editing: Jake York
Production design: Gabor Norman
Costume design: Francine Lecoultre
Makeup / hair: Shelley Rucker
Stunt coordinator: Anthony Molinari
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,405,143
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Possession of Michael King (2014)

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Dean2016-06-29
★ 10/10
Let's start from the beginning, why this film is good? First, it's unique in it's genre. Yes, we got quite a many movies about Possessions & Devil themes, but this one is different. It tells the story how main character gets possessed by on it's own will, to prove if God & Devil are real or not, after the accident of his wife, which died by the suggestion of a fortuneteller. Whole movie is very interesting, that shows how main character is being possessed & we can see what happens in this head, which is also unique in horror movies. Technically film is also very well done, with nice effects & great quality (thx to Arri Alexa camera). I enjoyed the movie from the start to the end. Very well done, especially if we consider, that this was a first movie of it's director - David Jung. I'd say this is another great horror movie after "The Devil's Due" & "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" in this year. I wish David Jung good luck & to continue creating such good movies.
Wiccaburr2020-09-29
★ 7/10
<I>You will...<B>crawl</B></i> This is an interesting movie with how Michael go through many of the dark magic and satanic ways of conjuring up a demon. Once that happens though, you best to get ready for some spooks and jump scares, which are pretty decent but nothing too memorable. If you focus on the predictable story of this movie, you will feel as if this movie didn't try hard enough. In fact, this movie does try to give you a performance from the main character and the effects that come with the changes during the possession. The movie isn't overwhelming good but it is a fun watch if you want something slightly different from the usual possession.