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Making Contact

1985-11-21 · 94 min · ★ 5.5

Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Adventure

A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate objects with his mind, set things on fire, and even communicate with his dead father. However, not everything is good for Joey as his newly gained powers accidentally awake an evil supernatural force that is contained inside the body of an old ventriloquist's dummy that Joey found in an abandoned house. The supernatural Dummy shows similar powers to Joey's, and soon he puts the lives of everyone near Joey in danger as the evil Dummy has dark plans for Joey's special powers.

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Directors
Roland Emmerich
Production companies
Centropolis Film Productions, Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Countries
Germany, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joshua MorrellJoshua MorrellJoey
Eva KryllEva KryllLaura Collins
Tammy ShieldsSally
Jan ZieroldMartin
Barbara KleinDr. Haiden
Jerry L. Hall Jr.William
Sean JohnsonBobby
Matthias KrausBernie
Ray KaselonisSteven
Christine GoebbelsAlice
Axel BergRalph
Jack AngelJack AngelFletcher the Dummer (English Version, voice)

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