The First Power (1990)
A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.
- Date of release
- 1990-04-06
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (113)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller, Horror
- Director
- Robert Resnikoff
Casting
- Lou Diamond Phillips — Det. Russell Logan
- Tracy Griffith — Tess Seaton
- Jeff Kober — Patrick Channing
- Mykelti Williamson — Det. Oliver Franklin
- Dennis Lipscomb — Commander Perkins
- Carmen Argenziano — Lt. Grimes
- Clayton Landey — Mazza
- David Gale — Monsignor
- Philip Abbott — Cardinal
- J. Patrick McNamara — Priest
- Bill Moseley — Bartender
- Brian Libby — Bum / Detective
Interesting facts
- Budget: $10M
The First Power is a 1990 American neo-noir horror film written and directed by Robert Resnikoff and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober and Mykelti Williamson.
Production
The movie began production under the title Transit. According to Time Out Magazine, Resnikoff took inspiration from convicted mass murderer Gary Gilmore, who believed in reincarnation and voiced his intentions to return after he was subjected to execution by firing squad by Utah Department of Corrections in 1977. Gilmore was also the subject of the 1979 non-fiction novel The Executioner's Song and the 1982 TV movie of the same name.
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