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.
Practical Effects
The dummy's facial expressions are nightmare fuel achieved with puppetry.
Direction
Emmerich's shameless Spielberg cosplay is almost endearing in its audacity.
Visual Effects
Telekinesis scenes that look like someone threw furniture at a child actor.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Roland Emmerich's feature debut, made for roughly $4 million. He'd later become the master of destruction with Independence Day and 2012.
Released in Germany as 'Joey,' the film was re-edited and rescored for American markets, adding footage of a completely different robot that barely connects to the plot.
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