Making Contact

Making Contact

Only he can see it. Only he shares its magic. Only he knows the danger.

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Release Date

11/21/1985

Runtime

94 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

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Revenue

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A haunted-object horror film that grounds its supernatural terror in a boy's raw grief, building dread as the line between his psychic gift and something darker grows perilously thin. Creepy, intimate, and surprisingly emotional.

Mood

UnsettlingClaustrophobicMelancholicDread-soaked

Themes

GriefComing of agePowerFamily

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Practical effectsStylized genre

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Child endangerment

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