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{{infobox film
| name           = The Power
| image          = The Power Poster.jpg
 
| caption        = Theatrical poster
| director       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stephen Carpenter (writer)|Stephen Carpenter]]
* [[Jeffrey Obrow]]
}}
| producer       = Jeffrey Obrow
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* Stephen Carpenter
* Jeffrey Obrow
}}
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* Stephen Carpenter
* Jeffrey Obrow
* [[John Penney]]
* John Hopkins
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* Suzy Stokey
* Warren Lincoln
* Lisa Erickson
* Chad Christian
* Ben Gilbert
}}
| music          = [[Christopher Young]]
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Stephen Carpenter
* Jeffrey Obrow
}}
| cinematography = Stephen Carpenter
| studio         = Jeff Obrow Productions<ref name=AFI>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/57169|title=The Power|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|location=Los Angeles, California|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113054612/http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/57169|archive-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>
| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
* [[Film Ventures International]]
* Artists Releasing Corporation
}}
| released       = {{Film date|1984|1|20|ref1=<ref name=AFI/>}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes<ref name=AFI/>
| gross          = $929,162<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=powerthe.htm|title=The Power (1984)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=June 22, 2017}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''The Power''''' is a 1984 American [[supernatural horror film]] directed by [[Stephen Carpenter (writer)|Stephen Carpenter]] and [[Jeffrey Obrow]]. It stars Suzy Stokey, Warren Lincoln, Lisa Erickson, Chad Christian, Ben Gilbert and Chris Morrill. The plot tells about an evil spirit trapped inside an ancient Aztec doll, which possesses a young man after he takes it.

==Plot==
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An Aztec demon named Destacatyl, believed to have the power to control human souls, is trapped within a small Aztec doll. However, when a young man named Jerry comes into possession of the idol, he is soon possessed by the demon and begins wreaking havoc on everyone he encounters—including a group of high school students.

==Cast==
{{Cast list|
* Suzy Stokey as Sandy McKennah  {{small|(as Susan Stokey)}}
* Warren Lincoln as Jerry
* Lisa Erickson as Julie
* Chad Christian as Tommy
* Ben Gilbert as Matt
* J. Dinan Myrtetus as Francis Lott
* Stan Weston as Professor Matthew Wilson
* Chris Morrill as Ron Prince
* Rod Mays as Lee McKennah
* Alice Champlin as Roxanne
* Juan Del Valle as Jeep driver
* Gabe Cohen as Marty
* Jackie Cowgill as Mrs. Lawrence
* James Gilchrist as Bill Hopkins
* Brian Grayson as Mark
* Ted Novak as Rick
* Jay Fisher as Raphael
* Costy Basile as Jorge
* Milton Robinson as Jack
* Steve Nagle as Driver
* [[Barbara Murray]] as Tommy's mother
* Richard Cowgill as Cemetery guard
* Jake Jones as Janitor
}}

==Release==
''The Power'' had a limited theatrical release on January 20, 1984 by Artists Releasing Corporation, and was released on VHS by [[Vestron Video]] the same year. It was released on DVD on January 7, 2017 by Scorpion Releasing.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{AFI film|57169|The Power}}
* {{IMDb title|0081366}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=87008}}
* {{Rotten tomatoes|the_power_1984|The Power}}

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[[Category:1984 horror films]]
[[Category:1984 independent films]]
[[Category:1980s supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:American supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Demons in film]]
[[Category:Films about spirit possession]]
[[Category:Films scored by Christopher Young]]
[[Category:Films shot in California]]
[[Category:1984 English-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jeffrey Obrow]]
[[Category:Films directed by Stephen Carpenter]]
[[Category:1984 American films]]
[[Category:English-language horror films]]
[[Category:English-language independent films]]

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