The Dark Power
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| The Dark Power | |
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| Directed by | Phil Smoot |
| Screenplay by | Phil Smoot |
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| Starring | Lash LaRue |
| Cinematography | Paul Hughen |
| Edited by | Sherwood Jones |
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Production company | Triad Motion Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 87 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States[3] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $330,000[4] |
The Dark Power is a 1987 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Phil Smoot and starring Lash LaRue.[5] It follows a group of young people who summon an exorcist to a rural house haunted by the spirits of Native Americans.
- Lash LaRue as Ranger Girard
- Anna Lane Tatum as Beth
- Cynthia Bailey as Tammie
- Mary M. Dalton as Mary
- Paul Holman as Uncle Earl Coleman
- Cynthia Farbman as Lynn Evans
- Marc Matney as Craig Evans
- Tony Shaw as David Cody
- Robert Bushyhead as John "Four Eagles" Cody
- Suzie Martin as Suzan
- Dean Jones as Alan
- Steven Templeton as Dallas
- Page Elizabeth Ray as Page
- Eric Mikesall as Cletus
- Don Dahler as Photographer #1
Production
The film marked actor Lash LaRue's first major role in several decades.[1] The film was shot in late 1984 in Kernersville and Belews Creek, North Carolina, and produced by writer-director Phil Smoot's independent studio, Triad Motion Pictures.[1][4][6] Principal photography began November 26, 1984, and was completed December 22, 1984.[7] The budget was estimated to be $330,000.[4] The film was shot on 16 mm film.[8] The film's special effects were designed by Tony Elwood and Dean Jones.[2]