Movie

Making Contact
1985 · 94 min
A strange, eerie blend of childhood grief and supernatural dread, with a creepy doll that lingers in the mind.
- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich
- Genres
- Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
- Starring
- Joshua Morrell, Eva Kryll, Tammy Shields
- Tagline
- Only he can see it. Only he shares its magic. Only he knows the danger.
- 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.
- How it feels
- Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, isolation, family, survival
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich
- Genres
- Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
- Starring
- Joshua Morrell, Eva Kryll, Tammy Shields



