Making Contact
Seen it?1985 | 94 min | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and fantasy fans. If you loved The Creator or Avatar: Fire and Ash, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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 earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roland Emmerich
- Joshua MorrellJoey
- Eva KryllLaura Collins
- Tammy ShieldsSally
- Jan ZieroldMartin
- Barbara KleinDr. Haiden
- Jerry L. Hall Jr.William
- Sean JohnsonBobby
- Matthias KrausBernie
- Ray KaselonisSteven
- Christine GoebbelsAlice