The Disco Exorcist

The Devil In Miss Jones

The Disco Exorcist
Directed by Richard Griffin
USA 2011
Monster Pictures
DVD Region 2

Warning: Spoilers deep inside.

Disclaimer: The producers have no memory of making this motion picture.

Ha! Well I’ve had this movie languishing in an old pile of DVDs for some years now but I’ve finally got around to watching it and, I have to say, it’s both hilarious and, honestly, one of the most politically incorrect films I’ve seen in a long time (if ever).

The Disco Exorcist starts with a cold opening at a badly rendered strip club (showing it’s low budget to the full)... we watch as a witch kills one of the punters in a gory way. Cut to main leading man Rex Romanski, played by Michael Reed, as he sexes up his two lady friends in his lava lamp lit apartment during a credits sequence set to a funky disco/bad porno music beat... and then follow him back into the film properly as he gets down at the local disco and picks out a lady for that evening’s pleasure.

Unfortunately for Rex, he picks the witch lady from the pre-credits, Rita Marie played by Ruth Mahala Sullivan. Everything is fine until the next evening, when someone he’s been dying to meet enters the disco in search of love. That someone is introduced to us earlier when Rex and his DJ pal are watching one of her films, Disco Ball Delivery, which is double billed with a Marilyn Chambers film called Saturday Night Beaver (which I think is a fake movie too... I don’t think she was in the real porn film of that title, although I’m no expert so I may be wrong).

The lady in question is world famous porn star Amoreena Jones, played by Sarah Nicklin and, when she walks into Rex’s disco world it’s love (and sex) at first sight... much to the fury of the woman scorned, who curses Amoreena for her trouble. The next day, when Rex is standing in for a late actor on Amoreena’s next porn film, all hell breaks loose and the women, including Amoreena, slaughter most of the crew. When she snaps out of it later, Amoreena and Rex realise they have a problem but, who can they call on for help? Not The Disco Exorcist, for sure, as this movie didn’t play out in any way like I thought it would and, at the film’s denouement, Rex himself has to take up the role of exorcist after another guy’s head explodes while doing the ritual.

And the trailer and my rough synopsis is really selling this short. I haven’t even got into the carnage at the orgy or Rex’s priest brother who is also into nuns whipping him. This movie is one of those ‘ironic grindhouse’ exploitation movies... so you’ve got the worn out 1970s film stock all the way through and the odd “Scene Missing” caption. Now I find these films hit and miss but this one has all the right ingredients... tonnes of nudity, loads of sex with bouncing bosoms and dangling male members, strong goriness, witchcraft, kill crazy demon infested porn actresses and a completely funky score plus songs which, I think, were even written for the film.

Now the inclusion of all those elements should but, rarely do guarantee, a good time is had by all but, in this case, the film also has some slick dialogue and some witty one liners. Not to mention call backs to other films. I mean, fans of The Exorcist will recognising the one-upmanshipness of the line “You suck faggots from you’re mother’s asshole!” and know exactly why it’s in there but there are some really silly gems such as, when the group of porn actresses go to get Rex and he assumed they want to do some more sexing, his line pleading off when he says “I need at least 15 minutes to put a bullet in this chamber, if you know what I mean?” Even the not exactly subtle last line of the film, “From now on, you’re the only devil I want coming inside me.” is a bit of a winner the way it’s delivered.

Yeah, the film isn’t subtle, for sure but it is a hoot and the 1970s style of shooting combined with the low budget and juvenile sex jokes... somewhat surprisingly... give it a certain charm which I didn’t see coming (if you know what I mean?). So, definitely don’t watch The Disco Exorcist with people who wouldn’t understand where it’s coming from but, yeah, this is one fine movie. It’s not just Not Safe For Work... it’s pretty much not safe for most people you know but, I dunno, this film won me over quite quickly and didn’t let go. Definitely worth a look if silliness mixed with gore, nudity and sex is your thing.