The First Power movie storyline. A sadistic serial killer, Patrick Channing (Jeff Kober), known by most as the Pentagram Killer, is at large in Los Angeles, killing innocent people as a sacrifice to Satan. His specific MO is engraving a pentagram symbol into the flesh of his victims before killing them.
Detective Russell Logan (Lou Diamond Phillips) is determined to bring the Pentagram Killer to justice. He receives an anonymous phone call from a psychic called Tess Seaton (Tracy Griffith). After getting his promise that the man will not be executed, she tells him where the killer is going to strike next. With time running out for the next victim, Logan decides to take Tess on her word. Logan goes on a stakeout and successfully tracks down Channing’s lair. During a struggle in which Logan apprehends Channing, Logan receives a severe stab wound to his torso.
The First Power is a 1990 American neo-noir horror film written and directed by Robert Resnikoff and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober, Mykelti Williamson, Elizabeth Arlen, Dennis Lipscomb, Julianna McCarthy and Carmen Argenziano. Critical reviews were mostly negative, but the film was a financial success.
The First Power (1990)
Directed by: Robert Resnikoff
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober, Mykelti Williamson, Elizabeth Arlen, Dennis Lipscomb, Julianna McCarthy, Carmen Argenziano
Screenplay by: Robert Resnikoff
Production Design by: Joseph T. Garrity
Cinematography by: Theo van de Sande
Film Editing by: Michael Bloecher
Costume Design by: Timothy D’Arcy
Set Decoration by: Jerie Kelter
Art Direction by: Pat Tagliaferro
Music by: Stewart Copeland
Distributed by: Orion Pictures
Release Date: April 6, 1990
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