Product Details

• Actors: Tom Downey, Erica Roby, Brick Firestone, Noel Thurman
• Directors: Leigh Scott
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: The Asylum Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: January 31, 2006
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EQ5SE8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,182 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Asylum Home Entertainment Release Date: 01/31/2006 Run time: 83 minutes Rating: R

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another one gets possessed, December 20, 2006

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Friskie (Toronto Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (DVD)

If you are contemplating this hoping to see a film comparable to "the Exorcist" you will be disappointed. If on the other hand you want something familiar yet new pick it up and give it a viewing. For a direct to video offering it wasn't all that bad. Sure the effects are cheap and the dialogue at times was stomach churning but the story kept my interest and it did have it's scary moments. The hubby was a hunk and the actress playing Gail was not bad. The plot itself is familiar, girl plays around with unknown things gets possessed and priest and psychiatrist try to rescue her. There were a few fresh elements brought into this; the priest was blind from a previous exorcism and there was a distinct method involved in rescuing the possessed. I have to say I enjoyed the ending and it had a touch of purity about it. In the end, don't expect much and view it without comparing it to other films of this ilk. It will make for an entertaining time. C

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not As Bad As Some Would Lead You To Believe, February 10, 2009

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Alienfan95610 "80's Metalhead" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (DVD)

Ok, first of all- it is obvious from looking at the DVD case artwork that this film is a low budget undertaking. That fact alone should tell most people to not even bother trying to compare it to "The Exorcist". In fact, it's not even as good as "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", but that doesn't make it a horrible movie.

A low budget film faces low budget production. Once you understand that fact you may be able to enjoy low budget films for what they are. And it was obvious to me that this film was WAY low budget. First of all the entire film is shot very darkly...sometimes you can't even tell what you are looking at. The script is a very basic retread of most exorcism stories. Some of the dialogue is very bad, but there are a couple of actors in this film who try and make the best of the weak material. For her first "major" film, Erica Roby playing Gail, does a fine job. Noel Thurman, playing Gail's older sister, is also outstanding. The special effects are on par with what you would expect from a low budget film...some work pretty well, while others do not.

The bottom line is that if you sit down to watch this film and aren't expecting something that rivals "The Exorcist" you might actually enjoy it. It's not a great film, but it's also not the worst movie I've seen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One star for some acting, September 17, 2010

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Viva (So. Cal.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (DVD)

I give this one a single star just because the women playing Gail and her sister are pretty good.

As for the rest, it claims to be based on the story that inspired the Exorcist, but that is not necessarily accurate. Also, the production quality is horrible and the exorcism sequences go on and on and on and just become tedious more than frightening.