''Joey'', also known as ''Making Contact'', is a 1985 West German

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from Centropolis Film Productions (now Centropolis Entertainment). The film was co-written and directed by

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Plot

The plot concerns a 9-year-old boy named Joey Collins (Joshua Morell) who loses his father, but makes contact with what he believes is his deceased parent via a small phone and is terrorized by a

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named Fletcher who is possessed by a demon. The doll summons other demons and evil forces to threaten his friends, mother, enemies, city as only Joey must go into the spirit world to destroy this evil in a battle of good vs. evil. The boy develops the power of

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, which soon gets out of hand.

Cast

* Joshua Morrell as Joey Collins * Eva Kryll as Laura Collins * Jan Zierold as Martin * Tammy Shields as Sally * Barbara Klein as Dr. Haiden * Matthias Kraus as Bernie *

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as Fletcher the Dummy (voice)

Release

''Joey'' was released in North America as ''Making Contact''. The North American version was heavily cut and ran 79 minutes. ''Joey'' was subsequently released as a 2 disc DVD set featuring the original 98 minute version along with the edited North American cut. In 2016, Kino Lorber has announced a Blu-ray with a new high definition transfer and newly produced special features. ''Making Contact'' was

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ed for the 2022 ''

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References

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