''The Jar'' is a 1984 American
horror film directed by Bruce Toscano.
Plot
A schoolteacher named Paul gets in an auto accident with an old man. After bringing the old man to his apartment to heal him, Paul finds that the man has disappeared, leaving behind a bottle in a paper bag. Within the bottle is a demon who
possesses Paul and induces
hallucinations including vignettes of being crucified and fighting as a soldier. Paul murders his neighbor and passes on his demonic possession to his boss.
Cast
* Gary Wallace as Paul
* Karin Sjöberg as Crystal
* Dean Schoepter as Young Man
* Les Miller as Old Man
* Robert Gerald Witt as Jack
* Don Donovan as Jester
Legacy
In 2015, the film was featured on an episode of
Red Letter Media
Red Letter Media, LLC is an American film and video production company operated by independent filmmakers Mike Stoklasa (formerly of GMP Pictures) and Jay Bauman (formerly of Blanc Screen Cinema). It was formed by Stoklasa in 2004 while he was li ...
's ''Best of the Worst'', together with ''
Future War
''Future War'' is a 1997 American direct-to-video science fiction film about an escaped human slave fleeing his cyborg masters and seeking refuge on Earth. It was lampooned in a 1999 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''.
Plot
A spaceship ...
'' and ''
White Fire''. The film was rated by the hosts as one of the worst ever featured on the show, and the end of the episode has the hosts melting their copy of ''The Jar'' in a jar filled with
acetone
Acetone (2-propanone or dimethyl ketone), is an organic compound with the formula . It is the simplest and smallest ketone (). It is a colorless, highly volatile and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odour.
Acetone is miscib ...
.
References
External links
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1984 films
1984 horror films
American supernatural horror films
1980s English-language films
1980s American films
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