The Visitor (1979)
An angel is sent by Jesus to retrieve a child whose soul has been inhabited by evil.
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Characters/Groups
Detective Jake Durham - Glenn Ford
Raymond Armstead - Lance Henriksen
Dr. Sam Collins - Sam Peckinpah
Jane Phillips - Shelley Winters
Sheriff Paul Townsend - Jack Dorsey
Police Captain - Wallace Wilkinson
Self-Sportscaster - Steve Somers
Jerzy’s Assistant - Steve Cunningham
Basketball Coach - Steve Beizer
Basketball Coach - Charles Hardnett
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Detailed Synopsis
Jerzy Colsowicz stands in what appears to be a desert when Satan (The Visitor)Satan suddenly appears and starts walking towards him. A snowstorm erupts and engulfs both Jerzy and Satan and Satan takes the image of Katy Collins. The image of Katy then walks away and disappears as does the storm. Jesus Christ (The Visitor)|Jesus Christ tells a gathered group of bald children a story about Sateen who was a prisoner aboard the ship. Jesus continues that Sateen had been captured by Commander Yahweh during a battle. Sateen was able to escape and fled to planet Earth. Sateen was a mutant with genes that evolved and gave him psychic and occult powers, which he used to spread death and destruction. Commander Yahweh tried to hunt down Sateen and one method he used was by sending trained birds to hunt Sateen, which he was able destroy most of when he changed into an eagle. Sateen was mortally wounded by the remaining three birds. Sateen while dead, was still able to procreate with Earth women which continued his lineage. Jerzy walks into the room and Jesus asks if it has happened again and Jerzy tells him about Katy.
In Atlanta, Georgia, Self-Sportscaster is giving a play by play of a basketball game between the San Francisco Miners and the Atlanta Rebels. Raymond Armstead, Barbara Collins and Susan (The Visitor)|Susan are watching the game as Thomas (The Visitor)|Thomas gets injured while playing. The ball is placed at the half-court and as Katy walks around the stadium, the Rebels, who were losing, start to even the score. Basketball Coach 2|Basketball Coach talks to Thomas, who is on the sidelines as the Rebels pull ahead of the Miners. There is a timeout and Sportscaster walks over to Raymond and asks him why he thinks the Rebels are suddenly doing well that season. Basketball Coach gives his team some pointers and the players go back onto the court. Sportscaster keeps on asking Raymond where he is getting his money from and he finally tells him god. Thomas goes back into the game and as he is walking onto the court, he sees Katy staring at him. As he is about to make the game winning dunk, the hoop flashes with electricity and explodes and Thomas misses the shot and Atlanta wins the game. While Raymond and Barbara are in bed, Raymond brings up the topic of them getting married, but she says she can't marry anyone. She tells him there is something wrong inside of her and she thinks there is something wrong with Katy. Barbara walks into the living room and hears Katy telling her her pet bird Squeaky about her upcoming birthday party. Katy hears Barbara walking behind her and sends Squeaky to fly at her head. She then threatens to kill her babysitter ? and chastises Barbara for leaving her alone and asks for a brother. Jerzy arrives in Atlanta where he meets up with Jerzy's Assistant after telling the immigration officer he is a visitor. A Sales Clerk shows Susan a talking mechanical bird, and Susan tells Barbara, Katy would love it. Barbara doesn't buy it, but Susan does. Jerzy's Assistant takes Jerzy to an abandoned high rise building and they go to the roof where Jerzy's Assistant has his people start assembling gear. Raymond goes to see Dr. Walker who takes him into a room full of businessmen who are sitting at a long table. Businessman tells Raymond that he will have a marvelous team and Businessman 3 asks Raymond if he is pleased with what he has. Dr. Walker tells Raymond that they are in great danger from Barbara and Businessman 2 tells Raymond that Barbara isn't on their side. Dr. Walker says Barbara is able to give birth to beings of great power and carries the ability to pass on the genes of Sateen. Dr. Walker then orders Raymond to impregnate Barbara. During Katy's birthday party, Jerzy appears at the party and Katy opens a present and finds a handgun inside throws it on the table and the gun discharges and shoots Barbara in the back. Dr. Walker operates on Barbara, but she is permanently disables from the waist down. Barbara is brought home by Raymond and Barbara tells Katy that she and Raymond are going to get married. Detective Jake Durham interviews the Sales Clerk and then Susan about the present bought for Katy. Jane Phillips walks into the house and introduces herself to Barbara and says she is the new housekeeper. Jane and Katy immediately do not get along. Detective Durham follows Katy's bus to school and when he tries to ask her questions, she tells him she doesn't like him and walks away. Detective Durham asks her what happened to the gun and she tells him it is up his ass and walks away. At the police station, a police officer says hello to the Receptionist (The Visitor)|Receptionist, before handing Detective Durham a file. Police Captain tells Detective Durham that there were no prints on the handgun used to shoot Barbara and it had no serial number.