a scary and good old fashion joy ride that concentraits on an age goverment agent and peter sandza ( kirk douglas ben hur ) who find help from gillian ( amy irving traffic ) and a teenage girl who surprise to learn that she have special ability and he rely on her to find out where a crooked adversary of his and childress ( the late john cassavetes the dirty dozen ) be do with his psychic son and robin ( andrew stevens ) . brian depalma ( carrie and the untouchable ) direct here and he apply the hair raise detail where theyre need . john farris use his novel in adapt the screenplay . rick baker make up and special effect be a delight to see and the end be a good example of that . and legendary composer john williams serve up a tense and enjoyable musical score . the opening theme be the best one to listen to . a for the movie itself and the performance be first rate hand down . douglas be reliable a he usually be and cassavetes be up to his usual antic and and irving show here why she can look upon to be a good actress .