The Possessed is a 1977 American supernatural horror television film directed by Jerry Thorpe, written by John Sacret Young, and starring James Farentino, Claudette Nevins, Eugene Roche, Harrison Ford, Ann Dusenberry, Diana Scarwid, Joan Hackett, P. J. Soles, and Dinah Manoff.

The film follows a former priest, now an exorcist, who battles Satanic forces that are threatening the students at an Oregon girls' high school.

Kevin Leahy, an alcoholic Catholic priest who has strayed from his faith, crashes his car and is pronounced dead at the scene.

Lane, Alex, Celia, and Marty, play a prank on Weezie by smearing ketchup and other liquids under her bedsheets.

Weezie confesses to Leahy that the night of the fire in her dorm, she had visited Mr. Winjam late to study for a biology test; he suspects they may be romantically involved.

The Possessed was conceived as a television pilot episode by NBC for a planned horror series focused around exorcisms.

[3] Principal photography of The Possessed began in early January 1977[3] in Portland, Oregon, mainly on the campus of Reed College.

[8][9] The film aired only three weeks before the release of Star Wars (1977), which significantly elevated actor Harrison Ford's public profile.

[2] Bill Mandel of The San Francisco Examiner panned the film, referring to the script as "nearly incomprehensible...  the evil most evident in this turkey was in the producers' minds.

"[12] Francis Murphy of The Oregonian gave the film a middling review, praising the special effects and acting as "first-rate," but ultimately summarizing: "The Possessed was a disappointing television movie, mainly because the plot lacked motivation.

"[13] Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 3.5/5 stars and called it a "token TV movie Exorcist knock-off" that is "actually ridiculously entertaining.

"[14] Paul Mavis of DVD Talk rated it 4/5 stars and called it an "extremely effective made-for-TV supernatural horror film.