Puppetmaster (1989) (V)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

David Schmoeller

Writers:

Charles Band (story) &
Kenneth J. Hall (story) ...

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

A box of little toys has just become a gang of little terrors. This is not child's play...

Plot:

Neil Gallagher found the secret to Toulon's puppets who come to life and then killed himself. Alex and...

Plot Keywords:

Puppet | Psychic | Suicide | Supernatural | Severed Finger

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Paul Le Mat	...	Alex Whitaker
William Hickey	...	Andre Toulon
Irene Miracle	...	Dana Hadley
Jimmie F. Skaggs	...	Neil Gallagher
Robin Frates	...	Megan Gallagher
Matt Roe	...	Frank Forrester
Kathryn O'Reilly	...	Carlissa Stamford
Mews Small	...	Theresa (as Merrya Small)
Barbara Crampton	...	Woman at Carnival
David Boyd	...	Man at Carnival
Peter Frankland	...	Assassin #1
Andrew Kimbrough	...	Assassin #2
Ed Cook	...	Pinhead (voice)
Linda Cook	...	Leech Woman (voice)
Tim Dornberg	...	Tunneler (voice)

Also Known As:

Puppet Master (USA) (alternative spelling)
Puppet Master I (USA) (DVD box title)
The Puppet Master (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min | West Germany:75 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (cut version: 16) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Castle Green - 99 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Empire Pictures

Trivia:

In the finger-slicing scene, the blood was dyed green to avoid an "X" rating.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Frank Foresstor is tied to the bed and being attacked by the puppet Leech Women, at first she does not have nail polish on but when she starts vomiting leeches she does. This is because two different versions of Leech Women where used for this scene. the string puppet and the puppet used to vomit the leeches, both the puppets where painted differently.

Quotes:

Neil Gallagher: I'm the master, and you're the puppet!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Villains (#6.20)" (2002)

A very good film with good effects

Although some people seem to comment 'cheesy' and 'childs play rip-off' I enjoyed watching it. I like Childs Play more than this but still Puppetmaster is well worth watching. Other people comment on the ending not being good and why would they do that? Well duh! Its so they could leave the door open for sequel (which they did) I thought the different puppets were cool coughing up leeches, drilling through people hey theres something for everyone! I think if you like movies like Childs Play or you like general splatter-fests then this is the movie for you.