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Puppetmaster (1989) -- A young mother and husband are gunned down. Cops know who pulled the trigger but who was calling the shots? Troy Roberts reports.

Overview

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Director:
David Schmoeller
Writers:
Charles Band (story) &
Kenneth J. Hall (story) ...
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Tagline:
A box of little toys has just become a gang of little terrors. This is not child's play... more
Plot:
Neil Gallagher found the secret to Toulon's puppets who come to life and then killed himself. Alex and... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A very good film with good effects more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Puppet Master (USA) (alternative spelling)
Puppet Master I (USA) (DVD box title)
The Puppet Master (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
90 min | West Germany:75 min (cut version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the finger-slicing scene, the blood was dyed green to avoid an "X" rating. more
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. more
Quotes:
Neil Gallagher: I'm the master, and you're the puppet! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Villains (#6.20)" (2002) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
A very good film with good effects, 7 August 2001
Author: Laura from England

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.

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