Blood Dolls (1999)

Director:

Charles Band

Writers:

Charles Band (screenplay)
Charles Band (story)

Release Date:

9 November 2005 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Power... Lust... Freaks.

Plot:

Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting revenge on those who betrayed him.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Dominatrix | Bare Chested Male Bondage | Bare Chested Male | Evil Doll

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Maturin	...	Virgil Travis
Debra Mayer	...	Moira Yulin
William Paul Burns	...	Mr. Mascaro
Warren Draper	...	Harrison Yulin
Nicholas Worth	...	George Warbeck
Jodie Fisher	...	Mercy Shaw (as Jodie Coady)
Phil Fondacaro	...	Hylas
Naomi McClure	...	Cindy Agami
Jack Forbes	...	Squires
Jason Pace	...	Howard Loftus
J. Paradee	...	Shirley
Venesa Talor	...	Cotton Baby
Yvette Lera	...	Razor Baby
Persia White	...	Black Baby
Matt Corboy	...	Warbeck Security

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA (2006) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Trivia:

The character of Mr. Mascaro is the human version of the demon Jack in the Box from the film Demonic Toys (1992) (V)

Quotes:

Virgil Travis: I am nothing. I am an emptiness, and like all emptiness I struggle perpetually to be filled. I draw in wealth, power, sensation, but still I am empty. Still I am nothing. Take care, Miss Yulin, lest you be sucked in as well.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywierd (1999)

An interesting if not wholly successful project from Charles Band

"Blood Dolls" is an interesting mix of kinkiness, humour and horror. Taking Band's favourite subject of killer puppets, throwing in kinky thrills including a caged female rock band and spoon-fulls of black humour, the film is a weird combination of surreal plot points.

The beautiful Debra Mayer is nothing less than stunning as the evil Moira Yulin while Warren Draper is excellent as the humiliated, snivelling husband, Harrison. An over-the-top Jack Maturin plays the pinhead Virgil Travis and William Paul Burns is splendid as the clown-faced Mr. Mascaro. The puppets' performances are wooden.

There are plenty of lovely ladies in the movie and some light-hearted horror scenes for good measure. Despite the highlights of the film, it doesn't hit the heights of the best Full Moon productions despite its high production values. Even two endings can save this film from being a rather disappointing project from the fevered mind of Charles Band.

6 out of 10. Not bad but not really that watchable either.