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

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:

Mr. Mascaro: One moment, please, ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls. By all rights we should be showing the end credits right now, but we have a bit of an awkward problem. You see, we came up with two endings for this story and we couldn't decide between them...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywierd (1999)

Love Dolls...

Frankly unique film from Full Moon and Charles Band himself features small dolls, a caged female rock band and a villain with a minute head, weird! It is the bizarre touches that make this film so much fun. The female band - though clearly sexy in appearance - are not developed enough as individual characters. They do sing well, their songs rough and crude but fun despite this. Part time actress/part time teacher, Debra Mayer (as Moira) wants Virgil Travis' wealth and spends a lot of the film wearing little clothing and torturing her man (Warren Draper). It's not clear why Virgil has a pinhead but the story is frequently so ridiculous it doesn't really matter (incidently Virgil is played by actor Kristopher Logan, using the name here of Jack Maturin). The 'killer' dolls are new and well designed but budget restricts their role and unlike - say 'Puppet Master' - they are mainly shown looking threatening but not doing much. Likewise Virgil doesn't have any particularly exciting scenes presumably because his small head made these logistically difficult. Phil Fondacaro is in charge of the girl band and his job is to demand particular songs at the request of Virgil, for whom he works. If the girls disobey they get a shock - literally. Well made, exceptionally acted - plot firmly tongue-in-cheek. Quite honestly, brilliant.