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Bunty Bailey, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine

Horror maestro Stuart Gordon works his magic once again in DOLLS, a clever horror film that combines chills, frights, and laughs in ample doses. The plot revolves around one little girl (Carrie Lorrai...( read more  read more... )ne) who is trapped in an old mansion with her nasty parents. The mansion is owned by an old toymaker who has a vast collection of dolls he crafted over the years. The dolls look harmless enough, but nothing could be further from the truth. As the night passes, terrible things begin to happen, and it soon becomes clear that the dolls are responsible. Filled with plenty of great special effects, good acting, and clever writing, DOLLS is an effective exercise in horror. Like its sister film PUPPET MASTER, DOLLS manages to make cute, seemingly inanimate dolls menacing and scary. Lorraine is wonderul as the nice little girl with the evil stepmother and weak father who has her own fantasies about dolls enacting their revenge on bad people. Once again Gordon creates a fun tale with his exacting blend of horror and laughs.

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R, 78 min.

Directed by: Stuart Gordon

Release Date: March 1, 1987

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DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005

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  • StaisilD
    October 20, 2007
    StaisilD
    Dolls came out around the time in which killer doll movies were extremely hot. Dolls appeared in 1987, one whole year before Childs Play did in 1988. After that in 1989 the Puppet Master series from Full Moon began. Dolls is a worthy addition to this list of killer doll movies be...( read more)cause even though it is a low budget production, it doesn't feel like it. First off we get a real nice setting, perfect for this sort of horror film. We get a nice storm that never stops. We get the thunder and the lightning through out 90% of the film and we get a huge mansion with dark hallways filled with antiques. To top all that we also get two kooky and weird old folks who are the owners of the mansion and also happen to be doll makers. So as you can see, we get a nice setting for a spooky old fashion film, which in my opinion Dolls is. An old fashion dark fairy tale. The special effects are pretty good. Its a mixture between stop motion animation and the use of puppets. The dolls end up looking really creepy.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    September 4, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    Dolls! A great adult horror fantasy movie for those who still have a child living inside them - and a need to see some gore. I enjoyed this fantastic film a lot! A little girl named Judy travels the English countryside with her father and step-mother Rosemary. Their car breaks do...( read more)wn on a rainy night and they find shelter in a huge antique mansion where an old toymaker and his wife live with their collection of antique dolls. Soon a goofy American tourist and two punk rocker girls drop in from the storm. Once everybody is tucked in for the night, the dolls come to life and pay visit to the guests of the house... These walking toys will only hurt those who disrespect them or their masters. Great musical score and well-done stop motion animation effects for the creepy antique dolls. I love this quality horror film.
  • flynnparadox
    September 14, 2006
    flynnparadox
    Creepy as hell, very short, horror fable. Neat.
  • patrickdol
    October 7, 2008
    patrickdol
    Well it's not very logical, even when you forgive the fact that dolls are coming alive and killing people. But goddamn it! It really is fun as hell in that great 80s horror kind of way.
    It's interesting too how the film begins with you cheering for the dolls, but then your side c...( read more)hanges when they attack and kill the best character in the film, who also fittingly has the best death scene.
    If you like this kind of stuff, you'll love this, if you don't, don't even check this out.
  • CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    October 10, 2009
    CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    I liked this one. Creepy and funny. Not without heart.
  • helwigs
    June 22, 2009
    helwigs
    Freaking sweet! I couldn't look at my dolls for a while after that! LOVE the teddy bear too!
  • alicerose07
    April 20, 2009
    alicerose07
    i actually have dolls so i would be freaked out if i watch this movie so no thanks
  • mogwaimofo
    February 17, 2009
    mogwaimofo
    One of my favorite horror flicks from the eighties, Dolls is gory and darkly hilarious!
  • paulanthonynelson
    February 16, 2009
    paulanthonynelson
    Killer porcelain dolls. I'm there!!! (Saw this as a kid and, sadly, can't recall a thing. Will have to remedy that!)
  • marlennypolanco123
    February 13, 2009
    marlennypolanco123
    this dolls arenīt for kids, no sir!!!

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  • AGerardWayRomance
    June 16, 2007
    AGerardWayRomance
    I HATE dolls i wudn woch this if u give me Ģ1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000!Well maybe ill give it a thought.
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