USA, Italy, 1987
77m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
Ultra Stereo, English
An American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon.
Plot Summary
A group of people stranded at a spooky old mansion during a storm fall prey to a pair of toy makers and their collection of living, murderous dolls.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Stuart Gordon
Empire Pictures presents a Taryn production
Executive Producer: Charles Band
Produced by: Brian Yuzna
Written by: Ed Naha
Director of Photography: Mac Ahlberg
Editor: Lee Percy
Music by: Fuzzbee Morse
Sound Mixer: Mario Bramonti
Costume Designer: Angee Beckett
Make-up: Giancarlo Del Brocco
Hair Stylists: Gilda De Guilmi, Rita Innocenzi, Alessandra Molinari
Stop Motion Doll Effects: David Allen Productions
Special Effects Make-up Design and Fabrication: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries
Production Designer: Giovanni Natalucci
Cast
Ian Patrick Williams (David Bower)
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon (Rosemary Bower)
Carrie Lorraine (Judy Bower)
Guy Rolfe (Gabriel Hartwicke)
Hilary Mason (Hilary Hartwicke)
Bunty Bailey (Isabel Prange)
Cassie Stuart (Enid)
Stephen Lee (Ralph Morris)
Alternative Titles
Babák – Hungary
Bonecas Macabras – Brazil
Bonecos Assassinos – Portugal
The Doll – alternative title
Dolls – Bambole – Italy
Dolls – les poupées – France
Killerpuppen spielen nachts – Absolut tödlich – West Germany
Lalki – Poland
Muñecos malditos – Mexico
References
Periodicals
- L’Écran Fantastique no.75 (December 1986) p.61 – review
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.290 no.4 (24 December 1985) p.12 – credits
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.297 no.20 (27 May 1987) pp.3, 15 – credits, review
- Samhain no.1 (November/December 1986) p.4 – note (Sam’s snippets)
- Variety 22 April 1987 p.22 – credits, review
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.416
- The Films of the Eighties by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan p.150 – credits, synopsis
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.139
- The Stop-motion Filmography by Neil Pettigrew pp.184-186
