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Attack of the Puppet People (1958) -- Victim rebels against doll maker who shrinks people.

Overview

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3.3/10   674 votes
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Director:
Bert I. Gordon
Writers:
Bert I. Gordon (story)
George Worthing Yates (writer)
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Release Date:
April 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Horror more
Tagline:
Terror Comes In Small Packages! more
Plot:
Lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Another cheesy 50's sci fi flick more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Agar ... Bob Westley
John Hoyt ... Mr. Franz
June Kenney ... Sally Reynolds
Michael Mark ... Emil
Jack Kosslyn ... Sgt. Paterson
Marlene Willis ... Laurie / Themesong Vocalist
Ken Miller ... Stan
Laurie Mitchell ... Georgia Lane
Scott Peters ... Mac
Susan Gordon ... Agnes
June Jocelyn ... Brownie Leader
Jean Moorhead ... Janet
Hank Patterson ... Janitor
Hal Bogart ... Special Delivery Man
Troy Patterson ... Elevator Operator
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I Was a Teenage Doll (USA) (working title)
Six Inches Tall (UK)
The Fantastic Puppet People
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Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono (Ryder Sound Services)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | USA:Approved (PCA #18865)

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Trivia:
The giant phone prop was supplied by the phone company. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Franz goes from the front room to the rear, he exits on the left side of the doorway, as viewed from the front room. When the shot immediately cuts to the rear room, he's shown entering on the opposite side of the doorway. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987) more
Soundtrack:
You're My Living Doll more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Another cheesy 50's sci fi flick, 15 March 2008
3/10
Author: nuhc from United States

I caught this on TCM tonight. There's not much spectacular about this movie to comment on. The best part of the movie is the special effects where they surround the actors with over-sized items to make them look small. At times this works, but at other times you can see that the size correlation between shots is not correct. For example, the champagne bottle & cups Franz sets down for the shrunken people. Further, if you were the size of a Barbie doll I think a telephone receiver would be too heavy to lift off the base, even if there were six of you trying to lift it.

But, this is cheesy 50's sci fi so I'm not going to be too critical of it. On the other hand, I won't rate it too highly because it is so cheesy. This movie is only really good for making fun of while watching (which MST3K did with Mr. Bert I. Gordon's other flick, The Amazing Colossial Man). But the fact the script could have been so much better hinders the movie from being so much better.

If you want some cheesy entertainment, check it out. If you're expecting a serious sci-fi flick, remember this was made in the 50's.

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