Puppetmaster (Video 1989)

Neil Gallagher found the secret to Toulon's puppets who come to life and then killed himself. Alex and his psychic friends come to investigate and are stalked by Toulon's puppets who have a... See full summary »

Director:

David Schmoeller

Writers:

Charles Band (story), Kenneth J. Hall (story),

Stars:

Paul Le Mat, William Hickey, Irene Miracle

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Le Mat	...	Alex Whitaker
William Hickey	...	Andre Toulon
Irene Miracle	...	Dana Hadley
Jimmie F. Skaggs	...	Neil Gallagher
Robin Frates	...	Megan Gallagher
Matt Roe	...	Frank Forrester
Kathryn O'Reilly	...	Carlissa Stamford
Mews Small	...	Theresa (as Merrya Small)
Barbara Crampton	...	Woman at Carnival
David Boyd	...	Man at Carnival
Peter Frankland	...	Assassin #1
Andrew Kimbrough	...	Assassin #2
Ed Cook	...	Pinhead (voice)
Linda O. Cook	...	Leech Woman (voice)
Tim Dornberg	...	Tunneler (voice)

Storyline

Neil Gallagher found the secret to Toulon's puppets who come to life and then killed himself. Alex and his psychic friends come to investigate and are stalked by Toulon's puppets who have a variety of strange traits including a drill for a head and the ability to spit up leeches.

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Plot Keywords:

puppet | psychic | suicide | nazi | bodega | 

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Taglines:

Evil comes in all sizes!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic horror/fantasy violence, a strong sex scene with nudity and strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 1990 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Puppet Master I

Filming Locations:

Castle Green Apartments - 99 S. Raymond, Pasadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Empire Pictures, Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 75 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a 1999 interview with horror movie website The Terror Trap, Schmoeller admitted that the reason he was not involved with the rest of the Puppet Master series aside from a character credit was that it would reveal that someone else besides Full Moon CEO Charles Band shared in the creation of Full Moon's biggest franchise. Schmoeller was never even approached to do a director's commentary for the first Puppet Master movie when it first arrived onto DVD. In the same interview, he also mentioned that Band still owes him residuals.

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Goofs

Towards the end of the movie when Gallagher is trying to escape the elevator through the top, the wires for the tunneler puppet are visible in one shot.

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Quotes

Neil Gallagher: I'm the master, and you're the puppet!

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Connections

Edited into When Puppets and Dolls Attack! (2004)

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Soundtracks

"La Chorrito"
by Pechula Chuppa

User Reviews

B-movie acting, lacks edge of a horror film

Movie was kind of difficult to follow in its initial stages due to the choppiness of the storyline as it builds the plot, but the concept of inanimate objects bestowed with life is something to work with.

After seeing this film, the viewer will be intrigued to see what the sequels CURSE OF THE PUPPETMASTER and RETRO: PUPPETMASTER will do for evolution of the murderous puppets.