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Puppetmaster (Video 1989)

R 90 min  -  Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   11 January 1990 (Mexico)
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Neil Gallagher found the secret to Toulon's puppets who come to life and then killed himself. Alex... See full summary »

Director:

David Schmoeller

Writers:

Charles Band (story), Kenneth J. Hall (story), and 1 more credit »
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Puppetmaster -- Alex Whittaker and three other gifted psychics are investigating rumors that the secret of life has been discovered by master puppeteer Andre Toulon. The psychics quickly discover Toulon's secret of death in the form of five killer puppets.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Le Mat ...
William Hickey ...
Irene Miracle ...
Jimmie F. Skaggs Jimmie F. Skaggs ...
Robin Frates Robin Frates ...
Matt Roe Matt Roe ...
Frank Forrester
Kathryn O'Reilly Kathryn O'Reilly ...
Carlissa Stamford
Mews Small ...
Theresa (as Merrya Small)
Barbara Crampton ...
Woman at Carnival
David Boyd David Boyd ...
Man at Carnival
Peter Frankland Peter Frankland ...
Assassin #1
Andrew Kimbrough Andrew Kimbrough ...
Assassin #2
Ed Cook Ed Cook ...
Pinhead (voice)
Linda O. Cook Linda O. Cook ...
Leech Woman (voice)
Tim Dornberg Tim Dornberg ...
Tunneler (voice)
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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. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Puppet | Psychic | Suicide | Camera Shot Of Feet | Female Nudity  | See more »

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Killers Come in All Sizes See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Mexico) See more »

Also Known As:

Puppet Master I See more »

Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany: (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Charles Band's explanation for how he came up with the title Puppetmaster goes back to his early days working with Empire Pictures. He worked on a film called The Dungeonmaster (aka Ragewar) in 1984 and said that he had many fans coming up to him saying that they loved that title. He's always been fascinated with little dolls/figurines coming to life and when he wanted to make a movie on living puppets he remembered how much positive feedback he received from The Dungeonmaster. He then simply decided to call the film Puppetmaster. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Dana and the puppy is walking on the corridors, she's holding the dog on the right hand and the bottle is on the left hand, when they swap to a new scene the dog is now suddenly on the left hand and the bottle is on her right hand. See more »

Quotes

Frank Forrester: Just a little bit of sauce and Dana can become quite the cynic.
Dana Hadley: I am not a cynic, Frank! I like to think of myself as a nasty bitch.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: The Tommyknockers (#4.45)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"La Chorrito"
by Pechula Chuppa See more »