Puppet Master II (1991) (V)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Dave Allen

Writers:

Charles Band (story)
David Pabian (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

His unholy creations hold the strings to your life.

Plot:

The puppets return, this time they hunt some Paranormal Researchers to take their brain fluid for the dead/living puppet master, Andre Toulon.

Plot Keywords:

Brain | Puppet | Puppet Master | Hotel | Motorcycle

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Elizabeth Maclellan	...	Carolyn Bramwell / Elsa
Collin Bernsen	...	Michael Kenney
Steve Welles	...	Andre Toulon / Eriquee Chaneé
Gregory Webb	...	Patrick Bramwell
Charlie Spradling	...	Wanda
Jeff Celentano	...	Lance (as Jeff Weston)
Nita Talbot	...	Camille
Sage Allen	...	Martha
George 'Buck' Flower	...	Matthew
Sean Ryan	...	Billy (as Sean B. Ryan)
Ivan J. Rado	...	Cairo Merchant
Michael Todd	...	Puppet Toulon
Julianne Mazziotti	...	Puppet Camille / Elsa
Taryn Band	...	Cairo Child
Alex Band	...	Cairo Child

Also Known As:

Puppet Master 2: His Unholy Creations (USA) (trailer title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Full Moon Entertainment

Trivia:

Mr. Punch, the lead doll from Dolls (1987), is featured in a background self in Andre Toulon's hotel room.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Wanda comes into the room and Blade comes after her. A lamp drops when she knocks the table, but before it completely falls off, a hand can be seen grabbing it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Puppet Master: The Legacy (2004) (V)

Somewhat better than the first...

Granted, this is only a B-movie, it still delivers an atmosphere of dark, moody suspense. Nothing like Suspiria did, but none the less, Puppet Master II far exceeds the first by several turns. The puppets are more believeable in this one. They don't appear to be as bland as in the first; they have more movement and actions. Toulon as the Invisible man, however, is one of the main low points of the movie. The acting is marginally better than the first...The actors aren't as...bored looking as in the first. The life-size puppets were a very eerie, and gave the film a new twist.

While still under Paramount, Full Moon was able to present a decent Horror movie, with a much bigger budge than any of their $50,000 "wonders" they are putting out now.

7 out of 10