Dolly Dearest (1991)

Director:

Maria Lease

Writers:

Maria Lease (screenplay)
Maria Lease (story)
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Release Date:

18 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

She walks. She talks. She kills.

Plot:

An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toyfactory happens to be next to a...

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Toy | Electrocution | Maid Killed | Dollhouse

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Denise Crosby	...	Marilyn Wade
Sam Bottoms	...	Elliot Wade
Rip Torn	...	Karl Resnick
Chris Demetral	...	Jimmy Wade
Candace Hutson	...	Jessica Wade (as Candy Hutson)
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Camilla
Enrique Renaldo	...	Estrella
Alma Martinez	...	Alva (as Alma Martínez)
Will Gotay	...	Luis
Rene Victor	...	Nun at the Convent
Luis Cortez	...	Peter
Jaime Gomez	...	Hector
Brass Adams	...	Bob Larabe

Directed by
Maria Lease

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Maria Lease		screenplay
Maria Lease		story
Rod Nave		story
Peter Sutcliffe		story

Produced by
Paul Aguilar	....	associate producer
Daniel Cady	....	producer
Pierre David	....	executive producer
Rod Nave	....	associate producer
Channon Scot	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
Eric D. Andersen

Film Editing by
Geoffrey Rowland

Casting by
Billy DaMota

Production Design by
Whitney Brooke Wheeler

Art Direction by
Norman 'Pepie' Tuers

Set Decoration by
Laurie Scott

Costume Design by
Scott Tomlinson

Makeup Department
Michael Burnett	....	special makeup effects artist
Elizabeth Dahl	....	makeup artist (as Elizabeth Levitte)
Elle Elliott	....	hair stylist: Mr. Torn
Toni G	....	makeup artist: second unit (as Toni Garavaglia)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist
Vance Hartwell	....	special makeup effects artist
Sandra J. Rubin	....	hair stylist
Heidi Seeholzer	....	makeup artist: second unit
Brian Wade	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Lee Frost	....	production supervisor
Jack White	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Grayson Bithell	....	second second assistant director
Sanford Bloom	....	first assistant director
Larry Litton	....	first assistant director
Missie Winston	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Joni Berby	....	art department
Roger Borelli	....	painter
Roger Borelli	....	sculptor
Jeff Chean	....	property master assistant
John Clevenger	....	construction foreman
Joe Del Monte	....	carpenter (as Joseph T. Del Monte)
Chuck Dutrow	....	lead man (as Charles Dutrow)
Deidra Dwyer	....	set dresser
James Foley	....	scenic artist
James Gannon	....	property master assistant
Jake Garber	....	painter
Jake Garber	....	sculptor
Patricia Garrity	....	scenic artist (as Patti Garrity)
Lea Gorman	....	set dresser
Glen Gowen	....	scenic artist
Kent Hargraves	....	carpenter
Gordon E. Holmes	....	set dresser
David W. Hook	....	construction coordinator
Leza Ingalls	....	painter
Jim Keegan	....	set dresser
Steve Krynicki	....	sculptor
Khris Lambakis	....	art department
Larry Lee	....	carpenter
Andrea Matty	....	painter
Shawn McGorrian	....	set dresser
Tamara Noland	....	set dresser
Brian Polk	....	painter
Renee Prince	....	lead scenic artist
Sonja Prince	....	scenic artist
Chris Robbins	....	painter
Chris Robbins	....	sculptor
Andrew M. Siegel	....	property master
George Tuers III	....	carpenter
Gary Tuers	....	carpenter
Brian Wade	....	sculptor: Dolly
Tal Wallace	....	construction foreman
Charles Weismiller	....	construction foreman
Terry Williams	....	scenic artist
Brannon Wright	....	specialty propmaker

Sound Department
Victoria Bowes	....	boom operator (as Victoria Lee Thoma)
Paul Coogan	....	sound mixer
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator
Randy Hauck	....	sound recordist
Steve Ogden	....	sound re-recordist
Elen Orson	....	dialogue editor
Ken Pawlak	....	boom operator
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Scott Wolf	....	sound effects editor
Scott Wolf	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Vance Hartwell	....	mold maker
Michael Thompson	....	pyrotechnics supervisor

Visual Effects by
Larry Arpin	....	roto artist
Dave Gregory	....	opticals
Alan G. Markowitz	....	visual effects supervisor
Phil Meador	....	special effects camera operator

Stunts
Susan Hurtado	....	stunts (as Susan Smith Hurtado)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunt coordinator
Mary Peters	....	stunts
Don Pike	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joey Alvarado	....	key grip
Kevin M. Andersen	....	grip (as Kevin Anderson)
Scott H. Birnkrant	....	first assistant camera
Ken Booth	....	electrician
Brett Drovet	....	dolly grip
Debbie Faigh	....	best girl electric (as Debra Faigh)
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator
Lance Fisher	....	additional first assistant camera
Jennifer Gilroy	....	second assistant camera
William Holdsworth	....	best boy grip (as William T. Holdsworth)
Dave Lifton	....	electrician
Rick Petretti	....	electrician
Sacha Riviere	....	camera department
Charles Sefton	....	gaffer
Jill Stevenson	....	camera department
Vincent E. Toto	....	effects camera operator (as Vincent Toto)
Pernell Youngblood Tyus	....	director of photography: second unit
Thomas Vozza	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Mark Chaet	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Anacker	....	costume supervisor
Scott Tomlinson	....	costume designer: Dolly

Editorial Department
Sean K. Lambert	....	assistant editor (as Sean Lambert)
Mark Lass	....	negative cutter
Boyd Steer	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Larold Rebhun	....	music recordist
Lawrence Shragge	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Kevin Brown	....	driver
Terry Mack	....	transportation coordinator
Kevin McCowan	....	driver
James C. Motty	....	transportation coordinator
Roark Sandburg	....	driver: Rip Torn
Jim Unsinn	....	transportation captain
H.T. Wilencewitez	....	driver
Gregg Willis	....	driver (as Greg Willis)

Other crew
Bill Barschdorf	....	laboratory technician
Dominique Cady	....	production assistant: key set
Mitchell Cahoon	....	office runner
Bob Dunn	....	animal trainer
Scott Edelstein	....	runner
Garry E. Gant	....	craft service (as Gary Gant)
Don Ray Hall	....	production liaison
Enid Harris	....	clothes: Dolly
Vance Hartwell	....	puppeteer
Sean Held	....	set runner
Robert Humphreys	....	runner
Katherine Kallis	....	location manager
Vicki Karoff	....	production coordinator
Ken Lamplugh	....	laboratory technician
Jerry Landesman	....	security officer
Lexie Longstreet	....	script supervisor
Todd Evan Markowitz	....	effects technician
Arnie Mathew-Markowitz	....	dolly effects producer
Jake McKinnon	....	laboratory technician
Colin Penman	....	laboratory technician
Barbara Pieters	....	production accountant
Steve Prouty	....	laboratory technician
Lisanne Sartor	....	assistant production coordinator (1992)
Lisanne Sator	....	production secretary
Joyce A. Schwarz	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Channeler Enterprises
• Dolly Dearest Productions

Distributors

• Trimark Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Vidmark Entertainment (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Ascot Video (Germany) (VHS)
• Bellevue Entertainment (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Bellevue Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Globo Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Panorama Entertainment (2002) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Michael Burnett Productions Inc. (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• 3rd Street Sound  sound re-recording facilities
• Abstract Pacifics  physical effects
• Cineaste Inc.  post-production facility
• Eva Parkinson Cuisine  catering
• Michael Burnett Productions Inc.  dollies
• Prime Filmworks Inc.  dolly effects
• The Galaxy Group  completion bond
• Title House  opticals
• Tulchin, Traney & Co.  legal counsel

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R (certificate #31054)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Channeler Enterprises

Trivia:

Had a brief theatrical run in the midwest before its May 1992 video release.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the opening scene, a wire pulling either the stone slab or the stuntman is clearly visible when the stone slab crushes the guy to death.

Quotes:

Camilla:Ooo, these vegetables smell good! These all come from my brother's garden. I get you good price, of course. He uses fresh turkey manure. Turkey manure is the very best; gives you the best crop.
Marilyn:Really... I didn't know that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Good Will Haunting (#3.6)" (1998)

Pretty good horror film.

The Read family take over an old doll factory in Mexico.Unbeknownst to them some of the remaining dolls have been possessed by the spirits of Sanzia demons.When their young daughter is given one of the dolls all hell breaks loose!"Dolly Dearest" is a surprisingly well-made and enjoyable horror film filled with some good scares.The acting is okay and there is a little bit of gore.Candy Hutson,as a doll's best friend is reasonably creepy herself.So give this movie a chance and you'll not be disappointed.