Curse of the Puppet Master (1998) (V)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

David DeCoteau

Writers:

Benjamin Carr (writer)
David Schmoeller (characters)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Four Years Ago, the Puppets of Andre Toulon Vanished Without a Trace. Now The Puppets have Found a New Home, And a New Puppet Master.

Plot:

A scientist attempts to master the art of transferring people's souls into puppets.

Plot Keywords:

Puppet | Puppet Master | Gore | Nightmare That Comes Alive | Evil Doll

Cast

George Peck	...	Dr. Magrew
Emily Harrison	...	Jane Magrew
Josh Green	...	Robert 'Tank' Winsley
Michael Guerin	...	Joey Carp
Michael Sollenberger	...	Station Owner
Marc Newburger	...	Art Cooney
Scott Boyer	...	Larry
Jason Dean Booher	...	Pogo
Robert Donavan	...	Sherrif Garvey
Jason-Shane Scott	...	Deputy Wayburn
William Knight	...	Medical Examiner
Patrick Thomas	...	Shipping Agent (as Pat Thomas)
Ariauna Albright	...	Operator (voice)
J.R. Bookwalter	...	Tommy Berke (voice)
Brandon Ikels	...	Extra

Also Known As:

Curse of the Puppet Master: The Human Experiment (USA) (video box title)
Puppet Master 6
Puppet Master 6: The Curse (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence/gore and language.

Runtime:

90 min | UK:77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Full Moon Entertainment

Trivia:

The story originally took place in Egypt, where the puppets face off against a mummy, but the idea was dropped.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the pieces for the new puppet are being carved they are wood, when the puppet is finished it is metal.

Movie Connections:

Features Dolls (1987)

Evil Little Dollies

Based totally on the interesting looking cover I saw, I decided to see this movie. I had not seen any of the previous sequels, so I started from scratch. It starts out strange as a man is burning something and tells whatever it is that he was sorry. This man turns out to be Dr. Magrew, an old tinkering man that appears to be a scientist or something. There are these dolls, strange looking ones that move by themselves. One with a knife, a top's head, pinhead, and a cowboy with six arms. I assumed that they were evil, but they only seemed to kill humans that seemingly deserved to die. Two sheriffs and a bully were the victims. The most evil of the beings turns out to be Dr. Magrew who is turning an innocent man named "Tank" into some puppet. Jane Magrew is also innocent and for some reason loves the "Pinhead" doll. This doll loves her more than the human Tank whom she falls in love with. A very strange ending as Tank's anger gets the best of him with Dr. Magrew receiving his wrath. Poor Jane just survives but with many questions to answer with all the dead bodies laying around her house. If you like strange then this film is for you.