Dolls

19861986
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1h 17m

Dolls (1986)

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A dysfunctional family of three stop by a mansion during a storm -- father, stepmother, and child. The child discovers that the elderly owners are magical toy makers and have a haunted colle... Read allA dysfunctional family of three stop by a mansion during a storm -- father, stepmother, and child. The child discovers that the elderly owners are magical toy makers and have a haunted collection of dolls.A dysfunctional family of three stop by a mansion during a storm -- father, stepmother, and child. The child discovers that the elderly owners are magical toy makers and have a haunted collection of dolls.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Five adults and a child (two parties traveling separately) are stranded in a storm and spend the night in the mansion of an elderly couple who are dollmakers. However, the travelers' young daughter realizes the dolls the couple makes were once wicked humans whom the couple has miniaturized and turned into dolls. —Anonymous (updated by R.M. Sieger)

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Taglines
- You're never too old to play with dolls until you're dead.
Genre
- Horror
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
This film was shot before Stuart Gordon's next film, From Beyond (1986), and was shot on the same sets, but released almost a year afterward, due to all the doll effects in post-production.

Goofs
When Rosemary runs to jump through the window, it is cracked before she reaches it.

Quotes
Ralph: Ya know, I can remember every toy I had as a kid.
Gabriel: And they remember you, Ralph. Toys are very loyal, and that is a fact.

Crazy credits
During the beginning of the end credits, we see another group of people having car problems and eventually heading towards the mansion.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Blind Date/Dolls/The Hanoi Hilton/Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

Soundtracks
Original Dolls Theme
Composed by Victor Spiegel

Top review

6/10

Generally entertaining

This movie is too minor and too short (runs only 75 minutes) to escape the two-star rating category, but it's still recommended to any casual horror fan. Entertaining, well-made and well-written (especially regarding the ultimate fate of all the victims), it's filled with characters that are (intentionally) so dislikable you can't wait to see them killed, and yet the dolls are so vicious that you won't be rooting for them, either. Only problem is that the stop-motion animation is a little clumsy at times, and the dolls' movements aren't always as smooth as they should've been.

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gridoon
Dec 25, 2001

Release date
- May 29, 1987 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Italy
Language
- English
Also known as
- The Doll
Filming locations
- Empire Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production companies
- Empire Pictures
- Taryn Productions Inc.
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Runtime
1 hour 17 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Ultra Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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