Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)

A puppeteer's ability to bring inanimate objects to life attracts the attention of the Nazis during World War II.

Director:

David DeCoteau

Writers:

Charles Band (original idea), C. Courtney Joyner

Stars:

Guy Rolfe, Richard Lynch, Ian Abercrombie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guy Rolfe	...	Andre Toulon
Richard Lynch	...	Major Kraus
Ian Abercrombie	...	Dr. Hess
Kristopher Logan	...	Lt. Eric Stein
Aron Eisenberg	...	Peter Hertz
Walter Gotell	...	General Mueller
Sarah Douglas	...	Elsa Toulon
Matthew Faison	...	Hertz
Michelle Bauer	...	Lili
Jasmine Totschek	...	Prostitute
Eduard Will	...	Soldier on Stage
John Regis	...	Morgue Attendant
Neal Parrow	...	Young Driver
Kenneth Cortland	...	Pharmacy Soldier
Lenny Rose	...	Airport Agent

Storyline

Set in Berlin during WWII, the Nazi regime is attempting to develop a drug that will animate the dead, in order to use in the war effort. Toulon arouses suspicion as a Nazi dissident, and his secret is discovered. During a Nazi raid on his home, Toulon's beautiful wife is murdered. Toulon vows revenge, with the help of his animated puppets. This movie gives a new perspective on Toulon and his "friends".

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Plot Keywords:

woman on top | sex scene | breasts | falling from height | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

World War 2 Has Just Gotten Smaller!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Principal photography was completed in 18 days.

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Goofs

When the Prostitute leaves General Mueller's room, she doesn't close the door all the way, but we can hear the door closing.

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Crazy Credits

The credits begin with the puppet 'Six-Shooter' holstering his guns, laughing, and then text saying "COMING SOON - PUPPET MASTER 4: WHEN BAD PUPPETS TURN GOODS."

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Connections

Referenced in Overwatch (2016)

User Reviews

Nazi's versus psychotic puppets

PuppetMaster 3′s glaring narrative, production faults aside (for which there are countless pages on the net) and budget restrictions, this prequel gives an intriguing insight how those little killer puppets came to be. Set in Berlin 1941, evil Nazi's want Toulon's secret formula which animates his puppets to re-animate the Führer's soldiers and make an unstoppable army for the Aryan race.

The puppets get a run for their money in the acting department this time around. Gestapo officer, Major Krauss played excellently by Richard Lynch steals the show along with James Bond recurring actor Walter Gotell as General Mueller. Both Guy Rolfe as Andre Toulon (previously played by William Hickey) and Sarah Douglas (Superman 1 and 2) as Elsa Toulon bring some emotion to the film.

Naturally there's Richard Band's music and thanks to director David DeCoteau and the effects team it's a blast to see the creation of both Blade and Leech Woman. In addition, Jester gets a fair amount of screen- time.

In a film with reanimated dead soldiers and Nazi's versus psychotic puppets, you should already know what you're in for. Without selling the surprisingly good cast ensemble short it's a low budget affair but what a recommended guilty pleasure of entertainment it is.

Where as the first film had the burning question of – What happened to Theresa? The burning question with three is – if Toulon shot himself in 1939 what is he doing alive and well in 1941? Answers on a postcard

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1992 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Puppet Master 3: Toulon's Revenge

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1