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Puppet Master 4 (1993)

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A young scientist and his friends, upon being attacked by demons, are protected by a gang of animated puppets.

Director:

Jeff Burr

Writers:

Todd Henschell (screenplay), Steven E. Carr (screenplay) | 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gordon Currie ... Rick Myers
Chandra West ... Susie
Ash Adams ... Cameron (as Jason Adams)
Teresa Hill ... Lauren
Guy Rolfe ... Toulon
Felton Perry ... Dr. Carl Baker
Stacie Randall ... Dr. Leslie Piper
Michael Shamus Wiles ... Stanley (as Mike Wiles)
Dan Zukovic ... Delivery Man
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Storyline

A young scientist working on an artificial intelligence project is the target of strange gremlin-like creatures, who are out to kill him and thus terminate his research. By coincidence, in one of the rooms he uses, there's a mysterious case containing the puppets of the "puppet master". When the puppets are brought to life, they help destroy the creatures. Written by Rob Hartill

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Taglines:

When Bad Puppets, turn Good

Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and horror violence | See all certifications »

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Trivia

The film's trailer features alternate lines of dialogue and a slightly different voice for Sutekh that remained unused in the final cut. See more »

Goofs

The baseball cards on Rick's wall change to different baseball players between shots. See more »

Quotes

Toulon: And the timeless secrets of Osiris will once again animate the lifeless!
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Crazy Credits

On only the VHS version, in between the end of the film and the end credits appears the trailer for part 5. See more »

Connections

Followed by Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017) See more »

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Jane, Jane (The Hurricane)
Written by Johnny Angel
Performed by Joker
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The beginning of the decline of the PM series
26 December 2011 | by udar55See all my reviews

The ancient demon God Sutek is finally angry enough that Andre Toulon (Guy Rolfe) stole his life-giving formula that it sends some demons (tiny, of course) to the "upperworld" to get those responsible. Somehow that means scientists from a Government company, despite them having nothing to do with it. Who is involved is kid genius Rick Myers (Gordon Currie), who has discovered the puppets while doing his experiments at the Bodega Bay Inn while acting as a caretaker. Running only 75 minutes, this mess of a film actually has 5 screenwriters credited with the nonsense plot. The main point seems to be about resurrecting new puppet Decapitron (a hold over idea from Band's Empire days) and Toulon telling Rick he is the new puppet master. About the only good thing in the film is the stop motion work by Dave Allen and his crew, but it seems to be less and less with each entry. This marks a turning point with the tiny terrors being full blown good guys now. This was also the first in the PM series to feature no nudity. PUPPET MASTER 4 came out in November 1993 and the fifth entry, despite being filmed back-to-back, came out almost a year later in September 1994. Felton Perry has two scenes as a murdered scientist.


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Official Sites:

Full Movie on Hulu

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1995 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Puppet Master 4: The Demon See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

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Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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