Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.
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| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Grandfather | |
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George Milan | ... | Merlin |
| Bunny Summers | ... | Zurella | |
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John Terrence | ... | Jonathan Cooper III |
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Patricia Sansone | ... | Madeline Cooper |
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Mark Hurtado | ... | Grandson |
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Nicholas Noyes | ... | Nicholas |
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Hillary Young | ... | Nicholas' Mother |
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Julia Leigh Miller | ... | Antique Store Clerk (as Julia Miller) |
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Ben Sussman | ... | Peddler in park (Jake Cosgrove) |
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Randy Chandler | ... | Burglar |
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Bob Mendelsohn | ... | David Andrews (archive footage) (as Bob Mendlesohn) |
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Struan Robertson | ... | Michael Andrews (archive footage) |
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Bruce Parry | ... | Pete (archive footage) |
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Vicki Saputo | ... | Susan (archive footage) |
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This is a movie within a TV movie within a made-for-video movie. A boy is watching TV when a power outage forces him to talk to his grandpa for entertainment. His grandpa, a former screenwriter, re-tells an old screenplay about Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders. In it, Merlin sets up an enchanting store in a modern-day strip mall, accompanied by his gleeful wife and gnomes, snakes, dragons, etc. From this framing device, we then see two stories about people's encounters with items from the shop. The first sequence (created for this film but looking like an episode of "Tales From The Darkside") involves a pompous, cranky newspaper critic who begins casting spells using Merlin's spell book. The second story, an edited version of the full length movie, The Devil's Gift, is about an evil monkey doll (you know, the wicked grin and the cymbals?) who kills every time his hands clap. Merlin of the 1990s is disjointedly tied-in with the 1980 movie. Written by Michael "Rabbit" Hutchison <rabhutch@spacestar.net>
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In a world where magic truely (sic) exists, anything can happen.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 August 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders See more »Filming Locations:
Petaluma, California, USACompany Credits
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Featured on "Mystery Science Theater 3000". See more »Goofs
When Michael is nearly killed, the dustbin jumps from the sidewalk to the driveway between shots. See more »Connections
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This movie is among one of the worst anyone has ever seen. Even Plan 9 from Outer Space has its funny points (all-be-them not intentional.) This movie is perhaps one of the worst movies ever made. From a film point of view, the movie has no tangible benefits what so ever. The film starts out with a grandfather telling a child a story about Merlin. What he failed to mention to his grandson is that Merlin is a complete and utter bumbling old man with a wife reminiscent of Roseanne. The movie then goes to show Merlin and his magical shop, and then, it goes to a completely different setting, and switches back and forth between Merlin's shop, and the different settings of the story. Both stories are supposed to be about " How the people find folly in there own pathetic human ways and are grateful to Merlin." When they are really about " How that old weirdo screwed us over and destroyed our families forever with his stupid shop." You might say " Well didn't Merlin warn them?" Yes, I'm sure he did, but them being stereo typical 80's men and women, where magic cannot exist and " Dollar Good', they of course did not listen. In the end, this movie is only recommended to those who enjoy mind-numbing stupidity and rip offs of other poorly made movies. ( I.E. Dead Time Stories, Troll 2.) This movie receives a 2, and that's only because of the pity felt for the fact it cannot be shot and put out of its misery.