Dolls
They're cute, they're cuddly... and they kill!
1986 | 77m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Gordon |
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| Writer: | Ed Naha |
| Staring: |
| A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens in their dark, haunted mansion. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 27, 1986 |
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| Director: | Stuart Gordon |
| Writer: | Ed Naha |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Horror |
| Keywords | gore, storm, candlestick, surrealism, doll, traveling, fireplace, toy maker, possessed doll |
| Production Companies | Empire Pictures, Taryn Productions Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ian Patrick Williams | David Bower |
| Carolyn Purdy-Gordon | Rosemary Bower |
| Carrie Lorraine | Judy Bower |
| Guy Rolfe | Gabriel Hartwicke |
| Hilary Mason | Hilary Hartwicke |
| Bunty Bailey | Isabel Prange |
| Cassie Stuart | Enid |
| Stephen Lee | Ralph Morris |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stuart Gordon | Director |
| Lee Percy | Editor |
| Mac Ahlberg | Director of Photography |
| John Carl Buechler | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Richard Band | Music Supervisor, Production Supervisor |
| Neal Adams | Conceptual Design |
| Ed Naha | Writer |
| Fuzzbee Morse | Original Music Composer |
| Anthony Barnao | Casting |
| Giovanni Natalucci | Production Design |
| Becky Block | Set Decoration |
| Mariangela Capuano | Set Dresser, Set Decoration |
| Angee Beckett | Costume Design |
| Gilda De Guilmi | Hairstylist |
| Giancarlo Del Brocco | Key Makeup Artist |
| Bill Forsche | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Hope Perello | Production Coordinator |
| Sabrina Farina | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Rita Innocenzi | Hairdresser |
| Roberto Innocenzi | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Alessandra Molinari | Hairdresser |
| Alfredo Tiberi | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| John Vulich | Makeup Effects |
| Dennis Stuart Murphy | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Gina Pietralunga | Unit Manager |
| Stefano Spadoni | Unit Manager |
| Judy Monti | Second Assistant Director |
| Marco Valerio Pugini | Second Assistant Director |
| Mauro Sacripanti | First Assistant Director |
| Liz Wartenberg | Assistant Director |
| Elio Altamura | Property Master |
| Alvaro Belsole | Construction Manager |
| Nicola Bucci | Assistant Property Master |
| Lucio Di Domenico | Assistant Art Director |
| Ivano Gatti | Painter |
| Nancy Nimoy | Concept Artist |
| Luciano Rossiello | Greensman |
| Claudia Sebastiani | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Victor Spiegel | Additional Music |
| Gerry Sackman | Music Editor |
| Serena Canevari | Script Supervisor |
| Fabrizio Caracciolo | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Barbara Dales | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Darragh Marmorstein | Costume Assistant |
| Adalgisa Mosca | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Beth Charkham | Casting |
| Estelle Rodkoff | Casting Coordinator |
| Aldo Dell'Acqua | Stunts |
| Roberto Bessi | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| David Allen | Visual Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brian Yuzna | Producer |
| Charles Band | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Cohn Curtis | Associate Producer |
| Debra Dion | Associate Producer |
| Michael Wolf | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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This was a really effective chiller. Nicely intermingles the right amounts of both comedy and magic to create an eerie and surreal atmosphere all of its own, quite the same way as the first 'Phantasm' film does, if that makes any sense. Great ending, too. ...
Atmospheric lil horror film that maintains its menace despite some comedy acting. Typical of Stuart Gordon in that sense I guess. This tells of the importance of childhood wonder, like many other films, but does it via a cautionary-like tale filled with some primitive justice. The dolls look reall ... y creepy, as does the mansion that sets the scene for the whole film and the music fits perfectly. The atmosphere really is spot on most of the time. I especially liked the opening credits and how they set the tone. Very cool film.