Its plot follows six people who seek shelter during a storm in the mansion of. Dolls is a 1987 american horror film directed by stuart gordon, written by ed naha, and starring stephen lee, guy rolfe, hilary mason, ian patrick williams, and bunty bailey. A group of people stop by a mansion during a storm and discover two magical toy makers and their haunted collection of dolls. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Ambitious horror movies always seem to be waging a subtle war between good and bad taste, and in the best ones, bad taste wins. Oct 14, 2018 oh yes, we know right from the beginning that theres more to the dolls than just an ambiguous uncertainty. Youre never too old to play with dolls until youre dead. Perfect timing, considering a remake of childs play hit theaters a couple of weeks prior, it should be noted the cuyle carvin directed dolls is not in anyway a remake of the 1987 stuart gordon classic of the same name, but is equally as good.
Dolls is a fun little movie that plays out like a fairy. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. I found myself really enjoying the story and cheering for the good guys once i figured out who they were. In the next shot, as she appears to lean in, glaring hatefully at the angry dolls, she suddenly lunges forward, crashing. Alas, the dictates of her tribe forbid her to do so. Directed by todd haynes, the film uses barbie dolls as actors, as well as documentaries and artistic footage.
Arriving to vod and dvd on tuesday, july 2nd, dolls is the latest horror canon from uncorked entertainment. Dolls is finally a movie about childrens toys and it also brings back the idea of human minds being trapped inside creepy. A struggling childrens book author and his rebellious teenage daughter move into a house theyve inherited and find mysterious dolls in the attic. Ian patrick williams, carolyn purdygordon, hilary mason. Ian patrick williams is an actor and writer, known for superhero movie 2008, reanimator 1985 and dolls 1987.
The stop motion sequences in the film are the best parts of the movie but there arent enough of them to make the movie rise above average, and the gore just isnt very gory so i wish theyd just stick to lots and lots of killer dolls. Its not the greatest thing ever but its definitely worth your time. Sep 28, 2018 why you should watch the 1987 horror classic dolls. She is an actress and production manager, known for dolls 1987, poltergeist ii. Filmed in documentarystyle, the film follows the character of gringo, a young man looking for fortune in new york city, only to fall into heroin addiction. Dolls is finally a movie about childrens toys and it also brings back. Another stranded tourist believes her story but is branded as a child molester. Similarly, while saw has a prominent doll, the doll itself isnt really the villain of the film. He recruits one of the local girls for one of his photo spreads.
Apr 14, 2016 dolls 1987 a group of people stop by a mansion during a storm and discover two magical toy makers, and their haunted collection of dolls. Dolls is a worthy addition to this list of killer doll movies because even though it is a low budget production, it doesnt feel like it. Dolls is purposefully overthetop and crazy, like a looney tunes short re envisioned by freddy kruger. Dolls 1987 a group of motorists, including young judy bower carrie lorraine, her horrible father ian patrick williams, her evil queen of a stepmother carolyn purdygordon and a meek. The father and daughter soon learn that the dolls have a sinister and deadly past. Screenwriter ed naha turned that concept into a story involving a family trapped in an old house with killer dolls. A group of flustered travellers take refuge at a mansion during a night time thunderstorm. An old couple that make dolls in a big mansion in the middle of nowhere take in lost or stranded. After that in 1989 the puppet master series from full moon began. As rosemary composes herself in the hallway, following the viscous doll attack, she is suddenly surrounded by angry, vengeful dolls.
If you have a fear of dolls, youll find this movie particularly scary. Dolly dearest 1991 an american family moves to mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit. The sequences with the dolls actually attacking and killing the characters are fun and creepy, but the movie as a whole has the feel and tone of a very long episode of tales from the darkside despite being rrated and by gordon, the gore of the film is never quite where i expected it to be and it maintains more of a. Its plot follows six people who seek shelter during a storm in the mansion of an elderly puppetmaker and his wife, only to find that the various puppets and dolls in the. It follows a group of teenagers in a northern california town who are forced to deal with their friends murder of his girlfriend, and the subsequent disposal of her body. Recently i bought the dvd of 1987 horror movie dolls by stuart gordon, the director of reanimator 1985 among others. Disney movie 1987 limited edition doll cinderella ebay. At some elementary level, horror is about bad taste about unspeakable affronts to the notion of a wellordered society. Childs play isnt a rip off of dolls any more than dolls is a ripoff of 1975s trilogy of terror, or 1978s magic, or even 1979s tourist trap.
If youre like me and your earliest memories of horror fandom are from perusing the cover art in your local video rental store, then you probably remember this one. Stranded in the middle of nowhere during a fierce storm, a family of three meanspirited father david, evil stepmother rosemary, and. While poltergeist has a legendary killer clown doll, its limited largely to one scene, thus this movie is not included in the list. Dolls lacks the heart and fine characterizations of toy story, but i dont view that as a bad thing, as the older film doesnt aspire to be much more than what it is. A group of travelers spend the night in the mansion of an elderly couple who are dollmakers. Dolls free delivery possible on eligible purchases. This weeks film is 1987s dolls, directed by stuard gordon, produced by charles band and brian yuzna, and written by ed naha. Stuart gordon had a cult hit with his debut feature, the splatter black comedy reanimator 1985 adapted from an h. Sep 29, 2016 teddy bear scene from dolls 1987 hd mysticspoonattack. Subsequently, gordon went onto make the liveaction transformer film robot jox 1990, the vampire tv movie daughter of darkness. The old dollmaker and his wife cackle in the shadows. The dolls move slowly, jerkily, like you expect real dolls would. Dolls official trailer 2019 horror movie movie trailers source. Jan 08, 2020 as mentioned, the key selling point in this film is the dolls.
Much of the cast and crew gordon had worked with previously returned, though the film wouldnt be released until 1987. Its plot follows six people who seek shelter during a storm in the mansion of an elderly puppetmaker and his wife, only to find that the various puppets and dolls in the home contain the imprisoned spirits of. Many of their action sequences dont even take place on camera. Its done in an outlandish way that wreaks of the 1980s and doesnt compare to much more terrifying doll movies that have come since. Its plot follows six people who seek shelter during a storm in the mansion of an elderly puppetmaker and his wife, only to find that the various puppets and dolls in the home contain the imprisoned spirits of criminals. Classic horror film from 1987, fairy talelike story in the old dark house, this was a.
I watched dolls in my early teens and, basically, forgot about it until i picked up a copy at hmv. Paramount pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987. The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient aztec skull with magic powers. The story of a doll s house is a 1984 stop motion animated television series produced by smallfilms, directed and narrated by oliver postgate. Let a horror movie grow too elegant and it will sit there on the screen, a boring decoration. Carrie lorraine was born on august 9, 1978 in torrance, california, usa as carrie lorraine machacek. See the full list of dolls cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Horror movies 1987 every horror movie coming out in 1987. With tetchie agbayani, brigitta cimarolli, leo hermosa, mario layco. Carrie lorraine in dolls 1987 guy rolfe in dolls 1987 stephen lee and.
Dolls gets short shrift from some pseudo horror aficionados. With ian patrick williams, carolyn purdygordon, carrie lorraine, guy rolfe. Dolls was gordons third released film, although was actually shot before his second film from beyond 1986. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. At 77 minutes, the movie concludes barely before your bluray player has gotten warm, and i think the flicks better for its brevity. The programme debuted on bbc1 in the uk on 6 february 1984. Classic horror film from 1987, fairy talelike story in the old dark house, this was a film that i had seen in 1987 at the time, growing up, i particularly like guy rolfe as the mysterious toy maker, gabriel hardwicke and also the very hot bunty bailey from hot gossip kenny everetts video show and on the bbc television show as one of the. The video looks very clean and the dolby stereo surround audio is good.
House ii the second story horror eng full film 1987 movie. With thomas downey, dee wallace, trinity simspon, bret green. This list focuses on movies or anthology stories that revolve largely around killer dolls. Oct 31, 2019 dolls is a movie i remember seeing the vhs cover for yet some how never watched until recently. Jun 05, 2019 dolls official trailer 2019 horror movie movie trailers source. The karen carpenter story is a 1987 american experimental short biographical film that portrays the last 17 years of singer karen carpenters life, as she struggled with anorexia. We see a large bay window about 10 feet in front of her as she cautiously moves in closer to the angry dolls. Dolls appeared in 1987, one whole year before childs play did in 1988.
Rivers edge is a 1986 american crime drama film directed by tim hunter, written by neal jimenez, and starring crispin glover, keanu reeves, ione skye, daniel roebuck, and dennis hopper. They move when you arent looking, giggle menacingly from the dark corners of a room, and drag victims off into the shadows to do the real dirty work. Dolls 1987 a group of people stop by a mansion during a storm and discover two magical toy makers and their haunted collection of dolls. Dolls 1987 a group of people stop by a mansion during a storm and discover two magical toy makers, and their haunted collection of dolls. This is a list of the top 100 most popular horror movies released in the year 1987. A group of people stop by a mansion during a storm and discover two magical toy. Mar 12, 2019 recently i bought the dvd of 1987 horror movie dolls by stuart gordon, the director of reanimator 1985 among others. The kindred film lunch meat film the monster squad. The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highestgrossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Theres certainly a few little twists in the story and nothing is quite what it seems. This might be the first killer doll movie featuring several stopmotion dolls. And then theres dolls 1987, which occupies a special place for lovers of fairy tales with dripping meat on its bones. The karen carpenter story is a 1987 american experimental short biographical film that portrays the last 17 years of singer karen carpenter s life, as she struggled with anorexia. Dolls is a 1987 italianamerican horror film directed by stuart gordon.
In the dolls, a gaggle of motorists stops at a moldering english mansion to sleep for the night. A fastlane fashion photographer comes to a remote tropical isle for a glamour shoot. Fantasy movies 1987 every fantasy movie coming out in 1987. Seeing the movie so many years later, with a different approach to cinema, i came to love it. It is based on rumer goddens the dolls house, originally published in 1947, and focuses on the toys in a victorian dolls house belonging to sisters emily and charlotte dane. Let me assure you right now that dolls isnt a ripoff of the movie childs play which came out a year later in 1988. The world of filmmaker stuart gordon is wide reaching in tone and content. Jun 01, 2015 the new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient aztec skull with magic powers.