Los Angeles Times, 05/22/1987, p.C6, "...When the scares come, they have a measured playfulness. This is a campfire sort of horror story....DOLLS is still one of the most ingenious, amusing and oddly affectionate horror movies of the year..."
Theatrical release: March 1987.
David Allen created the stop-motion effects that make the dolls seem to be alive.
Stuart Gordon said that he wanted DOLLS to be a reaffirmation of the usefulness of scary fairy tales.
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Stereo - English
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
Subtitles - French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Stuart Gordon - Director, Ed Naha - Writer
2. Carolyn Purdy-Gordon - Cast, Other Cast
Film-to-Storyboard Comparison
Trailers - Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photo
Horror maestro Stuart Gordon works his magic once again in DOLLS, a clever horror film that combines chills, frights, and laughs in ample doses. The plot revolves around one little girl (Carrie Lorraine) who is trapped in an old mansion with her nasty parents. The mansion is owned by an old toymaker who has a vast collection of dolls he crafted over the years. The dolls look harmless enough, but nothing could be further from the truth. As the night passes, terrible things begin to happen, and it soon becomes clear that the dolls are responsible. Filled with plenty of great special effects, good acting, and clever writing, DOLLS is an effective exercise in horror. Like its sister film PUPPET MASTER, DOLLS manages to make cute, seemingly inanimate dolls menacing and scary. Lorraine is wonderul as the nice little girl with the evil stepmother and weak father who has her own fantasies about dolls enacting their revenge on bad people. Once again Gordon creates a fun tale with his exacting blend of horror and laughs.