Dolls (1987)
R | 77 mins | Horror, Comedy | 22 May 1987
Director:
Stuart GordonWriter:
Ed NahaProducer:
Brian YuznaCinematographer:
Mac AhlbergEditors:
Lee Percy, Tom Scurry, Nadia MazzoniProduction Designer:
Giovanni NatalucciProduction Company:
Taryn Productions, Inc.The Summary for this unviewed film is based on reviews in the 27 Apr 1987 DV, 22 May 1987 LAT, and 27 May 1987 HR. Production and cast credits were taken from listings in the 27 Apr 1987 DV review, the 1987 Seattle Film Festival program, where the film played, promotional material in AMPAS library files, and the AMPAS Index to Motion Picture Credits and may not reflect what is onscreen.
Principal photography began on 11 Nov 1985 in Rome, Italy under the working title The Doll, according to the 27 Nov 1985 DV production chart.
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The Summary for this unviewed film is based on reviews in the 27 Apr 1987 DV, 22 May 1987 LAT, and 27 May 1987 HR. Production and cast credits were taken from listings in the 27 Apr 1987 DV review, the 1987 Seattle Film Festival program, where the film played, promotional material in AMPAS library files, and the AMPAS Index to Motion Picture Credits and may not reflect what is onscreen.
Principal photography began on 11 Nov 1985 in Rome, Italy under the working title The Doll, according to the 27 Nov 1985 DV production chart.
In London, England, David Bower, his wife, Rosemary, and their young daughter, Judy, take refuge from a violent thunderstorm in a gothic mansion. The aging house is owned by dollmakers Gabriel and Hilary Hartwicke, who have filled every room with their cute, hand-made dolls. As the rainstorm worsens, businessman Ralph Morris and two teenage punk rockers, Enid Tilly and Isabel Prange, also seek shelter in the house. While the Hartwickes welcome the strangers into their home, as the night progresses, the dolls come to life and begin violently murdering the ...
In London, England, David Bower, his wife, Rosemary, and their young daughter, Judy, take refuge from a violent thunderstorm in a gothic mansion. The aging house is owned by dollmakers Gabriel and Hilary Hartwicke, who have filled every room with their cute, hand-made dolls. As the rainstorm worsens, businessman Ralph Morris and two teenage punk rockers, Enid Tilly and Isabel Prange, also seek shelter in the house. While the Hartwickes welcome the strangers into their home, as the night progresses, the dolls come to life and begin violently murdering the visitors.
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