Puppet Master (film)

Puppet Master is a series of horror movies by Full Moon studios. It is about a puppeteer in the 1930s who commits suicide, leaving behind the puppets he brought to life. In the present, a group of psychics work to destroy his murderous creations.

There are currently nine Puppet Master movies.

Puppet Master (1989)

• Date: 1989
• Director: David Schmoeller
• Writers: Charles Band, Kenneth J. Hall
• Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jimmie F. Scaggs, Irene Miracle, Robin Frates, Barbara Crampton, William Hickey
• Puppets: Oriental, Blade, Tunneler, Pinhead, Jester, Leech Woman.
• Premise: A recent suicide at Bodega Bay Hotel brings psychics together.

DVD Summary

Alex Whittaker, played by Paul le Mat, and three other gifted psychics are investigating rumours that the secret of life has been discovered by master puppeteer Andre Toulon, played by William Hickey.

But the psychics quickly discover Toulon's secret of death in the form of five killer puppets - each one uniquely qualified for murder and mayhem.

Tunneler has a nasty habit of boring holes in people with his drill bit head.

Leech Woman regurgitates killer leeches that suck her victims dry.

Pin Head strangles his enemies with his powerful, vice-like hands.

Blade has a gleaming hook for one hand and a razor-sharp knife for the other.

And Jester, the brains of the bunch, is just plain mean.

Together, they're an army of skilled assassins, genetically programmed to guard the deadly secrets of the Puppet Master.

Puppet Master II (1991)

• Date: 1990
• Director: Dave Allen
• Writer: David Pabian
• Cast: Elizabeth MacLellan, Collin Bernsen, Charlie Spradling, Steve Welles, Jeff Weston, Sage Allen Nita Talbot, Greg Webb
• Puppets: Blade, Tunneler, Pinhead, Leech Woman, Jester, Torch, Goblin
• Premise: Puppets attempt to raise master.

DVD Summary

Those nasty little puppets are back to wreak more havoc and take care of some unfinished business. Joined by Torch, the newest member of the sinister troupe, the puppets exhume their beloved creator Toulon and gather the brain matter that keeps them alive. But the Puppet Master has a deadly plan of his own...

They're back. No strings attached.

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)

• Date: 1991
• Director: David Decoteau
• Writers: Charles Band
• Cast: Guy Rolfe, Ian Abercrombie, Sarah Douglas, Walter Gotell, Kristopher Logan, Matthew Faison, Aron Eisenberg, Richard Lynch
• Puppets: Blade, Tunneler, Pinhead, Six Shooter, Leech Woman, Jester and Goblin
• Premise: Nazis want puppet-raising secrets

Puppet Master 4 (1993)

• Date: 1993
• Director: Jeff Burr
• Writers: Douglas Aarniokoski, Steven E. Carr
• Cast: Gordon Currie, Chandra West, Jason Adams, Teresa Hill, Guy Rolfe
• Puppets: Blade, Tunneler, Pinhead, Six Shooter, Jester, Totem and Decapitron.
• Premise: Puppets vs. Totems under new leader, Decapitron

Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994)

• Date: 1994
• Director: Jeff Burr
• Writers: Douglas Aarniokoski, Steven E. Carr
• Cast: Gordon Currie, Chandra West, Ian Ogilvy, Teresa Hill
• Puppets: Blade,Tunneler, Pinhead, Six Shooter, Torch, Decapatron and Totem.
• Premise: Puppets vs. Evil demonic pharaoh from another dimension

Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)

• Date: 1998
• Director: David Decoteau
• Writer: Benjamin Carr
• Cast: Josh Green, Michael Guerin, Robert Donavan, Michael Sollenberger, Marc Newburger, Jason-Shane Scott, Jason Dean Booher, William Knight, Pat Thomas, George Peck, Emily Harrison
• Puppets: Blade, Tunneler, Pinhead, Six Shooter, Leech woman and Jester.
• Premise: Puppets vs. evil Dr. Magrew

Retro Puppet Master (1999)

• Date: 1998
• Director: David Decoteau
• Writer: Benjamin Carr
• Cast: Greg Sestero, Brigitta Dau, Jack Donner, Stephen Blackehart, Guy Rolfe
• Puppets: Retro Blade, Retro Tunneler, Retro Pinhead, Retro Six Shooter, Cyclops and Dr Death
• Premise: (pre-World War I, Paris) Andre's story. He and puppets attempt to save life of woman he loves.

Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)

• Date: 2003
• Director: Charles Band
• Writer: (?)
• Cast: Gordon Currie, Kate Orsini, Charlie Spradling, Jacob Witkin
• Puppets: (?)
• Premise: Secret of animation rediscovered... with lots of flashbacks to older Puppet Master films

Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004)

• Date: 2004
• Director: Ted Nicolaou
• Writers: Ted Nicolaou, C. Courtney Joyner
• Cast: Corey Feldman, Vanessa Angel
• Puppets: Blade, Six-shooter, Pinhead, Jester
• Premise: A group of toymakers want to use Andre Toulon's formula, which is now in the hands of Toulon's great-nephew Robert to give life to killer toys that they want to unleash on Christmas Eve.

Internet Movie Database Links

• Puppet Master at IMDb
• Puppet Master II at IMDb
• Puppet Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge at IMDb
• Puppet Master 4 at IMDb
• Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter at IMDb
• Curse of the Puppet Master at IMDb
• Retro Puppet Master at IMDb
• Puppet Master: The Legacy at IMDb
• Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys at IMDb

References

• Full Moon Direct (official site)
• Puppet Master Movies Fansite