Dolls

Dolls (1987)

Timing: 1:17 (77 min)

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Photo 19

Actors and characters

Release date

1987-03-12

Country

Italy, United States

Production

Empire Pictures, Taryn Productions Inc.

Genre

Fantasy, Horror

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

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Director

Stuart Gordon

Actors

Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine, Guy Rolfe, Hilary Mason, Bunty Bailey, Cassie Stuart, Stephen Lee
All actors and roles (8)

Scenario

Ed Naha

Producer

Brian Yuzna, Charles Band

Operator

Mac Ahlberg

Composer

Fuzzbee Morse

Artist

Lucio Di Domenico

Audition

Anthony Barnao, Beth Charkham

Editing

Lee Percy, Richard Band
All team (55)

• The film featured actual dolls and puppets, as well as animation and animatronics.
• The most difficult scenes to film were those where the dolls attacked the characters, as the puppeteers' hands and strings would end up in the frame. Cinematographer Mac Albergu and editor Lee Percy had to resort to all sorts of tricks to keep the hands and strings out of the shot.
• When porcelain breaks, destroying the dolls, a hazy effect was created using cigarette smoke.
• Originally, the plot stipulated that if a doll broke, it would be empty inside. Director Stuart Gordon disliked this concept and insisted on giving the dolls skeletons under their porcelain.
• The film was shot in Italy because it was cheaper and allowed them to ignore the requirements of the Screen Actors Guild.
• The house was constructed on a soundstage that once belonged to producer and director Dino De Laurentiis. Inside, it created the complete impression of a real two-story house, where one could move from room to room. Outside, remnants of sets from De Laurentiis's previous films were scattered about, including those from the famous «Barbarella» (1968), which served as inspiration for creating some of the dolls.
• The fully shot film spent an entire year in post-production.
• The house was built on a studio lot that once belonged to producer and director Dino De Laurentiis. Inside, it created the full impression of a real two-story house, where one could move from room to room. Outside, remnants of props from De Laurentiis's previous films, including the famous “Barbarella” (1968), were scattered around, which served as a source of inspiration when creating some of the dolls.