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another mannequin horror flick

posted 19 years ago by foxyboogirl
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As a child in the early 80's I'd seen (maybe on cable...?) a horror flick about mannequins, but it wasn't this one. I remember the one I saw as much scarier.
All I can recall vividly was mannequins legitimately coming alive and killing people, not just moved through telekinesis like in "Tourist Trap". I only remember two specific scenes; the first had to do with somebody putting a fake mustache on a female mannequin as a prank and apparently the mannequin didn't like it too much because later she became alive and killed him. Other than that, the final scene I believe had to do with a fire, something being set ablaze, maybe a boat...? It's hard to remember specifics from over twenty years ago.
If anybody has any clue of what I'm talking about, PLEASE REPLY. I've been searching for the movie for a long time. I suppose it was either made in the mid-to-late seventies or maybe the very early eighties.

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[–] TalesfromTheCryptfan 18 years ago

Beats me, but i know another mannequin horror flick from the 80's called "PIN" which is about a brother and sister living together after their parents died then the brother begins to befriend a medical mannequin named "Pin" as he believes it's alive and then murders begin happening.

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[–] NunoFM2005 18 years ago

I would like to know that movie!

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[–] fbossert 17 years ago

"Carry on Screaming" is a comedy -and a fairly good one. Nothing scary about it. The movie you mention doesn´t seem so good, I have to say; if you want to watch a great horror short film involving a mannequin, try to grab the episode "Everybody need a little love", from the series "Tales from the darkside" (Season 3, Episode 17). That´s a good one. Cheers!

[–] fbossert 17 years ago

Oh, but the greatest horror film I´ve seen involving a mannequin is -no doubt- the Peter Cushing story in the British 1972 film "Asylum" (or "House of crazies"). One of the creepiest short stories I´ve ever seen...

[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

the plot keywords for Asylum does not mention any mannequin!

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[–] fbossert 17 years ago

Well... what can I say...? I´m sorry for the plot keywords!

[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

yes i`m kidding, i know that`s not your fault!
about creepy stories
do you saw the movie devil doll, form 1964 or dead of night from 1945 (segment Ventriloquist's Dummy)?
great movies...

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[–] fbossert 17 years ago

I saw Dead of the Night, it is as good as all the Brit omnibus films from those years. But here I was only talking about mannequin films, ventriloquists dummy movies is a whole different universe -among those my favourites would be, I guess, "Magic" with Anthony Hopkins, and a Spanish episode from the series "historias para no dormir" called "Freddy" -impossible to get anywhere. I must confess I have not seen "devil doll"; is it any good? the cover sounds like "chucky" to me, but maybe its only the cover... Cheers!

[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

there is a link to the spanish series "historias para no dormir"

http://www.dvdgo.com/product~catgid~217~list~181~prodid~105415~typeproduct~1~dvd~Pack+Historias+para+no+Dormir.htm

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well it is possible!!!
:)

the only "problem" is
you must understand spanish!

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[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

about devil doll...
if you enjoy Magic has i do, you go to love Devil Doll,
it is a story about the dummy Hugo and his ventriloquist The Grat Vorelli.
Hugo has the ability to walk across the stage all by himself...

by the way i am looking for the name of a series about a group of puppets and a couple of teenagers in a basement...
all the puppets run to hide when the owner of the house appears, and we never get to saw that man...
?
can you help me?
thanks.

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[–] fbossert 17 years ago

Nuno: Couldn´t that be one of the "Puppet Master" series...?
Thanks for the tip about "Devil doll", I will give it a try -although I have to tell you: it is the ambiguity of "magic" what I love, I don´t care about films where the dummy actually moves. Another great example of that subtle ambiguity is the canadian "Pin", a very much underated -or maybe just unknown- horror film. Cheers!

[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

no, it was a tv series that i saw back in the 80`s, and it was made for television...
they have an orquestra, with a maestro, when the owner of the building appears a siren stars buzzing... and all the dummies stars hiding from the owner!
i already run all the internet, the imdb, and i can`t find the title of that series!
that`s difficult to find that one!
:(

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[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

if you love subtle ambiguity try to see this one "Love Object" (2003)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328077/
maybe you already saw it...

and
"Sei donne per l'assassino" from maestro Mario Bava
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058567/
in this one we have a good scene inside a mannequin room...

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[–] fbossert 17 years ago

Here´s the link to "Freddy" -for thatever it´s worth.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0601973/

[–] fbossert 17 years ago

Oh, and by the way: I own the "Historias para no dormir" pack, but the story I´m talking about it´s not there. It was made much later than the classic episodes of that series... I saw it when I was a child and gave me nightmares for weeks.

[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

historias para no dormir" called "Freddy
the imdb have that title?

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[–] fbossert 17 years ago

No, I don´t think "Freddy" appears in any catalog (imdb is, alas!, not perfect)... strange, since it was one of the best episodes Ibañez Serrador ever made... In the end there was a dwarf inside the dummy! Sound funny, but it was -at least for a 10 years old child- scary as hell.
I will look around for the films you recommended me; thanks!

[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

After you saw that movies tell me something, ok?

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[–] aceofspades70 17 years ago

I'm not sure if this helps or even if I am talking about the same movie, but I seem to recall one where the people had their faces done up like mannequins and talked to each other. It was horrifying. There was a scene where the man was trying to talk the woman into turning into one with him or vice/versa.

But, just to see a mannequin type face along with psychological speech come out is really scary in my opinion.

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[–] fbossert 17 years ago

By the way, another grrreat film involving mannequins is the Spanish "Para entrar a vivir", about a woman who fills her building with them and pretends they are her neighbours...

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[–] NunoFM2005 17 years ago

http://www.p-synd.com/statuephile/list.htm

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[–] ziggers 16 years ago

This is EXACTLY the same movie I'm trying to find! Have you had any luck?

[–] NunoFM2005 16 years ago

try this one from Mario Bava

http://www.uk.imdb.com/title/tt0058567/

???

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[–] shouldberunningoutside 16 years ago

Have you seen any Full Moon movies? Its probably not the one you are talking about but it reminded me of some. I heard the new puppet master 3 axis of evil takes place in WWII with nazis and the japanese! These are films to be watched.

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[–] NunoFM2005 16 years ago

Can you give me a link to that title in IMDB ?
Thanks !

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[–] BoxOfficePoison 16 years ago

I don't remember the episode title, but I seem to be remembering an old Twilight Zone episode with Burgess Meredith as a night watchman in a wax museum, where of course the displays come to life. One of the creepiest of the series.

[–] fbossert 15 years ago

The episode is "The New Exhibit", but Burguess Meredith is not in it.

[–] BoxOfficePoison 15 years ago

My mistake. Thanks.