Puppet Master: Doktor Death

"The doctor is in...sane!"

2022 0h 59m EN

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5.2

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4.5

IMDB

★5.2TMDB · 28★4.5IMDB · 460

Horror

Synopsis

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Doktor Death comes crawling out of his trunk and is unleashed into a ramshackle nursing home.

“The doctor is in...sane!”

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Cast

Jenny Boswell
April Duval
Melissa Moore
Gladys
Laura Dennis
Rebecca
Erin Eva Butcher
Carmen
Rick Montgomery Jr.
Rufus
Ashton Wolf
Dr. Lantmen
Jesse Guilmette
Luther
Madeline Dee
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dave Parker
Writers: James Quinn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "solo movie in the Puppet Master series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dave Parker, shot by Josh Apple. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Band. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Topher Hansson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jenny Boswell and Melissa Moore and Laura Dennis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The doctor is in...sane!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dave Parker directs. Josh Apple behind the camera. Richard Band scores. Topher Hansson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Part of the "solo movie in the Puppet Master series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Dave Parker, shot by Josh Apple. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Richard Band. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Topher Hansson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jenny Boswell and Melissa Moore and Laura Dennis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The doctor is in...sane!".
9IMDB entry: tt21114402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "asylum", "killer doll", "hospital", "doctor".

The technical file

Cinematography: Josh Apple
Original score: Richard Band
Editing: Topher Hansson
Production design: William Butler
Costume design: Silvia St. Croix
Makeup / hair: Greg Lightner
Runtime: 59 min · 0h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Puppet Master: Doktor Death (2022)
IMDB rating: 4.5/10 · 460 votes

Part of

solo movie in the Puppet Master series

Full Moon recently started taking a different approach to their long-running Puppet Master franchise. Rather than continue making Puppet Master movies that feature multiple puppets, they’re now focusing on solo puppet movies. These solo spin-offs got started with Blade: The Iron Cross in 2020 and continued with last year’s Puppet Master: Doktor Death. Now, in a new episode of his Full Moon Universe YouTube show, Full Moon founder Charles Band has announced that the next entry in the Puppet Master franchise is the solo puppet movie Puppet Master: Furnace Leech Woman