You'll wish it was only make-believe.
After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her six-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, resolved and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Alex VincentAndy Barclay
- Catherine HicksKaren Barclay
- Brad DourifCharles Lee Ray
- Chris SarandonMike Norris
- Dinah ManoffMaggie Peterson
- Tommy SwerdlowJack Santos
- Jack ColvinDr. Ardmore
- Neil GiuntoliEddie Caputo
- Juan RamírezPeddler
- Alan WilderMr. Criswell
Crew
- Tom HollandDirector
- Tom HollandScreenplay
- John LafiaScreenplay
- Don ManciniScreenplay
- Wilmer ButlerDirector of Photography
- Joe RenzettiOriginal Music Composer
- Edward WarschilkaEditor
- Roy E. PetersonEditor
- David KirschnerProducer
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