Summary
Andre Toulon, living a peaceful life as a puppeteer in pre-WWI Paris, encounters the renegade sorcerer Afzel, who has stolen the mysterious secrets of life from the dark god Sutekh.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 32GoodWatch 34
IMDb3.8
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings1.9/5
Audience score19%
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −15 min on the typical 95
typical 9580Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1999
November 9, 1999
27 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more24 people
- Greg SesteroAndre Toulon
- Brigitta DauIlsa
- Stephen BlackehartFirst Servant
- Jack DonnerAfzel
- Guy RolfeOlder Andre Toulon
- RRRobert RadoveanuSecond Servant
- Vitalie BantasThird Servant
- STSando TeodorLatour
- GCGeorge CalinValentin
- JDJuliano DomanVigo
- VDVlad DuleaDuval
- DFDan FintescuBeggar
- ȘCȘerban CeleaVater
- Elvira DeatcuMargarette
- CTClaudiu TrandafirLeader
- Marcel CobzariuFirst Tough Guy
- VMViorel ManoleSecond Tough Guy
Mihai VerbintschiFirst Pursurer
Adrian CiobanuSecond Persurer
Răzvan PopaAssistant- APAurelian PopaOfficial
- CICristian IrimiaLeiter
Ion BechetTicket Agent- JRJohn R. EllisTicket Agent
Directing · 4
- David DeCoteau Director
- Laurentiu Maronese Second Assistant Director
- Cornelia Stefan Script Supervisor
- Cristian Ciurea First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Neal Marshall Stevens Screenplay
- Charles Band Original Story, Executive Producer
- David Schmoeller Characters
Production · 11
- Vlad Păunescu Producer
- Kirk Edward Hansen Producer
- Perry Bullington Casting
- Robert MacDonald Casting
- Michael C. Cuddy Co-Producer
- Dana Scanlan Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Viorel Sergovici Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Don Adams Editor
Sound · 2
- John Massari Original Music Composer
- Chris M. Jacobson Sound Designer
Art · 3
- Radu Corciova Production Design
- Ioana Corciova Art Direction
- Viorel Ghenea Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Oana Păunescu Costume Design
- Daniela Bușoiu Key Makeup Artist
- Jeffrey S. Farley Prosthetic Supervisor
- Cătălin Ciutu Makeup & Hair
- Ionel Popa Prosthetics
Other crew · 2
- Adi Pavloschi Stunt Coordinator
- William Dempsey Visual Effects Design Consultant
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Film 7 of 11 · after Curse of the Puppet Master · then Puppet Master: The Legacy
- Puppetmaster (1989)
GoodWatch score 46Film 1
- Puppet Master II (1990)
GoodWatch score 46Film 2
- Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1992)
GoodWatch score 59Film 3
- Puppet Master 4 (1993)
GoodWatch score 46Film 4
- Puppet Master 5 (1994)
GoodWatch score 43Film 5
- Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)
GoodWatch score 38Film 6
- Retro Puppetmaster (1999)
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- Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)
GoodWatch score 27Film 8
- Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)
GoodWatch score 35Film 9
- Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)
GoodWatch score 35Film 10
- Puppet Master: Axis Termination (2017)
GoodWatch score 38Film 11
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