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Attack of the Puppet People

1958 · 79 min

A quaint, creaky little chiller that plays like a grim fairy tale, more odd than frightening.

Tagline
Terror Comes In Small Packages!
Overview
A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • madness
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour3
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Bert I. Gordon
Written by
George Worthing Yates
Starring
John Hoyt, John Agar, June Kenney, Marlene Willis, Laurie Mitchell, Scott Peters, Ken Miller, Jean Moorhead
Music
Albert Glasser
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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