''Blood Dolls'' is a 1999

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comedy horror film written and directed by

Charles Band Charles Robert Band (born December 27, 1951) is an American film producer and director, known for his work on horror comedy movies. Career Band entered film production in the 1970s with Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributo ...

. The film stars Jack Maturin, Debra Mayer, and

Nicholas Worth Nicholas Worth (September 4, 1937 – May 7, 2007) was an American character actor who appeared on film, on TV, and in video games. Early years Worth was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 4, 1937. He served for three years in the a ...

. The story was conceived by Band (using the name Robert Talbot).

Plot

Virgil Travis is a wealthy psychopath who lives in seclusion in his mansion with his little person butler (

Phil Fondacaro Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor and stuntman. Standing , Fondacaro is best known for his performance in the horror comedy '' Bordello of Blood'', as well as his roles in the fantasy films '' The Black Cauldron'', ''T ...

) and his murderous, clown make-up-wearing henchman. Tortured and mutated as a child by a woman who put him through body transforming procedures, Virgil has an abnormally sized head. Basking in the suffering, degradation, and death of others, Virgil has already kidnapped an all-female rock group who he keeps imprisoned to satisfy his perverse amusement. He creates a trio of twisted living dolls (Pimp, Sideshow, and Ms. Fortune) to murder those who have wronged him; Virgil doesn't anticipate meeting his match and finding love, both of which come in the form of a woman who is even more evil and twisted than he. The film has two different endings: # After his new wife sees his deformed head, she is horrified, so the dolls attack her while Virgil has the house filled with poison gas. Ms. Fortune frees the rock group, who escape with the dolls. # Rather than be disgusted, she finds him attractive for his evil and intellect. She then says that together, the world is theirs for the taking.

Cast

* Jack Maturin as Virgil Travis * Debra Mayer as Moira Yulin * William Paul Burns as Mr. Mascaro * Warren Draper as Harrison Yulin *

as George Warbeck * Jodie Coady as Mercy Shaw *

as Hylas * Naomi McClure as Cindy Agami * Jack Forbes as Squires * Jason Pace as Howard Loftus * J. Paradee as Shirley * Venesa Talor as Cotton Baby * Yvette Lera as Razor Baby *

Persia White Persia Jessica White (born October 25, 1972) is a Bahamas-born American actress, singer and musician. White is known for her role as Denise Williams on the short-lived television series ''Breaker High'' and as Lynn Searcy on the UPN/ CW sitcom '' ...

as Black Baby *

Matt Corboy Matt Corboy (born June 4, 1973) is an American actor. He has appeared in both films and television series. Early life Corboy was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up there, before leaving to attend Colorado State University, where he earned a ...

as Warbeck Security * Beth Fisher as Woman Security * Merritt Bailey as Security Guy #1 * Richard Ecks as Security Guy #2 * Mike McDuffie as Security Guy #3

Reception

Will Kouf of ''Silver Emulsion Film Reviews'' writes in his review:

Documentary

A documentary of the making of the film, titled ''Hollywierd'', was directed by

Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945 or 1946; sources differ) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary and scripted films. Her best-known works include the trilogy titled '' The Decline of ...

in 1999, although it currently does not have a home video release.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297950/

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