A group of toymakers seek to use Andre Toulon’s formula, now in the hands of Toulon’s great-nephew Robert, to give life to a line of killer toys that they plan to unleash on Christmas Eve.
Let’s be honest, this is the crossover we were all waiting for.
I mean no disrespect to “Dollman vs. Demonic Toys” when I say that, it’s just a true statement. We all wanted this crossover, it’s just a shame we had to wait eleven years since the last crossover for this to happen but it was most definitely worth the wait.
The “Demonic Toys” were originally meant to go up against the “Puppet Master” puppets in “Puppet Master 4” (released the same year), but the idea was scrapped when the idea of the ‘Decapitron’ puppet for that film was developed. I’m quite glad that it was a stand alone film as it could add elements to it that wouldn’t necessarily mess with the series.
The focus in this film is primarily on the puppets and not the toys, which is a shame as they deserve more credit than their given. Though I have to admit that the fact the puppets are now kick ass cyborgs is awesome, I don’t care what anyone says they are badass looking.
Full Moon seemed to have learn’t their lesson this time around and given the film a longer running time and a proper plot, although a-lot of people still complained about this (one person even stated this was an abomination) and although it relies heavily on the puppets it’s understandable as they are the stars.
“Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys” is what you’d expect it to be, a fun filled cheese fest, enjoy it for what it is.
Miscellaneous facts about the film:
Traci Lords was set to star but backed out during budget conflicts between Shadow Entertainment (Full Moon Pictures) and the Sci Fi channel.
An unused storyline involved a girl buying the puppets from eBay and storing them in the Toyland Warehouse with the demonic toys.
Originally going to be made in 1993 (a separate plot for Puppet Master 4) but was scrapped after the new storylines. The plans have since passed over year-by-year until now.
Fullmoon Pictures originally set out to use a bunch of new Cyber Puppets for the movie. Toys were made – but were never released.
Charles Band received honorary credit as Executive Producer, though he had nothing to do with making the film.
The role of Robert Toulon was originally written for Fred Willard.
Not cannon with the rest of the Puppet Master series.
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