Demonic Toys (1992)

Truly Dreadful Film

Brilliant and touching

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Demonic Toys is a Full Moon Pictures production from 1992. It is also a great B-movie!SPOILERS AHEAD!Demonic Toys is one of the first films produced by Charles Bands Full Moon Productions. The film was directed by fellow director Peter Mooniagen. Mooniagen is known for directing Arena (1989) and Seed People (1993) for Charlie Band. Tracy Scoggins as Judith Gray, a detective on a deadly case. Then there is Bentley Mitchum as Mark Wayne, Judith's fiancée. And then there is Daniel Cerny as "The Kid", a demon in child form wreaking havoc on our main characters. Then we have the films titular baddies, Barry Lynch as Hesse, a fair-haired henchmen. Next there is Pete Schrum as Charneski, a grumbling security guard at a old toy factory. Next to the cast we have the films title characters, the Demonic Toys. First we have Baby Oopsie, the leader of the titular ghouls. Oopsie is a raunchy, mouthy toy baby that can do more then pee himself. His weapon of choice within the film is a dagger. Next we have Grizzly Teddy, a mutant-killer teddy bear with a hankering for raw flesh. There's even one scene in the film where the titular teddy grows twice his size and starts to mutilate and tear apart our main cast members. Then there's Jack Attack, a mutant jack-in-the-box. He pops out of his wind-up box and latches on to his victims, ripping their jugulars out. The last terror-toy is Mr. Static, a four inch remote-control robot toy that blasts electrical beams out of his bionic arms. All of the toys in the film were created by legendary makeup effects artist John Carl Beauchler. Beauchler is known in the horror community for his work on such cult classics as The Garbage Pail Kids, Ghoulies, From Beyond, and many more films in that genre. All, including Baby Oopsie, Grizzly Teddy, and Jack Attack were hand and rod puppets. The Only animatronic toy was Mr.Static, who was a completely radio- controlled puppet. Other great effects in the film include a ghastly demonic makeup for the films grown-up demon. Also there is a dead demon fetus, yeah, i know, that's dark. Then there is my personal favorite creature in the film, the large version of Teddy. The basic structure of the creature was foam laced on a spandex suit. Then it was covered in fake fur and to top it off ti possess's an articulated head with a full range of emotion and expressions.The film also features quite a few detailed stop-motion animation scenes provided by the late stop-motion maestro David Allen who is mostly known for his work for Stephen Spielberg on Young Sherlock Holmes and another film series for Charles Band, The Puppet master series. The overall product is a fun film to pop in on a Saturday night. Thats all it is. It's dumb fun, plain and simple. The film is filled with over-the-top puppets and gore. I believe the film is one of the highlights in the early Full Moon lineup. I really love this movie, right down to it's really cheesy parts. It's a great enjoyable film, oh, and how can you not love a film with a ticked off, flesh hungry teddy bear?Two-Foam Rubber Thumbs Up

I've been going a little "Full Moon" crazy lately, so I thought I might as well try and delve into this 1992 beaut! I loved this tons as a kid, really thought it was one of the coolest horror movies ever. I mean at the time it was like you just couldn't possibly go wrong with a title like that! And now? Well.. If such a thing is even possible I'm not blinded by my nostalgia, I see that it's a bit of a terrible movie. The pacing is rotten, some of the acting is wretched, the dull setting is boring, and the very worst of all the toys are lame as f**k! But nevertheless despite how lousy and stupid a large part of it is, I've still got a big soft spot for this and enjoy it a lot to this day. So to me those toys really are quite rubbish, they just don't begin to compare to the Puppet Master puppets. The jack-in-the-box isn't bad, I like his sinisterly-decorated self-winding box. And the teddy bear is okay before he grows into something that resembles a Power Rangers monster. The robot is just pathetic, and the incredibly- obnoxious Baby Oopsie-Daisy is just plain annoying and comes off as nothing but a vulgar Chucky rip-off without any of the personality or wit. It did make me laugh when she gets kicked in the head and says "bummer!" But for me the absolute worst actor in this has gotta be Bentley Mitchum as "Mark", he is god awful. His method seems to have been to look as sweaty and shriek as loudly as he could to show just how much he's freaking out and hope that everyone buys it as good acting! And he does the exact same routine in this other movie called "The Borrower" He's just a poorly-written unlikeable asshole. Why on earth would those poor people at the chicken takeout place employ such a bullying slacker? I also hate the mallrat chick who appears out of the lofty vents, the way she speaks her lines just makes me cringe. She doesn't serve a purpose beyond showing up and dying! It's by no means all bad though. I like Tracy Scoggins. She may have the worst last name in the history of the universe but she's good here, at least before she a blubbering helpless victim who can't seem to say anything except for "Oh god no!" I love all of the little back-and-fourths between her and the demon boy. I really like that kid, I think he's a very entertaining villain. There was something about the combination of that magnetic voice and that young actor that was somehow very effective. And whether you hate or love this movie you've gotta admit that he does have a lovely voice, it's carelessness itself! I find the whole evil scheme to possess "Officer Judith's" unborn baby and use the animated toys to sacrifice the folks trapped in the warehouse interesting, but it's just a bit of a shame it all couldn't have been done with a little more competency and pzazz! I get a kick out of the late Peter Schrum as the lovably crude "Charnetsky", he had a very novel philosophy about things.(I concur) It's too bad that he dies right away, as he was probably the most likable cast member. I also enjoy Michael Russo as a criminal bad guy type named "Lincoln" who gets more manically crazy and funnier as it goes on! Never knew a human head could be so easily knocked off the shoulders before(!) And I like the silly little touches like the Chicken-Mobile, big props to whoever put that thing together, and the old lady in the flashback who thinks it's a good idea to give a random group of kids on Halloween Night the gross newborn corpse of a devil baby! Also the theme tune by Richard Band gives things a little more magic than they probably deserved in this case. I like the ending where the fantastically stop-motion animated toy soldier who is like an angel toy and represents the spirit of Judith's unborn son, saves her and waves goodbye and vanishes, it's surprisingly sweet and poignant. Whether for good or ill it's a viewing experience that sticks with you, and if you're one for enjoying fun tacky horror from the early 90s-going-on late 80s, this'll be right up your street. There are better rampaging 'imp' movies out there, but to me at least this one has enough goodies to make it worthwhile, and somehow despite all its flaws it manages to retain a certain charm that suckers you in for the ride. Good old Demonic Toys...still a fun time!

Remember when I said Charles Band's favorite person to rip off was himself? "Dolls" was about people isolated in a mansion with killer dolls. "Puppet Master" was about people isolated in a hotel with killer puppets. "Demonic Toys" is about, guess what?, people isolated in a warehouse with killer toys. I haven't seen "Blood Dolls" but I bet it fits the formula."Demonic Toys" is a blatant attempt to recreate "Puppet Master." Both open with close-ups on its plastic villains while Richard Band's scores play. In "Puppet Master," the murderous marionettes are controlled by an undead sorcerer. In "Demonic Toys," the perilous playthings are activated by a demonic entity. While "Puppet Master's" protagonist had psychic dreams, the policewoman hero of "Demonic Toys" is contacted by the demon in her dreams. This movie appears to have been made on half the budget, since the whole thing takes place over no more then three sets.The toys aren't as memorable as Full Moon's more famous villains. A killer teddy bear (who is, disappointingly, not named Grisly Bear. Come on, guys, that one writes itself) is relatively indistinct while a robot tank has even less personality. An evil jack-in-the-box is a little more memorable. The cackling clown functions like a snake, with a baby's rattle at the end of its tail. The MVP of "Demonic Toys" is Baby Oopsie Daisy, a foul-mouthed baby doll. The Baby is a clear Chucky expy, especially when she gets her face burnt off. The doll's one-liners are groaners but I couldn't help but laugh. Her weird plastic face is probably the closest thing "Demonic Toys' has to a genuinely creepy special effect. (Though a stop-motion tin soldier is a bit uncanny.) The movie makes up for its uncreative threats with surprisingly interesting humans. The fat security guard swears creatively and listens to polka. He watches the original "Puppet Master" on TV, which raises questions about what level of reality this is on. His porno mag provides the gratuitous nudity every Full Moon flick needs. The guard also orders from a 24-hour fried chicken restaurant, an idea in need of further exploiting. The chicken delivery boy becomes an unlikely hero, shotgunning toys and throwing Molatov Cocktails. Even a teenage girl randomly introduced half-way through to drop some exposition is amusing. Perhaps we have future blockbuster screenwriter David Goyer to thank for the memorable characters? "Demonic Toys" is too campy to mine its imagery for scares. But its female lead's anxiety about giving birth, and the movie's co-opting of childish imagery for horror, suggests a possible subtext. That's probably giving the movie more credit then it deserves. "Demonic Toys" is a cheaper, goofier Full Moon offering but still provides chuckles.

"Demonic Toys" is another wonderful, low-budget offering of horror hokum from Charles Band's Full Moon studio.A combination of slightly over-the-top performances (Bentley Mitchum sounds like Bill Paxton's Hudson from "Aliens" when under pressure), some interesting special effects and a selection of simply wonderful "demonic toys" (the teddy bear and baby doll are inspired) result in 90 minutes of entertaining viewing. There's more of the red stuff than in most Full Moon features - gore-hounds won't be knocked out by the amount of blood and guts but there are enough scenes of surreal violence to prevent boredom setting in.Fans of cheesy horror should enjoy this one. Its heart is in the right place and the film looks great - very dark and atmospheric.The effective score by the always reliable Richard Band is the icing on the cake.