Puppet Master II is as good, if not better than the original Puppet Master movie. Yes, strong words but I like both of these movies. And come on…it’s got Charlie Spradling in it! Gotta love it!

Released: Feb 7, 1991

Runtime: 88 mins

Director: David Allen

Writer: Charles Band, David Pabian, David Schmoeller

Actors: Elizabeth MacIellan, Collin Bernsen, Steve Welles

MY THOUGHTS

The kills were either bloody or burnt. There’s about 7 or 8 kills and unfortunately we don’t see most deaths on screen, but we do get to see the aftermath. We get our first, and I believe only, child death in the series. Though the little runt kind of deserved the frying. He was a psychopath in the making. It does seem odd though that Andre Toulon is the bad guy in this movie. In all of the other movies I believe he is a good guy. 

The acting was pretty good for Full Moon. But I have to say, it’s the first Full Moon Entertainment movie I saw the great Charlie Spradling in. She’s one of my favorite Full Moon Ladies. The puppets get more airtime in this movie. It’s unfortunate that Leech Woman is destroyed in a wood stove. I read that the studio executives didn’t like that puppet and didn’t want her in future movies. Luckily enough, co-producer David DeCoteau said that Leech Woman was his favorite puppets so she makes a comeback in later movies.

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Positives:

• I like the soundtrack for Puppet Master 1 and 2. Richard Band, Charles Band’s brother, made the music for both movies (well, he does most of the music for his brothers’ movies). 

• We get equal opportunity nudity in this one. Granted we get Wanda’s (Charlie Spradling) breasts and we get Michael’s (Collin Bernsen) bare butt. 

• I also like how they explained what happened to Alex Whitaker and Megan Gallagher between the movies. 

And now for your Forever Final Girl Exclusive…Did you know?:

• The Torch puppet that is used for the flame throwing scenes can shoot out a flame as long as 10 feet.

• Mr. Punch, the lead doll from 1986 Dolls, is featured in a background shelf in Andre Toulon's hotel room.

If you want to see my other Puppet Master reviews, click here: Puppet Master Franchise.

Let’s get into the rankings:

Kills/Blood/Gore: 3.5/5

Sex/Nudity: 3/5

Scare factor: 2.5/5

Enjoyment factor: 5/5

My Rank: 3.5/5

IMDB: 5.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: critics:  3.3/10  audience:  3.8/10

Letterboxd: 2.7/5