Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter
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| Directed by | Jeff Burr |
| Produced by | Charles Band Keith S. Payson |
| Written by | Douglas Aarniokoski Steven E. Carr Jo Duffy Todd Henschell Keith S. Payson David Schmoeller |
| Starring | Gordon Currie Chandra West Ian Ogilvy Teresa Hill Nicholas Guest Willard Pugh Diane McBain Duane Whitaker Kaz Garas and Guy Rolfe |
| Music by | Richard Band |
| Cinematography | Adolfo Bartoli |
| Editing by | Margeret-Anne Smith |
| Distributed by | Paramount Home Video |
| Release date(s) | September 21, 1994 |
| Running time | 82 min. |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Puppet Master 4 (1993) |
| Followed by | Curse of the Puppet Master (1998) |
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Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter is the fifth in Puppet Master series of horror films. The film was released in 1994, shortly after the previous installment. As the title would indicate, this film was supposed to close the Puppet Master franchise, and for several years it was indeed the final in the series but demand from fans ended that notion four years later. The film was shot back-to-back along with the previous installment Puppet Master 4.
This film marked the last time David W. Allen would work on the special effects for the series. Subsequent follow-ups used a combination of rod puppets and string puppets, save Curse of the Puppet Master, which relied heavily on stock footage for action sequences.
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[edit] Plot
Following the events of Puppet Master 4, Rick Myers has been arrested under the suspicion of having caused the murders which occurred in the previous film. His boss, Dr. Jennings, gets him out on bail. In the storage of the police department. Blade has been put in a crime scene bag. He rips from the bag and jumps into Suzie's purse. Dr. Jennings wants to go to the hotel and find the puppets that Rick has mentioned. He hires three thugs to break into the hotel. At Suzie's house, Rick, who was sleeping at Suzie's, is awakened by Blade and Rick knows that somethings not right with the hotel. In the underworld Sutekh puts him self into his last and most powerful Totem. The Totem comes out of the portal board and hides in the puppet trunk. When Rick shows up he finds the puppets and they all meet up. Six shooter hold up four arms meaning that there are four thugs in the hotel. A thug named Jason has a feeling that something is following him when he turns around he sees jester following him. He chases Jester into a vent where he looses him. Rick tells Torch to go with Six shooter, Blade to go with Tunneler, while they search for Pinhead and Jester. Jason finds the board and then looks in the trunk. The Totem leaps out at Jason and slaughters him to where there is blood flying everywhere. Dr. Jennings runs into the same Totem and runs for his life. Torch and Six shooter intercept the Totem. Torch tries to light him on fire but just misses. The Totem pushes Torch back but gets shot up by Six shooter. The Totem runs away into the shadows. Another thug named Scott runs into Pinhead and starts to poke him. At first Pinhead doesn't really care but then Scott says that he looks ugly and Pinhead punches him in the jaw then runs off. Scott follows Pinhead into the kitchen. Pinhead gets up on a tall shelf. Scott keeps on insulting him and then tries to hit him with a piece of lumber. On the bottom shelf Jester comes out of a box holdind a meat tendeizer. Jester begins to spin his face. Scott continues to try and hit Pinhead until Jester's head stops spinning and Jester slams the meat tenderizer in between Scott's legs. Pinhead then drags him away and stores him in a supply closet. Suzie shows up looking for Rick. Another thug named Tom is walking around and runs into the Totem which then takes his energy. Rick and Dr. Jennings meet up and Jennings suggests taking the puppets and running. Rick disagrees and decides to animate Decapitron. Pinhead walks down a hall and notices a vent. Jester walks up behind him and the two decide to go inside. While Rick is looking for Decapitron he sees Jester who has come out of a vent. Jester takes them to a hidden opening that the Decapitron is in. Pinhead comes out of a different vent and sees the Totem. The Totem walks straight through a door. Pinhead runs up to the door and starts pounding it. Eventually he gives up until the Totem leaps out of the door onto Pinhead. The two struggle for survival but then when it seems Pinhead is done for, Blade hooks him in the back and pulls him off. The two prepare for a show down but the Totem flies up through the celling. Up on the second floor, Rick is getting Decapitron ready. He tries several times but he won't get up. Finally Decapitron awakens and gets ready for battle. Rick and Dr. Jennings go looking for the Totem but in the elevator Jennings starts attacking Rick. Rick goes unconscious and when Jennings gets out of the elevator all the puppets are there looking at him. Decapitron mimics Jennings face and then Torch's flame starts to rise. Pinhead opens the elevator door and Jennings falls down the elevator shaft. Rick and Suzie run out of the hotel. The Totem shows up and stands face to face with the Decapitron. The Totem quickly drains the energy from the Decapitron making him more weak. Totem's attention is turned to Six shooter shooting his back. Decapitron right away gets in an attack while the Totem is distracted. The Totem is shocked and thrown back. Blade and Jester show up to see whats happening. Blade pokes the Totem to see if he is dead. The Totem is not moving so they assume he is dead. Jester sees his arm twitch and warns Blade. The Totem gets up and throws Blade back then drains Six shooter's energy but gets shocked again by Decapitron. He gets back up and tries to drain Blade but Decapitron has stunted his powers. Since he has no more choices, he creates a portal and Decapitron has to stop it by electrocuting him. There is a large explosion and Jester, Blade, Six Shooter, and Decapitron are all injured. The Totem is all burnt up and kind of twitching. Rick walks in and steps on his head. Later we can see what looks like Suzie and Rick are married, and Rick is still trying to fix Decapitron, with Blade and Pinhead beside him. The movie ends with Toulon talking to Rick and the credits roll.
[edit] Cast
- Gordon Currie – Rick Meyers
- Chandra West – Suzie
- Ian Ogilvy – Dr. Jennings
- Teresa Hill – Lauren
- Guy Rolfe – Andre Toulon
- Nicholas Guest – Hendy
- Willard E. Pugh – Jason (as Willard Pugh)
- Diane McBain – Attorney
- Duane Whitaker – Scott
- Kaz Garas - Man #2
- Clu Gulager - Man #1
- Harri James - Nurse
- Ron O'Neal - Detective
- Chuck Williams - Policeman
[edit] Puppets
- Blade
- Pinhead
- Tunneler
- Jester
- Six Shooter
- Decapitron
- Torch
- The Totem
[edit] Availability
This film, along with the first five chapters were only available on DVD through a Full Moon Features box set that was out of print but now available from the Full Moon Direct website as well as from them through Amazon.com. The box also included the sixth and seventh chapters of the franchise and a bonus disc containing 45 movie trailers. Other than the first three films which have been released separately as a Spanish region free DVD, the films have not been released individually themselves yet.
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