Ragdoll (film)

Ragdoll
Directed by Ted Nicolaou
Produced by Kirk Edward Hansen
Written by Benjamin Carr
Story by Charles Band
Starring
Music by Booker T. Jones III
Cinematography Mac Ahlberg
Production
company
Distributed by Full Moon Features
Release date
  • December 21, 1999 (1999-12-21) (United States)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Ragdoll is a 1999 American horror film directed by Ted Nicolaou.[1] The film was later edited into a thirty-minute short entitled Voodoo Doll for the horror anthology Devil Dolls.[2]

Plot

A teenage rapper uses his Grandmother's ancient voodoo (magic of the killing kind) to help him in his revenge against those responsible for her death. However, he will learn that there is a deadly price to be paid for calling upon the dark spirit that has possessed a ragdoll and turned it into a murderous demon.

Cast

  • Russell Richardson as Kwame
  • William L. Johnson as Gene
  • Jennifer Echols as Woman Detective
  • Derrick Jones as Man
  • Rick Michaels as Second Detective
  • Freda Payne as Gran
  • Jay Williams as Emcee
  • Rejjie Jones as Third Detective
  • Jennia Fredrique as Teesha
  • Tarnell Poindexter as Little Mikey
  • William Stanford Davis as Pere
  • Danny Wooten as Gem
  • Troy Medley as Louis
  • Frederic Tucker as Shadow Man
  • Lamar Haywood as Agent
  • Jemal McNeil as Bartender
  • Renee O'Neil as Sylvie

Production

The film was originally announced in 1992,[3] but it did not begin pre-production until 1999.[4] Charles Band stated that rumors that Paramount had shut down production of the film were untrue; he chose not to shoot the film, as he felt that it needed more time to develop.[5]

Release

Big City Records, a music label owned by Full Moon, released an associated soundtrack, Ragdoll: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture. This was the label's first release.[6]

Reception

Dread Central thought highly of the edited version of the film for Devil Dolls, writing "here’s a halfway decent story here and some enjoyably hammy acting bolstering it".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rap Pages, Volume 9, Issues 7-8. L.F.P. Incorporated. 2000. p. 59. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 Foy, Scott (March 7, 2012). "review, Devil Dolls (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Berman, Marc (October 29, 1992). "Two theatricals top Full Moon’s slate". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Full Moon unit sets pix". Variety. April 20, 1999. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ Fischer, Dennis (2011). Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998. McFarland Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 9780786485055.
  6. ↑ "A Knight To Remember for Gladys; Epic, Sony Soundtrax Set Gets Hot 'Streak' Of Promos". Billboard. August 7, 1999.
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