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- A Plastic Nightmare

Pin, a plastic medical dummy, has been the fixation of Leon since youth. Now grown up and orphaned in an accident, Leon brings Pin home to live with him and his sister Ursula, much to her reluctance. Soon, however, Leon's fixation on Pin spirals out of control, and Ursula must face the devastating consequences.

Release Date : 1988-11-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Malofilm Communications Inc.Image OrganizationLance Entertainment

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : PIN (voice)

Original Name : Jonathan Banks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leon

Original Name : David Hewlett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ursula

Original Name : Cynthia Preston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Frank Linden

Original Name : Terry O'Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Linden

Original Name : Bronwen Mantel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stan Fraker

Original Name : John Pyper-Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marcia Bateman

Original Name : Helene Udy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aunt Dorothy

Original Name : Patricia Collins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leon - Age 13

Original Name : Steven Bednarski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leon - Age 7

Original Name : Jacob Tierney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ursula - Age 11

Original Name : Katie Shingler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ursula - Age 5

Original Name : Michelle Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Spalding

Original Name : Joan Austen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie Morris

Original Name : Jamie Stern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Wilson

Original Name : David Gow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Bell

Original Name : Terrence Labrosse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Shaver

Original Name : Aline Vandrine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Henry

Original Name : Joanna Noyes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Andy

Original Name : Andrew Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Leif Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Joel Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : Shawn Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richie

Original Name : Robin MacEachern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : James Quon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Jeremy Slaney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Adrian Knight

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Alan Mozes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Marty Finkelstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenager

Original Name : Bruce Ramsay

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-04-04

_**Interesting and creepy psychodrama/horror involving a mannequin**_ In the Northeast, a doctor uses an anatomically correct medical dummy named Pin (short for Pinocchio) to teach his son & daughter about how the body works. Years later, when they’re adults, they maintain an attachment to the mannequin as the sister (Cynthia Preston) starts dating a guy (John Pyper-Ferguson), which interrupts her uneasy brother (David Hewlett) "Pin" (1988) is a slow burn Hitchcock-ian psychological drama/horror that mixes “Psycho” (1960), “Flowers in the Attic” (1987) and a little “Paper Man” (1971) with the creepy mannequins of several 70's movies/shows, like Kolchak: The Night Stalker’s "The Trevi Collection.” The low-key commentary on the negative effects of legalism is interesting, augmented by the fact that it’s nonreligious legalism relating to a well-to-do, educated family, which is the opposite of the situation in “Carrie” (1976). Yet legalism is only one of the mental conditions explored. The flick is smart to not spell everything out, making the viewer seek for answers. For instance, is ventriloquism being used or not? Meanwhile the ending ties everything up with a nigh ‘wow’ factor. I shouldn’t fail to mention that redhead Helene Udy is on hand for an effective sequence. The movie runs 1 hour, 43 minutes, and was shot in Iberville, Québec, which is about 15 miles southeast of Montreal and 20 miles north of Lake Champlain & the US border, as well as Saint-Lambert, which is just across the river from Montreal. GRADE: B+