Dr. Giggles

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Dr. Giggles

R,

1992,

1h 35m,

Horror/

Comedy/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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23%

31 Reviews

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42%

10,000+ Ratings

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In 1957, Evan Rendell (Larry Drake) flees after his father is lynched for killing multiple patients in his effort to find a replacement heart for his ailing wife. After 35 years, Evan escapes from a mental institution and returns to town for revenge, killing off residents one by one. When Jennifer (Holly Marie Combs) and her friends break into the Rendell house out of morbid curiosity, Evan notices Jennifer has a heart condition similar to his mother and decides to make her his final victim.

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Critics Consensus

Larry Drake's deranged performance as the titular doctor is just about all that distinguishes Dr. Giggles from its slasher brethren.

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Ty Burr

Entertainment Weekly

Dec 4, 2018

D-

At this late date, the rules of the adolescent slice-'n'-dice genre have codified into ritual (teens + sex = death), suggesting that those who rent this may have bigger problems than just bad taste.

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

Dec 4, 2018

1/4

The doctor's incessant giggling is supposed to represent the outlet of childhood psychological trauma, but don't expect Dr. Giggles to give Drake's performance a sympathetic or tragic dimension.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Dec 4, 2018

Dr. Giggles is one horror comedy that actually is laugh-out-loud funny, a fast and frequently hilarious collision of gore and gags, and a tour de force of smart, sophisticated exploitation filmmaking.

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Stefan Birgir Stefans

sbs.is

Jul 23, 2023

3.5/5

Dr. Giggles is good fun. Drake has a good supporting cast to help things move along at a good pace and there are a few neat practical effects scattered around.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Oct 27, 2022

2.5/5

A generally uninteresting and unambitious slice of generic horror. The only thing remarkable is the rigor with which it places every possible double entendre about medicine and death on the lips of Larry Drake, who is at least having a good time here.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Oct 18, 2022

3.5/5

No doubt Larry Drake owns the role and it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing the title character in [Dr. Giggles].

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Han R

Mar 22, 2019

I'm always looking for horror movies like this. Dr. Giggles is a awesomely bad and completely hilarious early 1990's slasher flick. The plot is actually awful but in the best way possible. A deranged doctor who has more one liners than Freddy Kreuger. The abundance of gore is a plus. The acting isn't that bad for a B movie. It goes by very quickly and has enough entertainment for a rewatch factor.

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Luke G

Aug 14, 2013

Silly campy slasher flick. Really fun horror movie that seems to have been forgotten.

Finn W

Feb 4, 2008

The numbing familiarity of everything in the film just makes the cartoonish bits look ridiculous.

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Manny Coto

Director

Larry Drake

Doctor Evan Rendell

Holly Marie Combs

Jennifer Campbell

Cliff DeYoung

Tom Campbell

Glenn Quinn

Max Anderson

Keith Diamond

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Synopsis

In 1957, Evan Rendell (Larry Drake) flees after his father is lynched for killing multiple patients in his effort to find a replacement heart for his ailing wife. After 35 years, Evan escapes from a mental institution and returns to town for revenge, killing off residents one by one. When Jennifer (Holly Marie Combs) and her friends break into the Rendell house out of morbid curiosity, Evan notices Jennifer has a heart condition similar to his mother and decides to make her his final victim.

Director: Manny Coto
Producer: Stuart M. Besser, Stuart M. Besser
Screenwriter: Manny Coto, Graeme Whifler
Production Co: JVC Entertainment, Dark Horse Entertainment, Largo Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.2M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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