Dr. Giggles (1992)
- Starring:
- Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, (more)
- Director(s):
- Manny Coto
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Dr. Giggles
Jumping fairly late on the slasher-movie bandwagon, this stylish but hollow effort from director Manny Coto stars L.A. Law's Larry Drake as the psychopathic Evan Rendell, who fancies himself a misunderstood medical genius. In an inventive opening scene, Rendell performs a bit of impromptu surgery on his keepers at the asylum (who had given him the title nickname due to his fits of nervous laughter) and escapes to his hometown to set up his "practice." This medical mania seems to run in the family, as we are shown in flashback: Evan's daddy once butchered several local women in his search for a replacement heart for his wife, and although he was unable to save her, Pops managed to spirit away young Evan and keep him safe (in a very, very nasty hiding place) before being lynched by the locals. Hiding out in the abandoned family home, "Dr. Giggles" begins a random killing spree in town with his bag of medieval-looking surgical instruments... but he finds new purpose when he sees the medical records of young Jennifer (Holly Marie Combs), who is in line for a heart transplant, and vows to "cure" her himself. This film eschews the possibilities of its demented premise, choosing instead to serve up a flavorless hash of '80s slasher clichés (wisecracking killer, stupid teenage victims, virginal heroine, 20-years-later motif, etc.). The only truly inspired moment occurs in flashback, when we discover the actual hiding place the elder Dr. Rendell chose for his son. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Complete Cast of Dr. Giggles
- Larry Drake - Dr. Evan Rendell
- Cliff De Young - Tom Campbell
- Keith Diamond - Officer Joe Rietz
- Michelle Johnson - Tamara
- Nancy Fish - Elaine Henderson
- Zoe Trilling - Normi
- Deborah Tucker - Dianne
- Denise Barnes - Leigh
- Jerry Counsil - 1st Surgeon
- Pieter Dawson - Doctor
- Joshua Nielsen - Danny Atchley
- Mark C. Vincent - 2nd Surgeon
- Annie Wanberg - 2nd Nurse
- Danny Perkin - Specks
- William Hunt - Evan's Father
- Mario de Priest - 1st Orderly
- Holly Marie Combs - Jennifer Campbell
- Glenn Quinn - Max Anderson
- Richard Bradford - Officer Hank Magruder
- John Vickery - Dr. Chamberlain
- Sara Melson - Coreen
- Darin Heames - Stu
- Doug E. Doug - Trotter
- Troy Barron - Young Magruder
- Patrick Cronin - Sheriff Harper
- Britt Magnuson - 1st Nurse
- William Earl Ray - Psychiatrist
- Karen Rea
- Todd Tolces - 1st Security Guard
- Nicholas Mastrandea - Young Evan
- Russ Fast - Anesthesiologist
- Marianne Doherty - O.R. Nurse
- Director(s):
- Manny Coto
- Writer(s):
- Manny Coto, Graeme Whifler
- Producer(s):
- James T. Roe III, Stuart M. Besser
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Strong Sexual Content, Violence)
- Categories:
- Horror
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