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An ancient evil escapes its captivity in a Mayan temple in Mexico, kills the archaeologists who unearth it, and heads straight for a toy factory, which is eventually taken over by a new American owner (Sam Bottoms) and refurbished. When the owner's daughter (Candy Houston) discovers one of the previous owner's doll creations and brings it home, she soon develops a strangely intense attachment to her new toy. The family's superstitious housekeeper begins to suspect demonic work afoot... and is promptly dispatched by the doll. Another archaeologist (Rip Torn) attempts to further his predecessor's research into the demon's origins and finds that the evil force was conjured centuries ago by a black-magic cult, whose members aspired to breed a hybrid of man and demon. The little girl's parents refuse to accept this theory... until they come face-to-face with an army of the malevolent dolls, all of which are under the man-beast's control. A decent but obvious riff on Child's Play, this also makes a few chilling nods to Trilogy of Terror's rampaging Zuni doll segment, and the dollies are suitably spooky. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

This documentary-style exploitation film contains such highlights as sadistic murders and lesbian as well as heterosexual sex in the gangster dens of Chicago mobsters. Stock footage with narration attempts to set up the story for more than the sleazy feature than it really turns out to be. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

This actioner set during World War II is about a pair of WACs who go undercover at a Nazi prison camp to get vital information from a scientist being held there. It's difficult to tell if this film was intended to be a James Bond-type spy film or a Hogan's Heroes type of comedy; although there is plentiful nudity and violence (as in Bond films), there is also lame comedy, bad acting and unconvincing accents (as in Hogan's Heroes.). ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide