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Attack of the Puppet People

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 19m
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5.2/10
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Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
A lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people. When the teenagers under his control realize their fate, they attempt to escape.
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A lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people.A lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people.A lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people.

  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • George Worthing Yates
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Stars
    • John Agar
    • John Hoyt
    • June Kenney
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • George Worthing Yates
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Stars
      • John Agar
      • John Hoyt
      • June Kenney
    • 72User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast23

    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Bob Westley
    John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    • Mr. Franz
    June Kenney
    June Kenney
    • Sally Reynolds
    • (as June Kenny)
    Michael Mark
    Michael Mark
    • Emil
    Jack Kosslyn
    Jack Kosslyn
    • Sgt. Paterson
    Marlene Willis
    Marlene Willis
    • Laurie
    Ken Miller
    Ken Miller
    • Stan
    Laurie Mitchell
    Laurie Mitchell
    • Georgia Lane
    Scott Peters
    • Mac
    Susan Gordon
    Susan Gordon
    • Agnes
    June Jocelyn
    • Brownie Leader
    Jean Moorhead
    Jean Moorhead
    • Janet Hall
    Hank Patterson
    Hank Patterson
    • Night Manager
    Hal Bogart
    • Special Delivery Man
    Troy Patterson
    • Elevator Operator
    Bill Giorgio
    • Delivery Man
    George Diestel
    • Police Receptionist
    Jamie Forster
    Jamie Forster
    • Ernie Larson
    • (as Jaime Forster)
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • George Worthing Yates
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews72

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    • Trivia
      This was broadcast on television as a late-night movie on the evening of June 17, 1972, during the notorious Watergate burglary in Washington DC. If Alfred C. Baldwin III (who was watching this film in his room of the nearby Howard Johnson's Hotel across the street as a lookout for the Watergate burglars) had not been so engrossed in a broadcast of this film, he might have sooner warned his colleagues of the three plainclothes police detectives who arrived at the building and made the historic arrests.
    • Goofs
      Although the actors take great care to ensure, when handling containers with tiny humans inside, that they are always facing the camera, sometimes they get it wrong, revealing that the figures are flat photo cut-outs.
    • Quotes
      • Mr. Franz: Oh that. What's it look like to you?
    • Connections
      Featured in Alley Cat Theater: Attack of the Puppet People (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      You're My Living Doll
      (title song)
      Music by Albert Glasser and Don A. Ferris (as Don Ferris)
      Lyrics by Henry Schrage
      Sung by Marlene Willis
      [The song Laurie sings upon request by Mr. Franz]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El ataque de los títeres humanos
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Alta Vista Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White

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