Dr. Giggles1992
Dr. Giggles (1992)
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Critic 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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Cast
as Dr. Evan Rendell
as Jennifer Campbell
as Tom
as Max
as Rietz
as Magruder
as Tamara
as Dr. Chamberlain
as Elaine Henderson
as Coreen
as Normi
as Stu
as Dianne
as Trotter
as Leigh
as Sheriff Harper
as Danny Atchley
as Evan's Father
as Young Evan
as Psychiatrist
as Specks
as Evan's Father
as Doctor
as 1st Security Guard
as 1st Orderly
as 1st Surgeon
as 2nd Surgeon
as 1st Nurse
as 2nd Nurse
as Anesthesiologist
as Young Magruder
as OR Nurse
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Critic Reviews for Dr. Giggles
All Critics (28) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (23) | DVD (1)
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.
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.
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.
Though Coto demonstrates a fairly sophisticated film school technique, he is interested in his characters only as stick figures to be marched through a mechanical plot. There's no emotional connection, and without that, there can be no real suspense.
Boasting a strong central performance in the title role by Larry Drake, picture is aimed at the low end of the shock audience. More care in scripting and fewer cheap yucks could have resulted in a viable new paranoid horror myth.
The screenplay is stitched together from variations on cliches used by or about the medical community.
Audience Reviews for Dr. Giggles
Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, Cliff DeYoung The psychopathic son of a mass-murdering doctor, escapes from his mental institution to seek revenge on the town where his father was caught. The giggling doctor kills his victims with a surgical theme. His goal being to give one of the townfolk a heart transplant. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was young when I first saw this movie, even then it was more of a dark comedy slasher to me. My Lil sis who I made watch it with me begs to differ. It scared her really bad. I loved every minute of it, and she screamed and shielded her eyes through most of it. Definitely a favorite of mine growing up. Although after having my youngest sister watch this movie and Dolly Dearest in the same night got me grounded for a month. =) My sister wouldn't play with any of her dolls for weeks. I'm a great older sister..=) Anyways, it's a fun slasher, and isn't to be taken very seriously. Love to see it again. My sister, not so much.. LOL..
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When I saw this as a kid, boy was I scared out of my wits! lol I would like to watch it again someday. I'll give it 3 stars for scaring me.
Super Reviewer
Apart from the awesomely creepy laughter, this film's nothing special.
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