Dr. Giggles
Dr. Giggles is a 1992 American slasher film directed by Manny Coto, starring Larry Drake as Evan Rendell Jr., the eponymous Dr. Giggles, and Holly Marie Combs as Jennifer Campbell. The film co-stars Cliff DeYoung and Glenn Quinn. It is based on the comic book series of the same name published by Dark Horse Comics. It was released on October 23, 1992.
Plot
In the town of Moorehigh in 1957, the patients of Dr. Evan Rendell keep disappearing. The townspeople found out the father and son duo had been ripping out the patients' hearts — in an attempt to resurrect the doctor's dead wife. The townspeople called the police, resulting in Dr. Rendell being shot to death in a police shooting. His son, Evan Jr., disappeared.
More details
| author | Manny Coto |
|---|---|
| director | Manny Coto |
| editor | Debra Neil-Fisher |
| events | revenge serial killer |
| genre | comedy crime horror live-action |
| keywords | breaks the fourth wall broken heart childhood home cut dead wife even father and son fish tank force fourth wall giggle heart condition hospital staff house kill kiss mental asylum plan police station resurrect resurrection shoot shot to death stalk wound |
| musicBy | Brian May |
| producer | Stuart M. Besser |
| productionCompany | Dark Horse Entertainment JVC Entertainment Largo Entertainment |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | action comedy horror satirical serial killer slasher |