Dollman (Video 1991)

Dollman: Directed by Albert Pyun. With Tim Thomerson, Jackie Earle Haley, Kamala Lopez, Humberto Ortiz. A hard-boiled, intergalactic policeman lands on Earth where he is only 12 inches tall.

“When, upon watching this movie and hearing some of the negative feedback, Iu0026#39;m reminded of that adage that u0026quot;one manu0026#39;s trash is another manu0026#39;s treasureu0026quot;. u0026quot;Dollmanu0026quot; may indeed be silly, cheesy, low budget nonsense but it IS fun on that level, damn it. Maybe not as much fun as it could and should have been (It would have been more amusing if everybody else besides star Tim Thomerson hadnu0026#39;t taken themselves quite so seriously.).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe high concept story is a time honoured one, having to do with the idea of seeing a tiny individual interact with giant surroundings. That individual is Dirty Harry type cop Brick Bardo (Thomerson, in fine form), whou0026#39;s from a distant planet rather similar to Earth. After chasing his nemesis Sprug (Frank Collison), a living severed head whose other body parts have been eliminated by Brick, to Earth, Brick realizes that by normal Earth standards he only stands 13 inches tall. Brick befriends a hot young South Bronx resident named Debi (Kamala Lopez) and her son, while Sprug aligns himself with local gang members led by Braxton (Jackie Earle Haley). Sprug has with him a deadly bomb, but Bricku0026#39;s own lethal gun is absolutely nothing to be laughed at.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe director is Albert Pyun, the man behind so many other low budget genre flicks, and the supporting cast features some of his regulars like Vince Klyn (the villain of u0026quot;Cyborgu0026quot;), Michael Halsey, and Nicholas Guest. Other actors youu0026#39;ll undoubtedly recognize are Frank Doubleday (a heavy in the John Carpenter favourites u0026quot;Assault on Precinct 13u0026quot; and u0026quot;Escape from New Yorku0026quot;), Luis Contreras (u0026quot;After Midnightu0026quot;), Eugene Robert Glazer (TVu0026#39;s u0026#39;La Femme Nikitau0026#39;), and Judd Omen (u0026quot;Pee-Weeu0026#39;s Big Adventureu0026quot;). Great, grim u0026#39;nu0026#39; ugly urban decay production design, decent pacing (itu0026#39;s NOT deadly slow), amusing music by Anthony Riparetti, entertaining gore, and ENJOYABLY unconvincing visual effects add to the diverting package that is this little B flick. Even at just over 82 minutes, however, one can see some padding, especially in the end credits.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, itu0026#39;s a hoot, and recommended for Thomerson fans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSeven out of 10.”