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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Dolls is a 1987 horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzna.A family consisting of innocent, neglected little girl Judy Bower (Carrie Lorraine) and her surly, abusive father David (Ian Patrick Williams) and stepmother Rosemary (Carolyn Purdy Gordon) are driving in the English countryside when a thunderstorm brews up and their car gets stuck in the mud. They are forced to take refuge in a big, old mansion occupied by elderly couple Gabriel (Guy Rolfe) and Hilary (Hilary Mason) Hartwicke. Promptly, kind-hearted businessman Ralph (Stephen Lee) arrives with two British punk rock girl hitchhikers, Isabel (Bunty Bailey) and Enid (Cassie Stuart), in tow. The Hartwickes allow the six to stay the night. Something is not quite right about them... they are too charming and hospitable. Gabriel is a toymaker, and thus, every room of their mansion is piled high with mysterious antique dolls. Something is not quite right about the dolls either...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })This film was the inspiration for a string of killer doll movies.
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Affably Evil
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Affably Evil: Hilary and Gabriel are the kindliest old pair of doll collectors that ever lived, which makes it deceptively easy for would-be victims to take advantage of their hospitality. They don't veer into faux-affable because their evil is of a karmic sort—innocents like little Judy and Ralph are safe.
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And I Must Scream
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And I Must Scream: As dolls, David and Rosemary look at each other and then shake as if they were screaming at the top of their lungs, but no sound is heard.
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Abusive Parents: David and Rosemary are horrible parents. Gabriel and Hilary spell this out near the end.
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Anti-Villain: Gabriel, Hilary, and the dolls. They are only antagonistic if provoked, or if they see someone like Judy being mistreated.
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