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Dr. Giggles
from Warner Home Video
starring Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, Cliff De Young, Glenn Quinn, Keith Diamond
directed by Manny Coto

Features:

• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Very good slasher pic!
  
  At a mental hospital, a patient nicknamed Dr. Giggles (Larry Drake) because of his giggling whenever he kills someone has escaped. His father was considered a great doctor as now he follows his footsteps by wearing a doctor coat and has a medical kit full of stuff like stomach-pump, scapal, bonesaw, syringes filled with chemicals etc. as he uses them to terrorize a small town's folk to kill them, he also stalks a beautiful young girl with a bad heart as he needs her for a sick experiment.
  Well... more info

• No apple a day will keep this crazy doctor away
  Remember Larry Drake's Emmy Award-winning portrayal of "Benny," the mentally challenged office worker on L.A. Law? Well, a couple of years before he started winning the hearts of L.A. Law viewers, Larry Drake was busy removing the hearts of the residents of Moorehigh - while they were still alive, no less - as the infamous Dr. Giggles. Now let's just stop for a minute here and talk about this giggling thing. I think all of the maniacal giggling did this movie more harm than good, and I for one would never... more info

• Silly
  This is what you would call a "cheesy" horror movie, which I usually like, but for some reason this one just didn't do it for me.
  The titular character is a demented doctor who, following his escape from an insane asylum, goes around town killing people with medical instruments. Before each kill, he utters a corny medical-themed line such as "Time to take your medicine". There is one scene, set in the hall of mirrors at a carnival, that is particularly effective, as the bad guy and a couple of the... more info

• Great B Movie
  The story is just silly, but the deadication of Larry Drake to the character of the evil Dr. Giggles saves the film. Completely average in most respects, but good enough for any fan of classic horror flicks to appreciate. If you're a horror buff it's something you should definately watch, however if blood & guts isn't your cup of tea then keep on shopping.

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