Review of Pin : A Plastic Nightmare (1988) by Nathan D — 01 Nov 2010

This movie is downright bizarre. Basically, the premise is that there's a father who's kind of stern and distant with his kids, and in order to connect with them a little more, he uses ventriloquism to make his medical dummy speak to them.

The dummy's name is Pin, which is short for Pinocchio. While the daughter grows up relatively normally, the son develops a complex and thinks the dummy is a real person. After their parents die, he brings Pin to live in the house with him and his sister, and starts using the dummy's personality to commit atrocities.

It's a really messed-up movie that I don't think I ever would have heard of if not for my wife.