Puppets, Demons, Dolls, and a Space Cop

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MOVIE REVIEW
The Dollman Toybox: Dollman X Demonic Toys Collection
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Cult, Comedy
Year Released: 1991–2021, 101 Films Box Set 2025
Director(s): Albert Pyun (Dollman), Peter Manoogian (Demonic Toys), Charles Band (Dollman vs Demonic Toys, Demonic Toys: Personal Demons), Billy Butler (Baby Oopsie Trilogy), William Butler (Demonic Toys sequels)
Writer(s): Chris Roth (Dollman), David S. Goyer (Demonic Toys), Charles Band (Dollman vs Demonic Toys), William Butler (Demonic Toys sequels, Baby Oopsie films)
Cast: Tim Thomerson, Tracy Scoggins, Melissa Behr, Daniel Cerny, Bentley Mitchum, Debra Mayer, Phil Fondacaro, William Butler, Greg Sestero
Where to Watch: available October 6, 2025, pre-order your copy here: www.101-films-store.com

RAVING REVIEW: Few cult studios embodied the DIY ethos of the VHS era quite like Full Moon Features. Nowhere is that clearer than in THE DOLLMAN TOYBOX: DOLLMAN X DEMONIC TOYS COLLECTION, a five-disc, eight-film set from 101 Films’ Black Label line. For the first time, the complete run of crossover madness — from Tim Thomerson’s tiny space cop to Baby Oopsie’s foul-mouthed reign of terror — has been gathered in one package. The result is less about perfection and more about persistence: a living archive of what happens when imagination refuses to die, even under the tightest budgets.

Dollman (1991)
Albert Pyun’s DOLLMAN remains the most plainly effective film in the set. Thomerson’s Brick Bardo, a hard-boiled cop stranded on Earth at 13 inches tall, is ridiculous on paper but works thanks to Thomerson’s absolute commitment. He plays Bardo as if he’s walked out of a pulp novel, grizzled and dead serious, even when towering over Barbie dolls. Chris Roth’s script gives him grit, Pyun supplies atmosphere, and the absurdity lands because nobody winks at the camera. It’s both parody and earnest at once, a perfect example of Pyun’s knack for doing a lot with very little.

Demonic Toys (1992)
Written by David S. Goyer, DEMONIC TOYS feels like the seed of a larger mythology. Director Peter Manoogian uses a warehouse as a playground of horror, unleashing Baby Oopsie, Jack Attack, and Grizzly Teddy. Tracy Scoggins grounds the chaos as Judith Gray, a cop trapped in the middle of the carnage, while Daniel Cerny supplies the supernatural menace. Practical gore effects and sharp shifts make it part haunted funhouse, part B-movie. It’s trashy, it’s uneven, but it’s unforgettable — exactly the kind of cult object Full Moon built its reputation on.

Dollman vs Demonic Toys (1993)
This was the crossover event before Hollywood revitalized the concept, long after the Universal Monsters, and 15 years before IRON MAN. Unfortunately, Charles Band stitched it together with recycled footage, leaving fans at the time underwhelmed. Yet in hindsight, its charm lies in that patchwork absurdity. Seeing Brick Bardo and Judith Gray in the same story as the killer toys feels like a fever dream, especially when Ginger from BAD CHANNELS wanders in for good measure. It doesn’t hold up as a film so much as an experiment, but as an artifact of Full Moon’s wild ambition, it’s indispensable.

Demonic Toys 2: Personal Demons (2010)
Seventeen years later, the toys returned in DEMONIC TOYS 2, relocated to an Italian castle. William Butler directs with a gothic flair, leaning into atmosphere and camp. It lacks the raw impact of the original. Still, the spirit remains intact: practical puppetry, supernatural meddling, and characters who don’t know whether to laugh or scream at what they’re facing. It’s proof that even long after their heyday, these toys weren’t going back in the box.

Baby Oopsie (2021)
Nearly three decades after her first appearance, Baby Oopsie got top billing. William Butler crafts a grimy little horror-comedy that reimagines the character as the star of her own rampage. Foul-mouthed, gleefully violent, and absurd, Baby Oopsie thrives when the film leans into her wild personality. It’s a strange choice to resurrect such a minor character, but in hindsight, it felt inevitable — Oopsie was always too loud to stay in the background.

Baby Oopsie 2: Murder Dolls (2022)
The sequel ups the ante, expanding Oopsie’s mischief into a broader toybox of destruction. Butler leans harder into comedy, peppering the film with outrageous kills and even more unhinged dialogue. It’s sloppy but shameless, and that lack of restraint gives it energy. For better or worse, Oopsie had officially become a cult mascot by this point, carrying the film almost single-handedly.

Baby Oopsie 3: Burn Baby Burn (2022)
By the third outing, the formula was well established: Oopsie chuckles, swears, and slaughters while human characters try to figure it all out with the chaos around her. This one doubles down on camp, almost abandoning horror for comedy. It won’t win over skeptics, but for fans already sold on Oopsie’s schtick, it’s a deliriously trashy ride. If the original DEMONIC TOYS films flirted with horror, this is where the franchise leaned fully into existentialist comedy.

Baby Oopsie 4: Slaughterhouse (2023)
The most recent entry feels like both a capstone and a dare. Oopsie is as profane and violent as ever, but Butler adds a layer of self-awareness, pushing the franchise into parody of itself. It’s a strange, uneven finale, but one that cements Oopsie as the unlikely star of the entire saga. What started as a supporting gag in 1992 has become the face of Full Moon’s modern titles, a testament to how cult audiences embrace the bizarre.

Packaging and Extras
What elevates this set is 101 Films’ Black Label treatment. The packaging and new artwork frame these films not as disposable curiosities but as cultural artifacts. Extras include commentaries with Charles Band and Tim Thomerson, interviews with Richard Band and William Butler, archival Full Moon “Videozone” featurettes, and promotional reels that transport fans back to the days of VHS rentals. The inclusion of the Dollman Kills the Full Moon Universe comic ties everything together, reinforcing how these films were always part of a scrappy, interconnected world long before cinematic universes were trendy.

Final Thoughts
Taken individually, the films range from cult gems to stitched-together oddities to gleeful trash cinema. But taken together, they tell a story of creative defiance. Full Moon never let lack of money stop it from building its own mythology, no matter how strange or messy the results. The set isn’t flawless, but it’s essential. THE DOLLMAN TOYBOX is dirty, loud, and deeply weird — but it’s also a celebration of cult cinema’s ability to endure. By giving these eight films the Black Label treatment, 101 Films has ensured that the strangest shared universe in genre history gets the preservation it deserves.

Brand New Extras:
“Playing With His Toys”-Charles Band on Demonic Toys
“Strike Up the Band”-Composer Richard Band on Demonic Toys
“Here Comes Baby Oopsie” – Director Billy Butler on Demonic Toys

Archive Extras:
Dollman: • Charles Band & Tim Thomerson Vidcast (2013) • Videozone Featurette (SD) • Pulse Pounders (1988) Original trailer (SD)
Demonic Toys: • Videozone Featurette (SD) • Original trailer (SD)
Dollman Vs Demonic Toys: • Commentary with Charles Band & Tim Thomerson • Behind the scenes footage from the Full Moon vault (SD) • Videozone Featurette (SD) • Original trailer (SD)

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