Pin (movie)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Pin code |
| Original title | Pin code… |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sandor Stern |
| script | Sandor Stern |
| production |
René Malo Pierre David |
| music | Peter Manning Robinson |
| camera | Guy Dufaux |
| cut | Patrick Dodd |
| occupation | |
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Pin is a Canadian psychological thriller / horror film from the year 1988 , directed by Sandor Stern . The leading roles were played by David Hewlett and Cynthia Preston . The director wrote the script based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Neiderman .
action
The pediatrician Dr. Linden is a husband and father with strict moral standards . Together with his wife, he raises his two children, Leon and his older sister Ursula, and tries to treat both of them equally according to their age.
In one corner of his practice is Pin, a life-size, transparent anatomy doll that he uses to “address” sensitive issues to his patients. Linden, who has mastered the technique of ventriloquism , reassures his young patients by making Pin appear as a kind of clown. With other patients, Pin becomes a second opinion and the voice of conscience. Linden also uses Pin to educate his two children . The older Ursula is less impressed by this because she has already spoken to friends about this topic. Leon, on the other hand, is put off by the idea of sexual intercourse . He has taken Pin into his heart and is therefore disgusted when one day he has to watch a doctor's assistant turn Pin into a sex doll . He continues to withdraw and evolves into a psychopath over time . Ursula, on the other hand, has become a fun-loving teenager who one day finds out that she suddenly became pregnant. Linden and Pin perform an abortion .
At a later point in time, Linden picks up Pin from his practice, who is supposed to be used as an object for a professional evening event. His wife accompanies him to the appointment. You are late and Linden is driving to the venue way too fast. He sees Pin in the rearview mirror, is distracted from his gaze and causes a car accident in which he and his wife are killed. Leon "saves" Pin from the car and takes him home. He puts him in a wheelchair, puts his father's clothes on and makes up for his human features. Ursula is appalled by her brother's behavior, but she lets him have it because they both now live alone in their parents' villa. The togetherness did not last long, however, because an aunt made claims on the property and moved in with them. The freedom for the siblings comes to an end. But the aunt cannot enjoy the newly won house: Pin scares the aunt, who has heart disease, to death.
Ursula would like to meet people more than before and helps out in the local library . There she meets Stan and the two get closer. Leon is against the relationship, but out of love for his sister he invites Stan to dinner together. Stan realizes he's messed with a maniac. A few days later, Leon calls him on a pretext and asks him to come back to the villa. There he knocks Stan down and hides him under a pile of wood. Ursula comes home earlier than planned and finds Stan's watch, which he lost during his duel with Leon in the villa. She attacks Leon with the cleaver. Stan is later rescued from the pile of wood by the police and fire brigade . Leon survives too. He becomes a pin himself, in a wheelchair by the window a make-up and petrified nursing case.
Reviews
- "Psychological thriller, which only superficially develops the topic of repressed sexuality, but offers an oppressive study of madness in its staged most dense moments." ( Lexicon of international film )
- "Creepy, well played [...] thank god no special effects [...] recommendable" (eFilmCritic.com)
- "In the tone and in the spirit in the wake of ' Psycho ' [...] by David Hewlett [...] played credibly [...] only Pin actually just sits around" (The Wire)
Janet Maslin of the New York Times appears to have enjoyed herself:
- "In horror films, dolls are in a tradition of mean behavior [...] Pin is not exactly murderous, but he is as dangerous as an inanimate object can be." ( Janet Maslin : The New York Times )
Others
It was produced by Malofilm Group and Lance Entertainment with support from Telefilm Canada .
Pin was designed and manufactured by Atelier P&P , Réjean Dugal stepped in as the double and Jonathan Banks lent him the (original) voice .
The film was released on video in the Federal Republic of Germany on June 5, 1989.
literature
- Andrew Neiderman : Pin . Arrow, London 1982, 264 pp., ISBN 0-09-927460-4 (no German translation exists yet)
Web links
- Pin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pin at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ maybe for Pinocchio . Egregious Gurnow: Pin. (No longer available online.) In: The Horror Review. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008 ; accessed on April 21, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Pin in the Lexicon of International Films
- ^ Charles Tatum: Pin… In: eFilmCritic.com. March 29, 2003, accessed on April 21, 2009 (English): "a very creepy effort helped by great performances [...] Special effects are kept to a minimum, thank goodness [...] I highly recommend it"
- ↑ Larry Clow: Pin… A Plastic Nightmare. (No longer available online.) In: The Wire. May 30, 2008, formerly in the original ; accessed on April 21, 2009 : "An heir in spirit and tone to" Psycho, "[...] David Hewlett [...] making it believable [...] even though Pin does little more than sit around"
- ↑ Janet Maslin : Pin (1988) Review / Film; Anatomical Model Joins the Family. In: The New York Times . December 4, 1991, accessed on April 21, 2009 (English): "Dummies in horror films have a tradition of malevolent behavior […] Pin may not be directly homicidal, but he's as dangerous as an inanimate object can be"
- ^ Opening credits, closing credits.
- ↑ End credits.
