PIN
Dir. Sandor Stern. 1988.
Canada. 104 mins.
In English.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 05 – 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 – 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 – 10 PM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 – 10 PM

Leon, a troubled child, befriends his father’s lifesized medical dummy, Pin. Leon’s reality crumbles following the death of his parents, and his obsession with Pin takes a dangerous turn.

The best way to describe PIN is by its full title, ‘PIN: A PLASTIC NIGHTMARE.’ Although the film might seem like a classic killer doll movie, à la PUPPET MASTER (1989), the true terror of PIN comes from within. Pin explores themes of childhood trauma, authoritarian parenting and object attachment in this emotionally driven psychological horror.

Based on the novel by the author of THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE, Andrew Neiderman, and directed by Sandor Stern, screenwriter of THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979). Together, they have reimagined the killer doll subgenre without the comfort of childhood nostalgia. The result is a harrowing film starring David Hewlett (STARGATE: ATLANTIS, CUBE) and Terry O’Quinn (LOST, THE STEPFATHER).