A tree is uprooted in the backyard of little Glen's (a young, chubby Stephen Dorff, in his second movie ever!) house. His friend Terry and him poke around inside the hole that is left, and find some geodes they plan to sell. During which, they crack open a gateway to hell!
When Glen and Al's dog dies mysteriously one night, Al's love interest Eric DRIVES AROUND WITH THE DOG IN HIS CAR until he decides to drop it off in the hole in the backyard. Whoops! Turns out that's what the demons needed, was a sacrifice!
Soon, little imps start popping out of the very feminine hole in the ground, and attacking the team of kids. What they need, apparently, is two human sacrifices so they can stay on earth and rule forever.
Will Dorff and company be able stop the menacing, two-inch tall horde of toy demons in time for a sequel? With an arsenal of Barbies and toy rockets, how the hell could they lose?
Glen - Stephen Dorff
Al - Christa Denton
Terry - Louis Tripp
Lori - Kelly Rowan
Linda - Jennifer Irwin
Director - Tibor Takács
Written by - Michael Nankin
If I'm thinking right, this is our first PG-13 rated movie on the site. So, of course there isn't going to be nudity or gore, but there is a surprisingly high level of violence.
I mean, at one point, a guy's face melts off in Dorff's hands. It's not blood, but some sort of pus/tapioca mix (which I hear is quite tasty) which is pretty disgusting anyway. So, that's a plus. Also, a kid gets stabbed in the eye with a Barbie doll, so what more do you want?
The box screams about how the special effects are the "real stars" of the film, and I guess for the time they were pretty good. The Big Daddy Demon is pretty goofy looking (i.e. drunk), but the little demons dancing around is pretty funny.
This was definitely the 80's; bad hair, bad clothes, goofy music. Even the damn pathway to hell is neon!
Just to see Stephen Dorff as a chubby little 14 year old is enough to warrant a once through for this flick. And remember kids, when Hell invades, bring all your toys; you'll never know how useful they may be!
By the way, what was the tree supposed to symbolize at the end? Regrowth? Nature overcomes religion? Oh, wait, I get it, it was the seedling of the idea to make a useless sequel! Now the whole movie is .... worse, somehow.
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If I'm thinking right, this is our first PG-13 rated movie on the site. So, of course there isn't go ...
Random violence - yes
Pointless nudity - no
Uppercuts - no
80's fashion and crimped hair - yes
Flying Stephen Dorff - yes
Close-up of a chainsaw!
Monster splinter destroyed his hand.
No, girl, no boobs yet.
Ahh...reminds me of my kitchen!
Attack of the Killer Scary Moths! That fly towards the camera!
A group of demons just grabbed her legs! Why isn't she worried about this?
He just ... spilled his face?
The path to hell is ... hot pink and purple?
End of the world ... just throw a Bible at it!
Death by Barbie!
Why aren't the neighbors concerned about the world ending?
Just in case we didn't know the names of everybody...and they left Terry out of the group hug!
Glen - "I'd like to smell you when you're 97."
Girl at party - "You broke your concentration!"
Guy at party - "No, I broke my finger!"
Glen - "Buzz off, clownface."
Eric - "Hey little man, that was just an illooosion."
Glen - "That's the best!"
Terry - "We accidentally summoned demons, who used to rule the universe, to come and take over the world."





