Dr. Giggles

Dr. Giggles (1992)

A new prescription for terror.

In 1957, Evan Rendell flees after his father is lynched for killing multiple patients in his effort to find a replacement heart for his ailing wife. After 35 years, Evan escapes from a mental institution and returns to town for revenge, killing off residents one by one. When Jennifer and her friends break into the Rendell house out of morbid curiosity, Evan notices Jennifer has a heart condition similar to his mother and decides to make her his final victim.

Date of release
1992-10-23
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (186)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Director
Manny Coto

Casting

Interesting facts

Dr. Giggles is a 1992 American slasher film directed by Manny Coto, starring Larry Drake as Evan Rendell Jr., the eponymous Dr. Giggles, and Holly Marie Combs as Jennifer Campbell. The film co-stars Cliff DeYoung and Glenn Quinn. It is based on the comic book series of the same name published by Dark Horse Comics. It was released by Universal Pictures on October 23, 1992.

Production

On 11 August 1992, the Daily Variety reported that Largo Entertainment signed an exclusive first-look deal with Dark Horse Comics to develop and produce films based on Dark Horse's franchises. Dr. Giggles was the first film produced as part of this venture.

Graeme Whifler's initial script, known under the title Mr. Giggles, was considerably different from the final film. According to Whifler, due to the producers strong desire for a horror franchise, numerous changes were made on the script, all of which Whifler felt resulted in an inferior film. Whifler would later revisit the original script for Mr. Giggles and adapt it himself as writer and director for the 2005 film, Neighborhood Watch.

Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers covered the song "Bad Case of Lovin' You" for the soundtrack.

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