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2012 |
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Puppet Master X: Axis Rising is the tenth film in the Puppet Master series. It is a direct sequel to Axis of Evil and introduces new puppets named Blitzkrieg, Bombshell, Kamikaze and Weremacht, who fight alongside the Nazis. It was released on October 9th, 2012 exclusively at the online store for Full Moon Horror, Full Moon Directand will be available in Redbox locations on October 23, 2012.
Plot[]
Ozu, the villain from the previous film, walks down a dark alley only to be stopped by Moebius, a Nazi general. Ozu offers him the puppet Tunneler, which she stole, in exchange for her freedom. Moebius gladly takes the prize, which immediately kills SS Soldier #1, and he "sets her free" by shooting her in the head. While this takes place, the puppet Blade watches from the shadows. The next morning, Danny and Beth are recovering at Danny's house. Danny tells the rest of the puppets that he couldn't revive Ninja, but they will get back Tunneler. Blade appears and informs them of Ozu's death and Tunneler's capture by the Nazis. Danny and Beth respond to a knock at the door only to be grabbed by mysterious men in suits. Meanwhile, in a secret lab in Chinatown, Docter Freuhoffer, a German doctor with a fixation on dolls, is working for Moebius to develop a machine that can reanimate the dead. The seductive Uschi, a Nazi, tries to motivate the doctor only to be interrupted by Moebius. He demands a demonstration of the machine. He brings in a Japanese man and slits his throat. The machine makes him walk for a moment only for him to decay and fall down. Freuhoffer promises to fix the machine. Moebius reminds him that if he doesn't, his daughter will be killed. He then presents him with Tunneler to study.
Danny and Beth are revealed to have been taken to a military base. Major Collins commends them for thwarting the bombing of the weapons factory. He also informs Danny that General Porter will be in town and that he will present him with a medal. To protect them, he has Sergeant Stone assigned as their bodyguard. Back at the lab, Moebius and Uschi are discussing the machine and what it will mean for him. A soldier enters and informs him of General Porter's arrival. Back at Beth's house, Stone is settling in and getting on Beth's nerves with his sexist attitude. Back at the lab, Freuhoffer is examining Tunneler when Uschi enters and tries to again seduce him. Moebius enters and in a rage shoots Uschi through the head. Danny, Beth, and Stone eat and discuss how they can help their cause when Danny thinks Stone should be introduced to the puppets. Freuhoffer tries using the fluid he extracted from Tunneler in his machine to revive Uschi but it fails. Danny introduces a dumbfounded Stone to the puppets and tells him that the Nazi's have one of them that needs to be recovered. Freuhoffer shows Moebius his newest creation, Bombshell, a puppet made in Uschi's image with machineguns in her chest. Moebius, while amused, still wants his machine completed.
Danny and the others take Blade and Pinhead to Chinatown to locate the Nazi base. They are ambushed by Bombshell and must retreat. Bombshell returns to the lab and Freuhoffer presents three other puppets Weremacht, a werewolf, Blitzkrieg, a tank, and Kamikaze, a walking bomb. Danny and the others are preparing for the award ceremony when Leech Woman tries to tell them something. During the awards, Freuhoffer's puppets attack, and kill Major Collins. Danny's puppets take them on but are beaten back. Porter, grateful to Danny, allows him to enter the army. Danny and the others ponder how to stop the Nazi puppets when Leech Woman pulls out Six-shooter's head. They locate the lab and take out the Nazi guards. Once inside, they locate and recover Tunneler, but are stopped by Moebius and Freuhoffer's puppets. The puppets fight and this time the Nazi puppets are beaten. Beth holds Freuhoffer at gunpoint, but lets him explain himself. Moebius and Stone fight and just as Stone gets the upperhand, Moebius stabs and kills him. Moebius comes at Danny, but is shot down by Six-shooter. Moebius, still alive, pulls out a gun and plans to shoot Danny, who states "Never screw with America". Blade then comes from behind and stabs Moebius. Beth and Freuhoffer come out and tells Kamikaze to detonate, destroying the lab and Moebius. Danny and Beth let Freuhoffer go but as he leaves the others didn't notice he has a bottle of the puppets fluid
Trivia[]
- Torch was thought to appear in the film, but fans mistook him for Blitzkreig.
- Six-Shooter's outfit has been redesigned to an all black look.
- Pinhead's outfit has been redesigned to an all black look.
- Ninja does not appear in the Film, as he did not survive the events in 'Axis of Evil'. This kicks off the Plot in the Opening Scene.
Characters[]
Puppets[]
Credits[]
Information from IMDB
Directed by []
| Charles Band | ||
Writing Credits []
| Charles Band | ... | (story) |
| Shane Bitterling | ... | (written by) |
Cast[]
| [1] | Kip Canyon | ... | Danny |
| [2] | Jean Louise O'Sullivan | ... | Beth |
| [3] | Oto Brezina | ... | Freuhoffer |
| [4] | Scott King | ... | Moebius (as Scott Anthony King) |
| [5] | Brad Potts | ... | Sgt. Stone |
| [6] | Kurt Sinclair | ... | Major Collins |
| [7] | Stephanie Sanditz | ... | Uschi / Bombshell |
| [8] | Paul Thomas Arnold | ... | General Porter |
| [9] | Terumi Shimazu | ... | Ozu |
| [10] | Ian Roberts | ... | SS Soldier #1 |
| [11] | Jesse Hlubik | ... | SS Soldier #2 |
| [12] | Michael Ulmer | ... | SS Soldier #3 |
| [13] | Glenn Zhang | ... | Chinese Man |
| [14] | Ryan Dillon | ... | Man #1 (as Ryan Dillan) |
| [15] | Steven Haworth | ... | Nazi Soldier #1 (as Nigel McGuinness) |
| [16] | Cory Kipp | ... | Nazi Soldier #2 |
| [17] | John Anthony Hackert | ... | Photographer (as John Hackert) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| [18] | Martin Harris | ... | Nazi Soldier (voice) (as Martin William Harris) |
| [19] | Max Hermans | ... | Nazi |
| [20] | Samantha Holman | ... | Trenchcoat Bystander |
| [21] | Kenichi Iwabuchi | ... | Kamikaze (voice) |
| [22] | Danielle Stewart | ... | Leech Woman (voice) |
| [23] | Mike V. Szuc | ... | Mr. gifford |
| [24] | Waymond Lee | ... | Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited) |
Produced by []
| Sean W. Adamson Jr. | ... | special executive producer |
| Nicole A. Adamson | ... | special executive producer |
| Ric Anderson | ... | special executive producer |
| Samuel Arellano Jr. | ... | special executive producer |
| Tony Aronovitz | ... | special executive producer |
| Charles Band | ... | producer |
| Patrick Shawn Bennett | ... | special executive producer (as Patrick Bennett) |
| Michael Bianchi | ... | special executive producer |
| Nick Blaskowski | ... | special executive producer |
| Brian T. Bonanno | ... | special executive producer (as Brian Bonanno) |
| Brandon Bunker | ... | special executive producer |
| Ryan Byczek | ... | special executive producer |
| James Collar | ... | special executive producer |
| Dale Collins | ... | special executive producer |
| Ken Colston | ... | special executive producer |
| Ted Colston | ... | special executive producer |
| Mike Crosmaz | ... | special executive producer |
| Paul Alexander Darkins | ... | special executive producer |
| Steve Deering | ... | special executive producer |
| Brendan Deininger | ... | special executive producer |
| Doug Dietrich | ... | special executive producer |
| David DiPillo | ... | special executive producer |
| Danny Draven | ... | executive producer |
| Rick Dunlap | ... | special executive producer |
| Vincent Dunlap | ... | special executive producer |
| Kriss Ellis-Stansfield | ... | special executive producer |
| Abel Flores | ... | special executive producer |
| Garrett Thomas Gainey | ... | special executive producer (as Garret Gainey) |
| Matthew Gilbert | ... | special executive producer |
| Marco Gomez | ... | executive producer |
| James Greenshields | ... | special executive producer |
| Grant Grover | ... | special executive producer |
| John Anthony Hackert | ... | co-producer (as John Hackert) |
| Richard Heiss | ... | special executive producer |
| Kory Helmick | ... | special executive producer |
| Carsten Holz | ... | special executive producer |
| Nicholas Iannucci | ... | special executive producer |
| Marty Imperial | ... | special executive producer |
| Nicholas Michael Jacobs | ... | special executive producer (as Nicholas Jacobs) |
| Theodore Kan | ... | special executive producer |
| Jesse Kekic | ... | special executive producer |
| Katy Kekic | ... | special executive producer |
| Randy Kekic | ... | special executive producer |
| Michael Edward Kennedy Jr. | ... | special executive producer |
| Robert Kern III | ... | special executive producer |
| Ariel Krupnik | ... | special executive producer |
| Nicholas Kubik | ... | special executive producer |
| Lorrie Lucas | ... | special executive producer |
| Brittnee McConaghy | ... | special executive producer |
| Jason McKeller | ... | special executive producer |
| Matt Mellon | ... | special executive producer |
| Richard J. Miller Jr. | ... | special executive producer |
| Jesus Novoa | ... | special executive producer |
| Brian Olson | ... | special executive producer |
| Daniel Ordonez | ... | special executive producer |
| Michael Paradine | ... | special executive producer |
| Marc Pearce | ... | special executive producer |
| Billy Peck | ... | special executive producer |
| Kenneth Rachel | ... | special executive producer |
| Ben Renick | ... | special executive producer |
| John James Ryan Jr. | ... | special executive producer |
| Anthony Sant'Anselmo | ... | special executive producer |
| John Paul Scheer | ... | special executive producer |
| Collin Schlegel | ... | special executive producer |
| Josh Schmelzer | ... | special executive producer |
| John Schouweiler | ... | co-producer / line producer |
| Jean Seby | ... | special executive producer |
| Bob Singleton | ... | special executive producer |
| David M. Sitbon | ... | special executive producer |
| Harold 'Ed' Smith | ... | special executive producer |
| Rohan Smith | ... | special executive producer |
| Mark Spieckerman | ... | special executive producer |
| Greg Stanina | ... | special executive producer |
| Eric Walker | ... | special executive producer |
| Roger Ward | ... | special executive producer |
| Ryan Weir | ... | special executive producer |
| Travis Youmans | ... | special executive producer |
Music by []
| Richard Band | ||
Cinematography by []
| Terrance Ryker | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by []
| Danny Draven | ||
Casting By []
| Jeremiah Lutes | ||
Production Design by []
| Billy Jett | ||
Art Direction by []
| Bryan Stanis | ||
Costume Design by []
| Jolene Withers | ||
Makeup Department []
| Michelle Denering | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Caitlin Martini | ... | additional hair stylist (as Caitlyn Martini) / additional makeup artist (as Caitlyn Martini) |
| Traci E. Smithe | ... | key hair stylist (as Traci Smithe) / key makeup artist (as Traci Smithe) |
Production Management []
| Nakai Nelson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director []
| Joshua Lou Friedman | ... | first assistant director |
| Helena Stallings | ... | second second assistant director |
| Buz Wallick | ... | second second assistant director (as Buz Danger Wallick) |
Art Department []
| Ryan Brookhart | ... | key art |
| Mitch Rosario | ... | set construction |
Sound Department []
| Kenny Klimak | ... | sound designer: Barking Dog Sound (as Kenneth Klimak) |
| Andy Theiss | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by []
| Christopher Bergschneider | ... | designer/creator: Axis Puppets |
| Dave Corsile | ... | puppet effects / special makeup effects |
| Jaime Dahms | ... | puppet effects / special makeup effects |
| Tom Devlin | ... | mold shop: 1313 FX / puppet effects / special makeup effects |
| Mike Loiselle | ... | mold shop: 1313 FX |
| Martina Sykes | ... | puppet effects / special makeup effects |
| Andrea Wiersma | ... | mold shop: 1313 FX / puppet effects / special makeup effects |
Camera and Electrical Department []
| Jon Archibald | ... | electrician / grip |
| Sebastian Bueno | ... | best boy electrician / best boy grip |
| Bill Christie | ... | electrician / grip |
| Lance Fisher | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Harry Hope | ... | gaffer |
| Bo Johnson | ... | digital imaging technician / second assistant camera: "a" camera / second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Aaron Judlowe | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Orlando Ordonez | ... | electrician / grip |
| Andy Parke | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Jim Sheldon | ... | still photographer |
| Lara Solanki | ... | still photographer |
| Marcos Valadez | ... | electrician (as Marcos Vadadez) / grip (as Marcos Vadadez) |
| Marc Villafan | ... | assistant camera: "b" camera (as Mark Villafan) |
| Jack L. Zeman | ... | still photographer (as Jack Zeman) |
Casting Department []
| Christine Barger | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department []
| Lola Devlin | ... | puppet costumes: original puppet costumes |
| Courtney Potter | ... | costume supervisor |
| Frances Scott | ... | costume designer: Axis Puppets |
Editorial Department []
| Danny Draven | ... | assistant editor (as Henry Gordon Jago) |
| J.D. Funari | ... | trailer editor (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Alan Jones | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Music Department []
| Robert Douglas | ... | composer: additional music |
| Jojo Draven | ... | composer: official trailer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department []
| Ian Irizarry | ... | script supervisor |
Other crew []
| Harlan Band | ... | production assistant: Full Moon |
| Karl Benacci | ... | production assistant |
| Christopher Bergschneider | ... | puppeteer |
| Angeli Cajucom | ... | production insurance |
| Briana J. Castaneda | ... | key set production assistant |
| Dave Corsile | ... | puppeteer |
| Jaime Dahms | ... | puppeteer |
| Daniel Del Pozzo | ... | craft service |
| Tom Devlin | ... | puppeteer |
| Scott Fricke | ... | puppeteer |
| Samantha Holman | ... | production assistant |
| Ry Mantione | ... | director of marketing: Full Moon |
| Nakai Nelson | ... | production accountant |
| Leroy Patterson | ... | production assistant |
| Jazmine Preacely | ... | production assistant |
| Colin Rodgers | ... | epk producer (as Colin Rogers) |
| Martina Sykes | ... | puppeteer (as Martina Sykes Geiger) |
| Andrea Wiersma | ... | puppeteer |
Thanks []
| Jennifer Charnofsky | ... | special thanks |
| Leslie Evans | ... | special thanks |
| Jesse Menendez | ... | special thanks |
| Joel Unangst | ... | special thanks |