Pin
Pin
R | 27 January 1989 (USA)
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Pin, a plastic medical dummy, has been the fixation of Leon since youth. Now grown up and orphaned in an accident, Leon brings Pin home to live with him and his sister Ursula, much to her reluctance. Soon, however, Leon's fixation on Pin spirals out of control, and Ursula must face the devastating consequences.

Reviews
Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Tango and Cash Great production values here! Looks sharp - not like a grainy, cheap 80s movie. Looks like it could have been made only a few years ago. This is is a really cool movie but I wanted it it go further. For example (spoiler coming here), in the scene in which child Leon hides behind the closet in the office and he watches the nurse put Pin on top of her...YES!! I wanted more of weird sh#t like that. I thought that ... this sounds weird and aggressive .... but I thought that there should have been a rape scene or something else twisted sexually involving Pin with Leon's sister. I thought the movie as is was a little bit "light". Do you agree? If not please don't roast me for it. Just my opinion. I also thought it was too slow. I wanted more action, more events, and more twisted, weird stuff to happen. But overall it was good. Maybe my 4/10 score lowballs it a little bit but I really did want more. Fantastic idea though! This one is ripe for a remake. Maybe John Carpenter can get to it before he passes away.
Predrag "Pin" is an anatomically correct, see-through mannequin. His interests include tutoring, chocolates and terrorizing young ladies. Pin speaks with a slow, thin, whispery voice. His educational expertise includes math and sex. He also enjoys listening to incestuous poetry and creeping quietly in the dark. Pin's story is destined to become a cult classic. The strength of this movie lies not in direction, nor necessarily in acting, but in story. Pin is one of the strangest movies you'll watch. Scenes include a skinless mannequin giving a private sex lecture to a young brother and sister, a man giving his daughter an abortion, and a nurse who uses Pin as a sex doll when she thinks no one else is watching.This neglected gem is an example of 1980's horror at its most creative. Its not a gory film by any means, but it will chill you to the bone, as its a superbly crafted psychological study into the mental disintegration of a fragile mind. The most disquieting scenes of course involve Pin, whether its involving Leon, or just when another character is alone in the room with the mannequin. It seems to exude a threat even when Leon is not around to carry out Pin's 'bidding'. At the heart of this film is a superb performance by David Hewlett as the adult Leon. He gives a very sympathetic performance of someone whose mind has been unbalanced by the maladjusted childhood he has gone through. Cynthia Preston is also very good as the grown up Ursula, who tries to get her life back together, whilst also coping with the increasing demands of Leon/Pin. Don't expect anything too exploitative or overly sensational, as 'Pin' builds up the tension and the scares by telling a good story and providing proper character development. A fascinating film!!Overall rating: 9 out of 10.
Ryan Jafri Probably one of the best psychological horror films I have ever seen! I know I am going to seem like I am exaggerating, but this is up there with Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'! The film was superbly directed and the score was superb. Fine acting by Hewlett and Preston.This is the type of film that gets under your skin, and frightens you more than any "horror porn" that gets spit out by Hollywood on massive levels, because this film is real. It's villain is just human being which makes it so much more terrifying and tragic because we watch this so called villain grow up and understand why he is the way he is, and then we realize his eventual fate.A brilliant film, I recommend this to all.
fertilecelluloid "Pin" has a strong, troubling, psycho-sexual undercurrent -- that's why I like it. I didn't mind the Andrew Neiderman novel, either, which presented the character of Pin from a totally realistic perspective. The atmosphere director Sandor Stern conjures here reminded me of the Virginia Andrews novel,"Flowers in the Attic", though not the ghastly film version. The children's world is enclosed and corruption of some kind is inevitable. In this, Pin is a life-size medical mannequin who is used as a parental surrogate for two children whose parents are too screwed up and occupied with their own affairs to see the folly of their decisions. The film is dark and moody, sexually loaded, and awfully grim in parts. The "voice" of Pin is disturbing in the extreme and his mere presence in each scene is fascinating but unnerving. Directed with enormous skill and beautifully acted. A treasure.