Instead, it’s a completely unique study on a downward spiral of a deranged man and the way his actions affect those around him. WAKING NED sees an entire village working together to commit fraud, while PIN sees an even more distraught Ursula confused as to what to do about Leon.Īt this point, Film School Rejects’ Robert Hunger argues that it’s obvious that the movie isn’t about a demon, or ghosts, or mysterious supernatural entities. This way, characters like Ned and the ill-fated Aunt Dorothy are instrumental to the progression of the narrative, yet they inject a segment that breaks the main theme of the film at the same time. Lottoland shares that the movie revolves around Ned Devine who dies of shock upon learning he has won the Irish National Lottery.
Take the case of another 20th century classic, WAKING NED, which employed a similar albeit lighter approach. It’s a method of using characters as subjects of dark humor while simultaneously triggering important plot points in their respective films. When Leon and Dorothy’s Aunt Dorothy moves in, the former uses Pin to frighten her into a heart attack, a bout of black comedy common in horror movies of the ‘80s and other films since then. His behavior becomes even more erratic and begins to dress Pin up with fake skin and hair. Tragedy struck Frank, which causes Leon’s grasp on reality to rapidly fade. Leon is ill, and his condition led him to believe that Pin is not only alive, but also the closest thing he has to a friend. Frank Linden, uses ventriloquism and the anatomically correct dummy named Pin to teach health and life lessons to Leon and Ursula. Cinema Slasher explains that although the idea of living dolls has been explored by other movies, most notably CHILD’S PLAY and PINOCCHIO’S REVENGE, PIN’s slow-burning plot takes audiences to a different level of psychological horror and paranoia.
Telling the story of a repressed household with an inanimate member, PIN has garnered a cult following over the years. Writer and director Sandor Stern (AMITYVILLE HORROR, FAST BREAK) fills this absence with plenty of bizarre psychological build-up and good old-fashioned dramatic thrills. That being said, PIN stands out due to its lack of giant monsters, gross special effects, and cheesy, cartoonish gore, which were all too common during its time.
It’s been 30 years since the release of the Canadian horror flick PIN, and like many horror films of the ‘80s it has gone on to the realm of obscurity – dug up in DVD format or streamed on Netflix on Halloween binge runs. Written by Sandor Stern, based on a novel by Andrew Neiderman Starring David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, and Terry O’Quinn
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