Robert (also known as Robert the Doll) is a 2015 British horror film written and directed by Andrew Jones. The first instalment to the Robert the Doll fim series. It stars Suzie Frances Garton, Lee Bane, Flynn Allen, Judith Haley and Megan Lockhurst. The film was inspired by a haunted doll named Robert.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Andrew Jones |
| Written by | Andrew Jones |
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| Cinematography | Jonathan McLaughlin |
| Edited by | Morgan Conlon |
| Music by | Bobby Cole |
Production company | North Bank Entertainment |
| Distributed by | 4Digital Media |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editLawyer Paul Otto and his wife Jenny, an artist, decide that Agatha, the nanny to their son Gene, is getting past it and make the decision to dismiss her. Agatha takes the decision badly and the resentful former nanny promises this will not be the end of it. She departs, leaving Gene with a hideous doll called Robert. Shortly after Agatha's dismissal strange events start to occur in the house. Objects are thrown around, furniture is wrecked and ominous giggles are heard in the dead of night. Jenny soon becomes concerned about the relationship between Gene and Robert. Gene insists that Robert is alive and that it destroyed one of Jenny’s paintings and wrote ‘die’ on her bathroom mirror. Jenny soon comes to believe that Robert is alive and was responsible for pushing the cleaner Martha down the stairs and killing the babysitter Marcie. However, with no proof of this, Paul thinks Jenny’s mental health is playing up again…
Cast
edit- Suzie Frances Garton as Jenny Otto
- Lee Bane as Paul Otto
- Flynn Allen as Gene Otto
- Judith Haley as Agatha
- Megan Lockhurst as Martha
- Cyd Casados as Debbie
- Samuel Hutchison as Steven
- Annie Davies as Marcie
- Ryan Michaels as Claren
Release
edit4Digital Media acquired the distribution of the film in UK and US and was released on 24 August 2015.[4]
Reception
editOn Culture Crypt, the film has a review score of 25 out of 100, indicating "unfavorable reviews".[5]
Corey Danna of Horrornews.net wrote:
Andrew Jones is slowly growing into an interesting filmmaker and he really seems to have a passion for the subject matter. So much passion he’s already hard at work on sequel that will follow Robert the doll to his final resting place of the museum. Hopefully in the sequel, we will get to see the doll in more depth. That’s what this film was missing.[6]
A review on Boca De Inferno found the lack of budget was patent "in every scene".[7]
Sequels
editFour sequels have followed: The Curse of Robert the Doll was released on 12 September 2016,[8][9] The Toymaker on 21 August 2017, [10]The Revenge of Robert the Doll on 6 March 2018,[11] and Robert Reborn on 24 June 2019.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Robert The Doll (2015) Worth Watching? - ALL HORROR".
- ^ "The Story Behind the World's Most Terrifying Haunted Doll". 25 October 2021.
- ^ Vos, Gail De (2024-11-12). The Watkins Book of Urban Legends. Watkins Media Limited. ISBN 978-1-78678-887-0.
- ^ "Robert (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Robert (2015) - reviews". Culture Crypt. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Film Review: Robert (2015)". 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Robert the Doll (2015)". Boca do Inferno (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "THE CURSE OF ROBERT THE DOLL". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "The Revenge of Robert the Doll (2018)". Boca do Inferno (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Phalin, Mike (22 March 2018). "Filmmaker Andrew Jones Talks Killer Dolls, Jurassic Terrors, and Nazi Werewolves". Fanbolt. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ HorrorO (5 April 2019). ""Robert Reborn" Unleashes First Trailer". PromoteHorror.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
External links
edit- Robert at IMDb
- Robert at Rotten Tomatoes
