Pin
Directed by Sandor Stern
An emotionally neglected brother and sister take comfort in their imaginary friend Pin, a anatomical dummy belonging to their doctor father. When their parents die in a car crash, the siblings rebel and brother, Leon brings Pin into the house to live with them. Sister Ursula happily entertains her brother’s delusions, but when she gets a new boyfriend and becomes absent, Leon and Pin begin to turn on her and anyone that gets in the way of their special family. Reminiscent of Hitchcock’s PSYCHO with its unsettling psycho-sexual familial feel, PIN is an underrated 80s horror gem. Contains strong language, sexual scenes, violence and gore.
A brother and sister take comfort in their imaginary friend, Pin, when their parents die in a car crash.
Cast: David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn
Member Reviews
Loved it. Definition of a "hidden gem". I went in expecting some corny 80's movie about a killer doll, but instead was met with a super-psychological tragedy. The story was captivating and got super interesting with the mental health themes. Leon was a great character and was well acted - would give Christian Bale a run for his money in playing a well kept, neat, rich psychopath. Ursula was adorable, as was this film in places (weirdly). They were a great pair of on-screen siblings, albeit dysfunctional. Wasn't expecting to feel emotional at the ending, but here we are (thanks Cynthia Preston). I can see myself rewatching this in the future.
Picture the scene: I've just finished watching Pin for the first time. My hopes were high for this film as I was immediately taken by the premise and had been looking forward to seeing it for a while. By the end I'm left confused and disappointed, yet somewhat intrigued. The credits begin to roll and I clamp my hand over my mouth to suppress the onslaught of raucous laughter: Pin is voiced by JONATHAN FUCKING BANKS 😂
cheesy in places, definitely of it’s time, but a great fucked-up low-budget psychosexual sinfest. i love leon’s particular brand of well-bred suburban psycho killer. side note: why does young david hewlett look like a blond daniel radcliffe here?
cheesy in places, definitely of it’s time, but a great fucked-up low-budget psychosexual sinfest. i love leon’s particularly
I guess it must've been good or at least a little bit scary thirty years ago. At least the plot and setting are kind of interesting.