Storyline

When Joey's dad dies Joey is starting to act strange. He's got psychic powers. He can talk to him on the phone! His red toy telephone! But what he doesn't know is that he is not talking to his dad. He is talking to an evil dummy and the evil dummy is starting to make Joey's world a living nightmare.—Matthew Chmiel

Plot Keywords

young boy, bully, best friend, dead person, puppet, father, engaging, emotional, thrilling, suspenseful, melodramatic, shocking, house, school, reviving the dead, father/son relationship, danger, science fiction, death of father, love, adventure, discovery, pursuit, mystery, 1990s

Short Review

9 year old boy who loses father thinks he connects with him beyond the grave via toy phone only to learn it is the evil spirit of an old ventriloquist's dummy. Thought this was being set up as a feel good story but boy never does connect to his dead father. Still unclear how the boy developed telekinetic powers. The university must have received massive grants judging by the mass of technicians and equipment sent over to the boy's house to assess his powers, it was amazing the boy walked out from their supervision without anyone noticing. Probably should have been made as a children's adventure, especially with the tag line "an out of this world adventure", but film ventures into dark territory far too often for that. Will have to watch this again someday, certainly has some camp value.

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