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starring: Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, Cliff De Young, Glenn Quinn, Keith Diamonddirected by: Manny Coto
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302715545
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 6302715547
Label: Universal Home Video
Manufacturer: Universal Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Home Video
Release Date: October 06, 1993
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 22904
Studio: Universal Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 1992
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Strictly for horror buffs with an appetite for gratuitous gore and bloodshed, Dr. Giggles is appropriately titled, since the title character (played by Larry Drake, best known as Benny from TV's L.A. Law) is a psychotic killer who chuckles uncontrollably as he eviscerates his victims. Having escaped from a mental hospital, he returns to the town where he was raised to seek bloody revenge on those responsible for the death of his mad doctor father. His chosen payback method is a lot of unnecessary surgery. But then he takes pity on a teenaged girl who desperately needs a heart transplant. Of course, he's got plenty of involuntary donors! That should tell you enough to know if you'd actually want to watch this movie, which is actually worth a few laughs--or at least a few giggles--if you're into this kind of thing. Drake puts everything he's got into his performance, and you have to admire his effort in the service of a lost cause. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Very good slasher pic!
At a mental hospital, a patient nicknamed Dr. Giggles (Larry Drake) because of his giggling whenever he kills someone has escaped. His father was considered a great doctor as now he follows his footsteps by wearing a doctor coat and has a medical kit full of stuff like stomach-pump, scapal, bonesaw, syringes filled with chemicals etc. as he uses them to terrorize a small town's folk to kill them, he also stalks a beautiful young girl with a bad heart as he needs her for a sick experiment. ... Read More
Rating: - No apple a day will keep this crazy doctor away
Remember Larry Drake's Emmy Award-winning portrayal of "Benny," the mentally challenged office worker on L.A. Law? Well, a couple of years before he started winning the hearts of L.A. Law viewers, Larry Drake was busy removing the hearts of the residents of Moorehigh - while they were still alive, no less - as the infamous Dr. Giggles. Now let's just stop for a minute here and talk about this giggling thing. I think all of the maniacal giggling did this movie more harm than good, and I for one would ... Read More
Rating:  - Silly
This is what you would call a "cheesy" horror movie, which I usually like, but for some reason this one just didn't do it for me.
The titular character is a demented doctor who, following his escape from an insane asylum, goes around town killing people with medical instruments. Before each kill, he utters a corny medical-themed line such as "Time to take your medicine". There is one scene, set in the hall of mirrors at a carnival, that is particularly effective, as the bad guy and a couple ... Read More
Rating: - Great B Movie
The story is just silly, but the deadication of Larry Drake to the character of the evil Dr. Giggles saves the film. Completely average in most respects, but good enough for any fan of classic horror flicks to appreciate. If you're a horror buff it's something you should definately watch, however if blood & guts isn't your cup of tea then keep on shopping.
Rating:  - Is there a doctor in the house?.
Larry Drake stars as the main villain in this great early 90's slasher flick he is an insane and constantly giggling and wisecracking mental patient who recently escaped from an asylum who thinks hes a doctor. He arrives at a nearby town and starts slaughtering some teens, even though the film had some cliches in it I still thought it was pretty cool there is one hilarious scene where he tells one of the cops to have a heart then he literary throws a heart at him, it was funny and gruesome at the same time. ... Read More
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