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Ghoulies II

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Pint-sized monsters known as ghoulies hop aboard a traveling carnival, where their violent behavior and grotesque looks are most likely to go unnoticed. There, the gremlin-like creatures find a new home in a haunted house attraction. As the creatures earn their keep by scaring visitors, the carnival finds itself running in the black for the first time in years. But things quickly turn sour when, to the shock of carny Uncle Ned, the ghoulies start taking bites out of the customers.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/16/2023
2/4
No better and no worse than its predecessor. Go to Full Review Stefan Birgir Stefans sbs.is 03/15/2021
3.5/5
Turns the critter action up to eleven in an all-around fun carnival horror show. This is a cheesy schlock horror film, and it doesn't try to be anything else. It's made to be entertaining and it succeeds. Go to Full Review Andrew Pollard Starburst 04/11/2018
4/10
The majority of the cast are plain awful, the plot is paper thin, there aren't actually any real scares, and the dialogue is embarrassing, but at least there's Ghoulies with guns. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/20/2003
2/4
...allows the ghoulies themselves to take center stage. Go to Full Review Gerry Shamray Your Movies (cleveland.com) 08/14/2003
0/5
Garbage. Worse than the first one. Go to Full Review Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum 07/16/2003
0/5
One of the hardest times I've had getting through a film. It's horrible. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick O @Nicki1985 05/29/2025 Probably my favorite chapter in the Ghoulies saga! Our little buds make themselves right at home, terrorizing teenagers in a funhouse at a traveling carnival. See more Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 11/29/2024 More puppets and an new setting are an welcome addition but it’s still full of cliches and bad jokes See more B P @Bradster69 03/14/2024 Ghoulies II is more fun than the first and packed with more of the title creatures. See more Braden W @RT74811830 11/06/2022 This movie was great, I really enjoyed the first one and was surprised by this one being better. I would recommend this to everyone who asks me to recommend them a movie. The stop-motion parts were amazing and the puppets looked great. The only bad part was it didn't last 50 hours because I need more of this movie. By the way it had a kill count of 9 See more 04/28/2022 Surprisingly better then the original film it has a better setting, plot and special effects. But it's still a little cheesy. See more 12/18/2019 Ghoulies II is the fun that the first movie should have been. "Good" might be too strong a word for this one, but it's a definite course correction for the series, 'cause unlike the first Ghoulies, I actually enjoyed my time with this one. See more Read all reviews
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Albert Band

Director

Damon Martin

Larry

Royal Dano

Uncle Ned

Phil Fondacaro

Sir Nigel Penneyweight

J. Downing

P. Hardin

Kerry Remsen

Nicole

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Synopsis Pint-sized monsters known as ghoulies hop aboard a traveling carnival, where their violent behavior and grotesque looks are most likely to go unnoticed. There, the gremlin-like creatures find a new home in a haunted house attraction. As the creatures earn their keep by scaring visitors, the carnival finds itself running in the black for the first time in years. But things quickly turn sour when, to the shock of carny Uncle Ned, the ghoulies start taking bites out of the customers.
Director
Albert Band
Producer
Albert Band
Screenwriter
Dennis Paoli
Production Co
Empire Pictures, Taryn Productions Inc.
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 31, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround