Shadow Puppets (film)

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Shadow Puppets
Starring Jolene Blalock
Tony Todd
James Marsters
Marc Winnick
Natasha Alam
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shadow Puppets is a 2007 horror film directed by Michael Winnick. [1]

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Plot

Eight strangers with no memories who find themselves trapped in an abandoned facility. As they desperately try to find answers and escape, a menacing shadow attempts to have them killed.

Cast

Release

The film was released in June 2007.

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References

  1. Armstead, Christopher. "Shadow Puppets". Film Critics United. Retrieved 20 September 2020.