Dollman, A 13-Inch Cop

As the 80s melded into the 90s, Full Moon Entertainment became king of straight-to-video releases.  A number of franchise plot devices and characters were created.  Charles Band knew what he was doing and Blockbuster made a fortune in rental sales because of him.  Little people (no, not midgets) and little creatures were favorites of audiences with some nice cheese and sexual situations added in.  Today we will look at 1991's "Dollman," directed by Albert Pyun.

On the Planet Arturos, a "Dirty Harry" like cop is suspended for brutality.  Brick Bardo (Tim Thomerson) shoots first and asks questions later.  After his latest feat, the suspended cop is captured by an old nemesis, Sprug (Frank Collison). Sprug is a detached head that flies around on a small flying saucer and has in his possession a bomb that can blow up the entire planet. Brick murders Sprug's henchmen and chases the head. Both beings climb aboard spaceships and end up crash landing on Earth. Now the 13-inch detective is at a disadvantage...size wise. Being the cop he is, Brick saves the lovely Debi (Kamala Lopez) from violation from a drug gang lead by Braxton (Jackie Earle Haley).  Retreating from the murderous cop, the gang finds Sprug and brings him with them. Now Debi takes Brick home and Sprug buys Braxton's help with the promise of a bomb that can destroy all of New York City.

Sprug wants revenge on Brick, who is responsible for shooting off all his limbs.  Brick tries to help Debi clean up her neighborhood and murders a lot of drug thugs. Now Braxton sends his gang after Brick, but Brick, even at his small size, wipes them out.  Now Braxton gets smart and grabs Debi, luring Brick to his hideout.  Ultimately, Braxton plans to destroy New York with his new fusion bomb.  The small cop with a potent gun shies away from no villain, and his sense of chivalry draws him into the ambush in order to save the noble damsel.

Will the unification of Braxton and Sprug spell the annihilation of the Big Apple?  Will the little cop with a big heart be able to save Debi?  Even if the the 13-inch cop saves the normal sized babe, can they actually do anything to celebrate?  This is a good one filled with wit, gore, violence, and a lot of shoot-outs.  See "Dollman" and be ready for a ton of spin-offs and sequels.