After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise the same control over the new arrival.
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician.
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering.
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life.
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year.
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Anything’s Possible is a delightfully modern Gen Z coming-of-age story that follows Kelsa, a confident high school girl who is trans, as she navigates through senior year.
Alternative movies trailers for The Magic Toyshop
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The Magic Toyshop - 1987 VHS trailer
Looks an unusual film with a good trailer. Would have made a good rental back in the day.
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter (1987) Full Movie
Angela Carter (1940 - 1992) is best known for the film The Company of Wolves (1984) directed by Neil Jordan and based on her collection of short stories The.
UK rental VHS trailer reel: The Magic Toyshop (1987 Palace Premiere)
The rental VHS opening to the British fantasy-drama featuring trailers for the Keanu Reeves drama River's Edge Good Morning Babylon by the Taviani Brothers ...
Review of The Magic Toyshop (1987)
Crazy British stuff happens. I understand none of it.
Danny Kaye - The Magic Toyshop
Danny Kaye - The Magic Toyshop.
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter // Literature in a Nutshell
Here is an analysis and discussion of one of my favourite literature books The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter. If you haven't read it and are intent on skipping ...
Popular movie trailers from 1987
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1987:
When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city.
It's the most exciting moment of the year: Easter night and little Mimosa birthday. Muskotti, her mother, has such a bad memory that she doesn't know how old Mimosa is.
This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him for the competition by the Japanese auto makers that were threatening his job.
A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
