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Ghoulies II

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Ghoulies II

PG-13

Released Jul 31, 1987

1h 35m

Horror

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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 (Royal Dano), the ghoulies start taking bites out of the customers.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

No better and no worse than its predecessor.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 16, 2023

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Stefan Birgir Stefans

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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.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 15, 2021

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Andrew Pollard

Starburst

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.

Rated: 4/10

Apr 11, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...allows the ghoulies themselves to take center stage.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 20, 2003

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Gerry Shamray

Your Movies (cleveland.com)

Garbage. Worse than the first one.

Rated: 0/5

Aug 14, 2003

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Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

One of the hardest times I've had getting through a film. It's horrible.

Rated: 0/5

Jul 16, 2003

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Nick O

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Liam D

More puppets and an new setting are an welcome addition but it’s still full of cliches and bad jokes

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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B P

Ghoulies II is more fun than the first and packed with more of the title creatures.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Nolan L

Ghoulies II is better then the original and is a fun horror experience

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Braden W

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/22

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Audience Member

Surprisingly better then the original film it has a better setting, plot and special effects. But it's still a little cheesy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/28/22

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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 (Royal Dano), 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

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