Puppet (1999 Artie Lange Film)



Puppet is a 1999 independent film directed by Felix R. Limardo, and starring noteworthy actor Artie Lange. The plot involves a woman named Lori receiving a hand crafted Russian puppet from her husband Rick to celebrate their marriage, only to find that the puppet is filled with smuggled jewels. It is later revealed that the antiques store at which the puppet was purchased by Rick is actually Russian Mafia hideout, the head of whom wants nothing more than retrieve the puppet and it's contained jewels. A bloody killing spree of newlyweds in the local area ensues as the mafia search for the right couple (now in hiding). Lori's personal demons surface during the commotion, adding to the suspense, and giving the couple more problems than they can handle.

Lange has confirmed in his 2008 memoirs Too Fat to Fish that the movie was screened at at least one theater, as his manager went to see it. Lange, however, has never seen the movie, as it never received a distributor, and as such remains unreleased to this day. No footage whatsoever from the film has ever surfaced, and there's not a lot more information about it out there, bar the cast list and credits.