Chucky. Charles Lee Ray. The Good Guy doll. Thirty-five years later, Brad Dourif‘s foul-mouthed serial killer from the toy chest is a household name, a movie maniac that every kid grows up to fear … and eventually love through laughter. But that almost didn’t happen as the road to the long-running blockbuster horror franchise is paved in rage and remorse.
How so? Join the Halloweenies as they kick off Season 6 by chasing the Lake Shore Strangler and exploring the streets of Chicago within Tom Holland’s Child’s Play. Together, the gang profiles and dissects the production’s “crucial quartet” of screenwriter Don Mancini, producer David Kirshner, screenwriter John Lafia, and writer-filmmaker Holland.
Beyond the combative behind-the-scenes stories, they also dissect the SFX challenges in bringing Chucky to life, the heyday of Cabbage Patch Dolls, Ronald Reagan’s deregulation of advertising to children, the voices, the mythos, all of it in one big ol’ Good Guys box. This is not the end, friends. No, this is just the beginning of a new season and a new year.
Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, and The Evil Dead.
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Darkman) and one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Saw, 28 Days Later, Manhunter, Near Dark). Each month promises something new and unexpected from the wildest corners of the genre.
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