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Living with Chucky

A film producer who grew up with Chucky the Killer Doll seeks out the other families surrounding The Killer Doll films to share their experiences working on the franchise and what it means.

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Kyra Elise Gardner

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Self - Writer

Self - Editor, Fangoria Magazine

Anthony Timpone

Self - Actress, Nightmare on Elm Street, Insidious

Self - Actor

Self - Producer

David Kirschner

Self - Actor - Charles Lee Ray

Self - Voice Actor, Co-Creator Phineas and Ferb

Self - Actor - Andy Barclay

Self - Actress, Scream Queens, Zombieland

Abigail Breslin

Self - Actress, Bad Hair

Self - Actress - Kyle

Christine Elise

Self - Host, Dead Meat

James A. Janisse

Self - Actress - Tiffany Valentine

Self - Filmmaker, Cry-Baby, Hairspray

Self - SFX Makeup Artist, Head Puppeteer

Self - Actor - Glen

Self - Actress - Nica Pierce

Self - Actor - Michael

Self

Kyra Elise Gardner

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- American monster movies - Living with Chucky

- American monster movies

Tonight your guide for
this rare odyssey - Living with Chucky

Tonight your guide for this rare odyssey

Ladies and gentlemen,
here's Chucky! - Living with Chucky

Ladies and gentlemen, here's Chucky!

I don't have a problem
with killing. - Living with Chucky

I don't have a problem with killing.

- No, you are. - Living with Chucky

I am Chucky, the
killer doll! - Living with Chucky

I am Chucky, the killer doll!

So can you take
me back to the beginning - Living with Chucky

So can you take me back to the beginning

I wrote the first script when
I was a student at UCLA. - Living with Chucky

I wrote the first script when I was a student at UCLA.

And I was really inspired
by the horror movies - Living with Chucky

And I was really inspired by the horror movies

I especially loved
Brian De Palma movies, - Living with Chucky

I especially loved Brian De Palma movies,

You know, so it's just
the cost of paper, - Living with Chucky

You know, so it's just the cost of paper,

This was like before
computers. Can you believe - Living with Chucky

This was like before computers. Can you believe

- When the first "Nightmare
on Elm Street" came out, - Living with Chucky

- When the first "Nightmare on Elm Street" came ou...

It was a relatable horror
figure. It wasn't a monster. - Living with Chucky

It was a relatable horror figure. It wasn't a monster.

It wasn't somebody
grunting, and groaning, - Living with Chucky

It wasn't somebody grunting, and groaning,

He was a guy, and
he had an attitude. - Living with Chucky

He was a guy, and he had an attitude.

He liked you, you know, he
sort of made you feel - Living with Chucky

He liked you, you know, he sort of made you feel

- Oh, you know, that was
back in the time when - Living with Chucky

- Oh, you know, that was back in the time when

They became
like the hero, - Living with Chucky

They became like the hero,

The fact that he had
humor to his malice. - Living with Chucky

The fact that he had humor to his malice.

- That's back when
Freddy Krueger was like, - Living with Chucky

- That's back when Freddy Krueger was like,

It wasn't about the
teen, the teenage kids, - Living with Chucky

It wasn't about the teen, the teenage kids,

- It paved the way for other
anti-heroes who you hated - Living with Chucky

- It paved the way for other anti-heroes who you hated

And it did, it paved
the way for a Chucky. - Living with Chucky

And it did, it paved the way for a Chucky.

- Well, what happened was
my wife and I, Liz had been - Living with Chucky

- Well, what happened was my wife and I, Liz had been

And I bought a
book called - Living with Chucky

And I bought a book called

I said, "I'm curious
to read it." - Living with Chucky

I said, "I'm curious to read it."

And she gave it to me, - Living with Chucky

And she gave it to me,

A great idea,
Don's concept - Living with Chucky

A great idea, Don's concept

- On Madison Avenue,
they refer to children - Living with Chucky

- On Madison Avenue, they refer to children

And so like training
children to want things - Living with Chucky

And so like training children to want things

And then in the
midst of the '80s - Living with Chucky

And then in the midst of the '80s

And I realized that the
whole living doll trope - Living with Chucky

And I realized that the whole living doll trope

But I realized that
no one had ever done - Living with Chucky

But I realized that no one had ever done

So it's like with
"Gremlins," I realized - Living with Chucky

So it's like with "Gremlins," I realized

So sort of all these
ideas came together, - Living with Chucky

So sort of all these ideas came together,

- The veteran slashers
like Freddy, and Jason, - Living with Chucky

- The veteran slashers like Freddy, and Jason,

And I'm like 20 or 21, and
so it was a really big deal - Living with Chucky

And I'm like 20 or 21, and so it was a really big deal

- The slasher genre was ready
for a burst of new blood, - Living with Chucky

- The slasher genre was ready for a burst of new blood,

There wasn't the moment that
brought the creature to - Living with Chucky

There wasn't the moment that brought the creature to

I felt very strongly
that there should - Living with Chucky

I felt very strongly that there should

And so the story starts
off in the original - Living with Chucky

And so the story starts off in the original

But before he dies, he does
this arcane voodoo ritual - Living with Chucky

But before he dies, he does this arcane voodoo ritual

For me, the men that
truly haunted my childhood - Living with Chucky

For me, the men that truly haunted my childhood

So Charles Lee Ray are
all three of those names. - Living with Chucky

So Charles Lee Ray are all three of those names.

And I don't know if
you know that. Yeah. - Living with Chucky

And I don't know if you know that. Yeah.

- Hi, I'm Chucky, - Living with Chucky

- Hi, I'm Chucky,

- We follow young
Andy Barclay who's - Living with Chucky

- We follow young Andy Barclay who's

And he wants a
Good Guys doll, - Living with Chucky

And he wants a Good Guys doll,

And Andy's mom buys
that doll for Andy. - Living with Chucky

And Andy's mom buys that doll for Andy.

And pretty soon Andy
has a new best friend, - Living with Chucky

And pretty soon Andy has a new best friend,

- For my presentation what
I had done are sketches - Living with Chucky

- For my presentation what I had done are sketches

You know, they all have kind
of like jumpers or overalls. - Living with Chucky

You know, they all have kind of like jumpers or overalls.

What I did was I took
elements of childhood - Living with Chucky

What I did was I took elements of childhood

That kind of became an
important signature piece for - Living with Chucky

That kind of became an important signature piece for

- In fairy tales, the
archetype of some, - Living with Chucky

- In fairy tales, the archetype of some,

And of course, we
know redheads are - Living with Chucky

And of course, we know redheads are

- The more important
part was turning - Living with Chucky

- The more important part was turning

- I said talk
to me, dammit, - Living with Chucky

- I said talk to me, dammit,

- In those shots, he
kind of changed from - Living with Chucky

- In those shots, he kind of changed from

A lot of Jack Nicholson
honestly was my inspiration - Living with Chucky

A lot of Jack Nicholson honestly was my inspiration

- I can't think of a
thing to say. Fuck it. - Living with Chucky

- I can't think of a thing to say. Fuck it.

- Yeah, but I'm
nowhere near - Living with Chucky

- Yeah, but I'm nowhere near

- I was, you know, a
huge fan of his even - Living with Chucky

- I was, you know, a huge fan of his even

And then he coincidentally
ended up playing - Living with Chucky

And then he coincidentally ended up playing

I didn't cast him, Tom
Holland, who was the - Living with Chucky

I didn't cast him, Tom Holland, who was the

What was it
like to switch from, - Living with Chucky

What was it like to switch from,

You get innately into how
to work with a microphone. - Living with Chucky

You get innately into how to work with a microphone.

And you can tell that he
seems to be having fun - Living with Chucky

And you can tell that he seems to be having fun

You know, like, okay,
I'm stuck with this, - Living with Chucky

You know, like, okay, I'm stuck with this,

- It's really fun and
inspiring to work with him. - Living with Chucky

- It's really fun and inspiring to work with him.

The thing about Brad is
he does not condescend - Living with Chucky

The thing about Brad is he does not condescend

Brad like approaches this - Living with Chucky

Brad like approaches this

I don't care
who I step on, - Living with Chucky

I don't care who I step on,

There's something
sort of weird - Living with Chucky

There's something sort of weird

I mean, I think it's finding
the truth in yourself - Living with Chucky

I mean, I think it's finding the truth in yourself

You can give yourself - Living with Chucky

You can give yourself

And you know, all of
us have a sort of - Living with Chucky

And you know, all of us have a sort of

I mean we're all killers.
There's no such thing as - Living with Chucky

I mean we're all killers. There's no such thing as

It's unacceptable, but
it's still human. - Living with Chucky

It's unacceptable, but it's still human.

- I think we create a
scenario for ourselves - Living with Chucky

- I think we create a scenario for ourselves

- You know, history
is replete - Living with Chucky

- You know, history is replete

I think we like to
call things evil, - Living with Chucky

I think we like to call things evil,

- He works at it hard, - Living with Chucky

- He works at it hard,

- So when you're playing
something like that, - Living with Chucky

- So when you're playing something like that,

You don't actually kill
anybody, but you do intend - Living with Chucky

You don't actually kill anybody, but you do intend

Do you hear me? Give
me the boy! - Living with Chucky

Do you hear me? Give me the boy!

- I've never been
afraid of the doll, - Living with Chucky

- I've never been afraid of the doll,

- When I met Alex, he
was six, I was 25. - Living with Chucky

- When I met Alex, he was six, I was 25.

It's just a weird context
to meet some, you know, - Living with Chucky

It's just a weird context to meet some, you know,

Living with Chucky poster

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A film producer who grew up with Chucky the Killer Doll seeks out the other families surrounding The Killer Doll films to share their experiences working on the franchise and what it means.

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Director: Kyra Elise Gardner

Writer: Kyra Elise Gardner

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 50/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Apr 2023

Awards: 1 nomination total

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