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The Girl with the Fork

Anna and Mike are married. Paul is Celia's father. They all have secrets to hide. They all are contacted by a mysterious group with unclear intentions who knows the truth.

Director

Ignacio Maiso

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Tractorni Productions

Awards

12 wins & 7 nominations

Mike

Presence

John-Christian Bateman

Anna

Rebecca Calienda

Max

Paul

Celia

Francesca Hayman

Carl

Helen

Corinne Strickett

Kim

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-Fantastical.
-F-U-N, fun. - The Girl with the Fork

-Fantastical. -F-U-N, fun.

-Deadly.
-Terror. - The Girl with the Fork

-Deadly. -Terror.

-As an artist, as a creative
person, a filmmaker, - The Girl with the Fork

-As an artist, as a creative person, a filmmaker,

All horror is based
on being preyed upon - The Girl with the Fork

All horror is based on being preyed upon

You're dealing
with life and death, - The Girl with the Fork

You're dealing with life and death,

-The idea of an animated doll, - The Girl with the Fork

-The idea of an animated doll,

-And there's something
so delicious - The Girl with the Fork

-And there's something so delicious

-He makes real the fantasy that
we all have when we're children, - The Girl with the Fork

-He makes real the fantasy that we all have when we're ...

-We tapped into
an inherent fear of people - The Girl with the Fork

-We tapped into an inherent fear of people

So Chucky is always the bad guy,
but we -- we also relate to him. - The Girl with the Fork

So Chucky is always the bad guy, but we -- we also relate to...

And he secretly acting out
our mischievous, - The Girl with the Fork

And he secretly acting out our mischievous,

-He has that sassy,
you know, fuck you. - The Girl with the Fork

-He has that sassy, you know, fuck you.

-The fact that Chucky is
such a full-fledged personality - The Girl with the Fork

-The fact that Chucky is such a full-fledged personality

He still goes on
to wanting to turn people - The Girl with the Fork

He still goes on to wanting to turn people

-The whole idea was to make it
so lovable and so cute - The Girl with the Fork

-The whole idea was to make it so lovable and so cute

-You know, like I'm just all
Mayberry, but deep down, - The Girl with the Fork

-You know, like I'm just all Mayberry, but deep down,

-Chucky still scares me,
to be honest. - The Girl with the Fork

-Chucky still scares me, to be honest.

-You're never going to forget
being scared - The Girl with the Fork

-You're never going to forget being scared

[Thunder rumbles] - The Girl with the Fork

[Thunder rumbles]

-People around
the world love this, - The Girl with the Fork

-People around the world love this,

-I wasn't aware of the impact
of the Chucky films - The Girl with the Fork

-I wasn't aware of the impact of the Chucky films

-There's a lot of doll movies,
a doll monster movies, - The Girl with the Fork

-There's a lot of doll movies, a doll monster movies,

-It's because Chucky is part of
our primal fear of being prey, - The Girl with the Fork

-It's because Chucky is part of our primal fear of bein...

Sensing an opportunity
for something different - The Girl with the Fork

Sensing an opportunity for something different

It would prove to
a new generation - The Girl with the Fork

It would prove to a new generation

-My original impetus
for this idea, - The Girl with the Fork

-My original impetus for this idea,

My dad worked in advertising, - The Girl with the Fork

My dad worked in advertising,

I wanted to write something,
a dark satire about - The Girl with the Fork

I wanted to write something, a dark satire about

-♪ I want to be
a Toys "R" Us kid ♪ - The Girl with the Fork

-♪ I want to be a Toys "R" Us kid ♪

But the notion that these dolls,
these goofy dolls, - The Girl with the Fork

But the notion that these dolls, these goofy dolls,

[People shouting] - The Girl with the Fork

[People shouting]

-Being a life-long horror fan, - The Girl with the Fork

-Being a life-long horror fan,

-Don wanted Madison Avenue
to be the bad guy here. - The Girl with the Fork

-Don wanted Madison Avenue to be the bad guy here.

-When I was a kid,
I remember my sisters had, - The Girl with the Fork

-When I was a kid, I remember my sisters had,

And I just thought, well,
for a horror movie, - The Girl with the Fork

And I just thought, well, for a horror movie,

It was a dark,
twisted marketing conceit - The Girl with the Fork

It was a dark, twisted marketing conceit

-In my original script, - The Girl with the Fork

-In my original script,

In my script, the doll was not
possessed by a serial killer. - The Girl with the Fork

In my script, the doll was not possessed by a serial killer.

The doll was sort of
a manifestation - The Girl with the Fork

The doll was sort of a manifestation

-Trying to figure out who's
responsible for these murders, - The Girl with the Fork

-Trying to figure out who's responsible for these murde...

-The original title
was "Batteries Not Included," - The Girl with the Fork

-The original title was "Batteries Not Included,"

I wrote that script, and it
landed on David Kirschner's desk - The Girl with the Fork

I wrote that script, and it landed on David Kirschner's...

-The other projects
that I had worked - The Girl with the Fork

-The other projects that I had worked

"Rose Petal Place,"
"An American Tail." - The Girl with the Fork

"Rose Petal Place," "An American Tail."

So my wife and I
were in London - The Girl with the Fork

So my wife and I were in London

-The idea of a doll coming to
life was something that I -- - The Girl with the Fork

-The idea of a doll coming to life was something that I --

I don't think I ever knew, like, - The Girl with the Fork

I don't think I ever knew, like,

He was very inventive
and a great storyteller. - The Girl with the Fork

He was very inventive and a great storyteller.

He had experience
in other areas of film, - The Girl with the Fork

He had experience in other areas of film,

-I was intrigued,
I thought the writing was great. - The Girl with the Fork

-I was intrigued, I thought the writing was great.

All these studios
had passed on it, - The Girl with the Fork

All these studios had passed on it,

-I thought it
was creepy and exciting. - The Girl with the Fork

-I thought it was creepy and exciting.

-And David was actually
the first meeting - The Girl with the Fork

-And David was actually the first meeting

He was excited that
there was a potential, - The Girl with the Fork

He was excited that there was a potential,

When I first met with Don,
he brought a My Buddy doll - The Girl with the Fork

When I first met with Don, he brought a My Buddy doll

And in Don's script,
Don describes Chucky... - The Girl with the Fork

And in Don's script, Don describes Chucky...

-Red hair, blue eyes,
freckles, - The Girl with the Fork

-Red hair, blue eyes, freckles,

All of that was in my script. - The Girl with the Fork

All of that was in my script.

-So I took that notion, - The Girl with the Fork

-So I took that notion,

-What happened was I did
not go out with Don's script. - The Girl with the Fork

-What happened was I did not go out with Don's script.

I took 18 pages
that I had written up - The Girl with the Fork

I took 18 pages that I had written up

Paramount,
Warner Brothers, Universal - The Girl with the Fork

Paramount, Warner Brothers, Universal

The head of United Artists, - The Girl with the Fork

The head of United Artists,

-They brought in other people
instantly, - The Girl with the Fork

-They brought in other people instantly,

-I remember a meeting
at my house - The Girl with the Fork

-I remember a meeting at my house

We were sitting around
my my breakfast table - The Girl with the Fork

We were sitting around my my breakfast table

I loved the script
for "Psycho II." - The Girl with the Fork

I loved the script for "Psycho II."

-What happened was I finished
"Fright Night" and I took - The Girl with the Fork

-What happened was I finished "Fright Night" and I...

And that's because I didn't want
to disturb the original script. - The Girl with the Fork

And that's because I didn't want to disturb the or...

-And he was just
sort of talking about - The Girl with the Fork

-And he was just sort of talking about

And the first one
was the notion - The Girl with the Fork

And the first one was the notion

You know, I felt that
it was less interesting, - The Girl with the Fork

You know, I felt that it was less interesting,

So Tom came in initially - The Girl with the Fork

So Tom came in initially

-I couldn't build a story
with a rising suspense line, - The Girl with the Fork

-I couldn't build a story with a rising suspense line,

And I left and I made... - The Girl with the Fork

And I left and I made...

I mean, there were notes
that the studio had, - The Girl with the Fork

I mean, there were notes that the studio had,

-With the script
in active development, - The Girl with the Fork

-With the script in active development,

Irvin Kershner, who directed
the second "Star Wars," - The Girl with the Fork

Irvin Kershner, who directed the second "Star Wars,&quo...

But he really was.
-In this period, - The Girl with the Fork

But he really was. -In this period,

One of them was Joseph Rubin, - The Girl with the Fork

One of them was Joseph Rubin,

-And then it came back to Tom,
and Tom came back onto it. - The Girl with the Fork

-And then it came back to Tom, and Tom came back onto it.

-I saw that
he did "Fright Night" - The Girl with the Fork

-I saw that he did "Fright Night"

I mean, it really spoke to me - The Girl with the Fork

I mean, it really spoke to me

-[Screaming] - The Girl with the Fork

"Fright Night" had come out
and it was a solid success. - The Girl with the Fork

"Fright Night" had come out and it was a solid suc...

I mean, there was Don's script,
there was John's script, - The Girl with the Fork

I mean, there was Don's script, there was John's s...

Dean Riesner was
a great Hollywood writer, - The Girl with the Fork

Dean Riesner was a great Hollywood writer,

-I totally get
why David Kirschner - The Girl with the Fork

-I totally get why David Kirschner

-I went into "Child's Play,"
which is my title. - The Girl with the Fork

-I went into "Child's Play," which is my titl...

-With a director on board, - The Girl with the Fork

-With a director on board,

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Anna and Mike are married. Paul is Celia's father. They all have secrets to hide. They all are contacted by a mysterious group with unclear intentions who knows the truth.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ignacio Maiso

Writer: Ignacio Maiso

Production: Tractorni Productions

Genre: thriller

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 3.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 11 Jul 2024

Awards: 12 wins & 7 nominations

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