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The Merry Gentlemen

To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.

Director

Peter Sullivan

Year

Genre

comedy, musical, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Hybrid,Gentlemen Media Group

Awards

N/A

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81766198

Ashley

Britt Robertson

Luke

Chad Michael Murray

Marie

Rodger

Marc Anthony Samuel

Troy

Ricky

Hector David Jr.

Danny

Maxwell Caulfield

Stan

Lily

Denise

Maria Canals-Barrera

Jodie

Meredith Thomas

Raquel

Samantha

Dominique Domingo

Shelby

Mike

Riley

Katie Amanda Keane

Santa

Dakota

Gizmo

The Jingle Belle

The Jingle Belle

Kylie Rose James

The Jingle Belle

The Jingle Belle

Kellyann Lennon

The Jingle Belle

Mia Lally Maxwell

The Jingle Belle

The Jingle Belle

Critic

Adrienne McQueen

Bartender

Nicole Leanne Nelson

Bar Blonde

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[jazzy Christmas music playing] - The Merry Gentlemen

[jazzy Christmas music playing]

And we are at places, folks. - The Merry Gentlemen

And we are at places, folks.

-Fantastical.
-F-U-N, fun. - The Merry Gentlemen

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

-Deadly.
-Terror. - The Merry Gentlemen

-Deadly. -Terror.

-As an artist, as a creative
person, a filmmaker, - The Merry Gentlemen

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

All horror is based
on being preyed upon - The Merry Gentlemen

All horror is based on being preyed upon

You're dealing
with life and death, - The Merry Gentlemen

You're dealing with life and death,

-The idea of an animated doll, - The Merry Gentlemen

-The idea of an animated doll,

Oh! - The Merry Gentlemen

-And there's something
so delicious - The Merry Gentlemen

-And there's something so delicious

-He makes real the fantasy that
we all have when we're children, - The Merry Gentlemen

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

-[music ends]
-[cheering] - The Merry Gentlemen

-[music ends] -[cheering]

-We tapped into
an inherent fear of people - The Merry Gentlemen

-We tapped into an inherent fear of people

So Chucky is always the bad guy,
but we -- we also relate to him. - The Merry Gentlemen

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

And he secretly acting out
our mischievous, - The Merry Gentlemen

And he secretly acting out our mischievous,

-He has that sassy,
you know, fuck you. - The Merry Gentlemen

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

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

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

He still goes on
to wanting to turn people - The Merry Gentlemen

He still goes on to wanting to turn people

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

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

[knock on door] - The Merry Gentlemen

[knock on door]

-Chucky still scares me,
to be honest. - The Merry Gentlemen

-Chucky still scares me, to be honest.

-You're never going to forget
being scared - The Merry Gentlemen

-You're never going to forget being scared

[Thunder rumbles] - The Merry Gentlemen

[Thunder rumbles]

-People around
the world love this, - The Merry Gentlemen

-People around the world love this,

-I wasn't aware of the impact
of the Chucky films - The Merry Gentlemen

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

-There's a lot of doll movies,
a doll monster movies, - The Merry Gentlemen

-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 Merry Gentlemen

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

Why are they staring? - The Merry Gentlemen

Why are they staring?

[sighs] - The Merry Gentlemen

Sensing an opportunity
for something different - The Merry Gentlemen

Sensing an opportunity for something different

It would prove to
a new generation - The Merry Gentlemen

It would prove to a new generation

-[Ashley] Whoa.
-Hey, whoa, hey. - The Merry Gentlemen

-[Ashley] Whoa. -Hey, whoa, hey.

-My original impetus
for this idea, - The Merry Gentlemen

-My original impetus for this idea,

My dad worked in advertising, - The Merry Gentlemen

My dad worked in advertising,

I wanted to write something,
a dark satire about - The Merry Gentlemen

I wanted to write something, a dark satire about

-♪ I want to be
a Toys "R" Us kid ♪ - The Merry Gentlemen

-♪ I want to be a Toys "R" Us kid ♪

[chuckling continues] - The Merry Gentlemen

[chuckling continues]

But the notion that these dolls,
these goofy dolls, - The Merry Gentlemen

But the notion that these dolls, these goofy dolls,

[People shouting] - The Merry Gentlemen

[People shouting]

-Being a life-long horror fan, - The Merry Gentlemen

-Being a life-long horror fan,

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

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

-When I was a kid,
I remember my sisters had, - The Merry Gentlemen

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

And I just thought, well,
for a horror movie, - The Merry Gentlemen

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

It was a dark,
twisted marketing conceit - The Merry Gentlemen

It was a dark, twisted marketing conceit

-In my original script, - The Merry Gentlemen

-In my original script,

In my script, the doll was not
possessed by a serial killer. - The Merry Gentlemen

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

The doll was sort of
a manifestation - The Merry Gentlemen

The doll was sort of a manifestation

-Trying to figure out who's
responsible for these murders, - The Merry Gentlemen

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

-The original title
was "Batteries Not Included," - The Merry Gentlemen

-The original title was "Batteries Not Included,"

I wrote that script, and it
landed on David Kirschner's desk - The Merry Gentlemen

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

-The other projects
that I had worked - The Merry Gentlemen

-The other projects that I had worked

"Rose Petal Place,"
"An American Tail." - The Merry Gentlemen

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

So my wife and I
were in London - The Merry Gentlemen

So my wife and I were in London

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

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

-Whoa! Oh! Hold on. Let me…
-[gasps] - The Merry Gentlemen

-Whoa! Oh! Hold on. Let me… -[gasps]

I don't think I ever knew, like, - The Merry Gentlemen

I don't think I ever knew, like,

He was very inventive
and a great storyteller. - The Merry Gentlemen

He was very inventive and a great storyteller.

He had experience
in other areas of film, - The Merry Gentlemen

He had experience in other areas of film,

-I was intrigued,
I thought the writing was great. - The Merry Gentlemen

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

All these studios
had passed on it, - The Merry Gentlemen

All these studios had passed on it,

-I thought it
was creepy and exciting. - The Merry Gentlemen

-I thought it was creepy and exciting.

-And David was actually
the first meeting - The Merry Gentlemen

-And David was actually the first meeting

He was excited that
there was a potential, - The Merry Gentlemen

He was excited that there was a potential,

When I first met with Don,
he brought a My Buddy doll - The Merry Gentlemen

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

And in Don's script,
Don describes Chucky... - The Merry Gentlemen

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

-Red hair, blue eyes,
freckles, - The Merry Gentlemen

-Red hair, blue eyes, freckles,

All of that was in my script. - The Merry Gentlemen

All of that was in my script.

-So I took that notion, - The Merry Gentlemen

-So I took that notion,

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

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

I took 18 pages
that I had written up - The Merry Gentlemen

I took 18 pages that I had written up

Paramount,
Warner Brothers, Universal - The Merry Gentlemen

Paramount, Warner Brothers, Universal

The head of United Artists, - The Merry Gentlemen

The head of United Artists,

-They brought in other people
instantly, - The Merry Gentlemen

-They brought in other people instantly,

-I remember a meeting
at my house - The Merry Gentlemen

-I remember a meeting at my house

We were sitting around
my my breakfast table - The Merry Gentlemen

We were sitting around my my breakfast table

I loved the script
for "Psycho II." - The Merry Gentlemen

I loved the script for "Psycho II."

-What happened was I finished
"Fright Night" and I took - The Merry Gentlemen

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

And that's because I didn't want
to disturb the original script. - The Merry Gentlemen

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

-And he was just
sort of talking about - The Merry Gentlemen

-And he was just sort of talking about

And the first one
was the notion - The Merry Gentlemen

And the first one was the notion

You know, I felt that
it was less interesting, - The Merry Gentlemen

You know, I felt that it was less interesting,

So Tom came in initially - The Merry Gentlemen

So Tom came in initially

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

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

And I left and I made... - The Merry Gentlemen

And I left and I made...

I mean, there were notes
that the studio had, - The Merry Gentlemen

I mean, there were notes that the studio had,

-With the script
in active development, - The Merry Gentlemen

-With the script in active development,

Irvin Kershner, who directed
the second "Star Wars," - The Merry Gentlemen

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

But he really was.
-In this period, - The Merry Gentlemen

But he really was. -In this period,

One of them was Joseph Rubin, - The Merry Gentlemen

One of them was Joseph Rubin,

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

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

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To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.

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Director: Peter Sullivan

Writer: Jeffrey Schenck, Peter Sullivan, Marla Sokoloff

Production: Hybrid,Gentlemen Media Group

Genre: comedy, musical, romance

Year: 2024

MetaScore: 34/100

ImdbRating: 4.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Nov 2024

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81766198