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Being a life-long horror fan
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The Merry Gentlemen

Being a life-long horror fan, I, of course, had seenTalky Tina and "Magic" and "Dead of...

Being a life-long horror fan, I, of course, had seen
Talky Tina and "Magic" and "Dead of Night"
and "Trilogy of Terror," and I realized that using
the killer doll trope would be a great way into
talking about the dark side of marketing to children

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-Being a life-long horror fan,
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I, of course, had seen Talky Tina and "Magic"
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and "Dead of Night" and "Trilogy of Terror,"
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and I realized that using the killer doll trope
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would be a great way into talking about the dark side
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of marketing to children.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:41
Uploaded
Feb 17, 2025
Genres
comedy, musical, romance
Production
Hybrid,Gentlemen Media Group

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Movie Summary

To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
-Don wanted Madison Avenue to be the bad guy here. - The Merry Gentlemen 00:05
-Don wanted Madison Avenue to be the bad guy here.
-When I was a kid, I remember my sisters had, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:08
-When I was a kid, I remember my sisters had,
And I just thought, well, for a horror movie, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
And I just thought, well, for a horror movie,
It was a dark, twisted marketing conceit - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
It was a dark, twisted marketing conceit
-In my original script, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
-In my original script,
In my script, the doll was not possessed by a serial killer. - The Merry Gentlemen 00:08
In my script, the doll was not possessed by a serial killer.
The doll was sort of a manifestation - The Merry Gentlemen 00:17
The doll was sort of a manifestation
-Trying to figure out who's responsible for these murders, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:12
-Trying to figure out who's responsible for these murde...
-The original title was "Batteries Not Included," - The Merry Gentlemen 00:12
-The original title was "Batteries Not Included,"
I wrote that script, and it landed on David Kirschner's desk - The Merry Gentlemen 00:09
I wrote that script, and it landed on David Kirschner's...
-The other projects that I had worked - The Merry Gentlemen 00:05
-The other projects that I had worked
"Rose Petal Place," "An American Tail." - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
"Rose Petal Place," "An American Tail."
So my wife and I were in London - The Merry Gentlemen 00:15
So my wife and I were in London
-The idea of a doll coming to life was something that I -- - The Merry Gentlemen 00:11
-The idea of a doll coming to life was something that I --
-Whoa! Oh! Hold on. Let me… -[gasps] - The Merry Gentlemen 00:17
-Whoa! Oh! Hold on. Let me… -[gasps]
I don't think I ever knew, like, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
I don't think I ever knew, like,
He was very inventive and a great storyteller. - The Merry Gentlemen 00:06
He was very inventive and a great storyteller.
He had experience in other areas of film, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:07
He had experience in other areas of film,
-I was intrigued, I thought the writing was great. - The Merry Gentlemen 00:05
-I was intrigued, I thought the writing was great.
All these studios had passed on it, - The Merry Gentlemen 00:08
All these studios had passed on it,