![]() Brad Dourif is still the iconic voice of Chucky, Alex Vincent is his arch-nemesis Andy, and Jennifer Tilly is still Tiffany… Except when she’s pretending to be Jennifer Tilly. President of all time, but some roles are a little more set in stone. Lara Jean Chorostecki played the evil nun Sister Ruth in Season 2, and this year she's playing the First Lady.Īn actor like Devon Sawa can play a set of twins, a doomed priest, and even the most Canadian U.S. He went on to play Lexy's dad in Season 1 of the show, and now he's back in Season 3 as the Vice President. Michael Therriault’s first appearance in the series was in Cult of Chucky as Nica's evil psychiatrist. It's Tiffany pretending to be Jennifer Tilly, pretending to be. “But one of the reasons I like to do that is that it's fun to write roles for actors that you know, because then when you get to know them as performers, as well as people and friends, it is just more fun. It's just something that's a lot of fun to do,” says Mancini. “The repertory company of actors, that's something I've been doing for a while. And just like the famed director of filth, Mancini has similarly cultivated a tight-knit cast of talented actors to serve as the doll’s companions and cannon fodder – and sometimes both. Throughout Chucky’s existence, the series evolved a defiant, self-aware and kitschy sensibility a la the works of John Waters. And old Chucky is very disturbing, very disturbing.” Chucky: Home Is Where the (Bloody) Heart IsĪging is never easy, but friends, family, and familiar faces can make the inexorable march of time that much more bearable. … His decrepitude does advance as we continue on in the back half of the season. So why not use it in the show? Gives it some resonance. Yes, absolutely, I think thoughts of aging, mortality, creeping irrelevance, all of that comes to haunt one. “I turned 60 this year, and it's an ugly number. “I had a big birthday this year,” laughs Mancini. Now, 35 years after his creation, Chucky is starting to get old. As the series progressed, Mancini began exploring queer themes that reflected the alienation he felt growing up as a gay kid facing abuse from his father. In 1988, he was a reflection of his creator’s disdain for commercialized kids toys like Cabbage Patch Kids and My Buddy dolls. It can't just be a doll saying ‘Fuck’ and knifing people because that would get old.” ![]() “You have to ground this stuff in something identifiable,” Mancini tells IGN. He wrote or co-wrote all seven films in the franchise and spearheaded his current cable outing, all the while using Chucky as an expression of his inner feelings. Check out the IGN's Festival of Fear schedule for the full rundown on everything that's going on in the countdown to Halloween!ĭon Mancini is the rare horror auteur who has stuck with his creation throughout the decades. We're celebrating the spookiest season in style this year with over 20 articles, videos and more. You know, if you believe in that sort of thing.The truncated run of four episodes was cut short due to the double whammy of writers and actors strikes that put the kibosh on production, so as we await the back half of episodes, we spoke with Chucky creator Don Mancini about the doll’s dealings in the White House, the cast of victims new and old, the shocking celebrity cameos and, of course, the kills. ![]() ![]() Considering Gene gave the doll his own name and his own clothes, it almost makes you wonder if Gene didn't send a little piece of his soul into the doll, too. Although Robert would have originally been dressed and painted up like a jester (in case his current look isn't enough to haunt your dreams), the sailor suit he has worn for over a century would have likely been one of Gene Otto's own outfits, handed down to his impish new friend. ![]() Built around the turn of the 20th century, Robert is 40 inches tall (human child size!) and stuffed with wood wool, also known as excelsior, made from wood shavings usually used for packaging. Instead, Robert was a one-of-a-kind item meant as part of a window display of clowns and jesters for the Steiff Company, the toy makers who made the original Teddy bear to celebrate Theodore Roosevelt. As Atlas Obscura explains, Robert was not a mass-produced item meant to be a toy for children everywhere. As it turns out, Robert is not just weird, but in fact unique. ![]()
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