I have never heard him described as "underrated before". Oscar nominated, Golden globe and Emmy recipient, cult icon, fan favourite, legendary, friggin awesome: these I have all heard
@@emmabauer1906 Lmao Chucky doesn't have a bad movie? The franchise is GOD awful and the show sucks too. First Child's Play and 2 are okay, but the rest is dog shit and he's not even in the same league as Freddy. Kick the dipshit across the room and call it a day.
This franchise is the rare example of where the two creators stay with it up to present day. Writer Don Mancini had just graduated college when producer David Kirchner found it and turned it into a movie. Since then, Macini has written every entry and directed every film since the fifth entry and Kirchner has been either a producer or executive producer the whole time. It's for this reason that the Chucky franchise is often considered the most consistent horror franchise as not only are they still the main people behind it, but Mancini is adamant that they're also able to experiment with it and keep trying new things. EDIT: Also fun fact, when recording the scene where Chucky burns to death, Brad Dourif's daughter Fiona walked in without him noticing and he terrified her.
It depends on what you mean by creator, because I'd say Tom Holland is just as responsible for the first one as he rewrote it to include the voodoo and serial killer backstory.
That's actually not entirely true. David Kirschner was the one who developed the idea of the doll being a serial killer because he believed the original concept made Andy too unsympathetic. Co-writer John Lafia was then the one who integrated the new origin into the movie. Tom Holland only came up with the Voodoo mythology. To quote John Lafia "I think the biggest contribution I made was to give the character a back story so it was a human who somehow became a doll. In my draft, it became Charles Lee Ray. I coined the name Chucky."
@@eliroth9978 I guess it now depends on who you believe because Tom Holland takes direct credit for both the voodoo and the serial killer backstory. When asked how he came to the film he said: "A producer came to me with it. He had a deal at United Artists. It was like an episode of The Twilight Zone. It was originally called ‘Blood Buddies.’ The little boy made the doll a blood buddy and whenever he fell asleep, the doll got up and killed the people he didn’t like, including a teacher and a dentist. I sympathised, but it wasn’t a movie. There was no one to root for and it wasn’t scary. It all started to come into place when I created the serial killer Charles Lee Ray and had him transfer his soul into the doll. The drive of the piece comes from Charles/Chucky’s desire to avenge himself on his accomplice who left him to be arrested in the opening chase. The second beat of that motivation was Ray finding out if he didn’t get his soul out of the doll in time, he would be trapped there forever." Considering how integral the voodoo is to that whole backstory, I think I side with Tom on this one. Still, Lafia didn't stay on with the whole series, either, so I think my original point still stands. The original creators didn't all stick around for the sequels. Lafia only did part 2 after this one, so I can kind of see it, because the quality dips after both he and Tom Holland exit the franchise, in my opinion, of course.
Tom Holland did have ideas for the character of Chucky, but a lot of them didn't end up in the final film. During production Holland constantly clashed with Kirschner and when his two hour cut of the movie performed negatively with test audiences he left the project altogether. Kirschner then brought Mancini into the editing room and they worked on bringing the movie down to 87 minutes. Also Holland's claim doesn't make much sense. As he himself admitted, when first offered the project he was unsure of what changes to make to Mancini's script and as a result he temporarily left the project. It was then that Lafia was brought onto the project by Kirschner and was the first to rewrite the script, which he did twice before Holland returned to the project with ideas of what to do with the script. On top of that, Holland isn't a very reliable person. He's claimed that Child's Play was essentially an original screenplay despite Mancini stating half of his original draft ended up in the final cut. In fact, Mancini almost didn't get the story credit in the film (which is a whole other thing) Yes Lafia didn't work on any movie after the first one, but things he changed with the script were mostly from producer David Kirschner who's not only a producer who started the franchise and still works on it, but even created Chucky's design straight from Mancini's description. He just wasn't a writer at the time so he brought in Lafia to do the rewrites for him. Hence why I consider Kirschner the person most responsible for Chucky's creation. Hell even past that, Don Mancini has stated that John Lafia had similar ideas for the direction of the franchise that he did as neither had much interest in the Voodoo mythology. There's a reason Mancini's influence is more obvious in the sequel despite Lafia being the director. And personally I like pretty much the whole franchise since then. The only film I wasn't huge on was Child's Play 3 which Mancini has admitted is due to his rushed script having only a few months to write the whole thing.
The scene where the mom finds out he's real is so well done. The tension waiting for him to turn alive on her is insane! Then he DOES and it's very convincing!
Indeed! I saw this in the theater and that part where he reveals himself to be alive to her and starts cursing her out and attacking her made the audience go wild! Great scene!
@@KabukiKid not gonna lie when chucky answer her cursing and attacking i just laugh my ass off i mean "you stupid bitch! filthy slut!" that make me cry of laugh XD
The reason Child's Play works so well is that everyone involved takes what's going on more seriously in spite of the crazy subject matter. Brad Douriff's voice performance has become iconic and the reason why it has endured as a classic horror for so many years.
It's important to remember that when this came out, Chucky wasn't really in the advertising. They made it look like Andy was the one doing the killing. Chucky being the killer is such a well known twist that its not even a twist anymore. Also, a lot of Chucky's scenes were an actor in a costume shot on oversized sets to sell him being a doll. And they look INCREDIBLE.
I found the first three films genuinely good. The latter go into the full camp territory, but I don't mind that much. I loved Curse of Chucky because it brought back the horror aspect to the forefront, plus I loved that Brad Dourrif was back on the screen. I liked Hamill's Chucky as well, but it felt like a different beast.
@@juliodavila424 I agree, all the films had a unique and separate identity. I like the 3rd film but to a lesser degree. I enjoyed the 3rd act at the fair. I have a soft spot for Bride of Chucky for all its campyness. I loved Curse of Chucky and the introduction of Fiona Dourif. The remake was good and hopefully they'll make another one. Also really looking forward to seeing the new Mancini series, "Chucky".
The third one suffers from clearly being rushed (it came out less than a year after Child's Play 2), but I do think it's a little underrated. I loved the military academy setting, I just wish they did more with it.
harry and the hendersons effects also blow me away, there's a short film on here where they go into how they made it work, they'd never attempt this stuff today unless they had some crazy 100million dollar budget
The Chucky series is one of those most consistently entertaining franchises. Swinging between horror and comedy, it always seems to work. Highly highly recommend watching them all!
The 80s were great for campy horror. "Here, have a low budget and go make whatever the fuck you want. We're 99% guaranteed a return anyway." It yielded some gems.
Dude creep show, pupper master, tales from the crypt. I probably shouldn't have been watching them as a kid lol but damn I loved them. The fear was replaced with ghoulish delight! Oh yeah, Police Academy and Revenge of the Nerds we're also great!
“Talk to me , Alright…im gonna make you talk!, Talk to me dammit or I’m gonna throw you in the fire!” That part was great when he came to life on her 🤣🤣🤣
The doll designers actually had to create some of the animatronics that never existed before. Chucky the doll was probably one of the most complicated robots to ever exist in a movie up until that point. Thats probably why it still holds up somewhat in 2021.
"Nothin like a little strangulation to get the circulation goin" -Chucky. I'm personally sweet on Seed of Chucky, as it was the first one I saw lol. I enjoy the horror comedy aspects of that and it's predecessor Bride of Chucky. Its interesting seeing him TRY to live the domestic life. Rock on guys, Jeepers creepers 2 😊
@@crazykayz8073 To be fair, it is a wacky movie but I like what it does with what it's got. I still would like to see the whole Glen/Glenda thing to come back into play, but that's just me lol. Here are the Chucky films I've seen: -Seed of Chucky 8.7/10 -Bride 8/10 -Childs play 3 (have to rewatch) -Curse of Chucky 8.8/10 -Cult of Chucky 8.5/10 -Childs play (2019) 7.2/10 Those ratings are on the spot also Yeah haven't seen the OG or its sequel, but hey someday.
Also, Chris Sarandon provided the voice for Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas; specifically the talking scenes. The singing voice was provided by Danny Elfman.
Child's Play 2 is DEFINITELY a worthy successor that you guys should watch. The rest of the films are enjoyable as well, but you have to adjust your expectations.
I honestly enjoy every movie except Seed. 1, 2, and 3 terrified me as a kid. By the time Bride came out I was old enough to see how campy 3 and Bride were but they were campy in a fun way to me. Curse and Cult made Chucky scary again. I really love that tiny bastard.
Those large dolls for boys were a real thing in the late 1980s called "My Buddy". Not at all a far-fetched concept! Big creepy dolls every child desperately wanted.
I occasionally encountered "My Buddy" dolls as a kid. I was neutral toward them, didn't want one, but had no especial dislike for them either. My brother in law, however, was terrified of them because he saw this movie as a kid, and his family got him one of the dolls for Christmas just to watch him freak out.
"Trilogy of Terror" , an early '70's movie w/Karen Black, (the 3rd tale, titled Amelia I believe) has a memorable story of a Zuni Fetish Doll coming to life & terrorizing Ms. Black. It terrified me as a 9 year old when I saw it. The story is by the great Richard Matheson.
Just watched the first episode of the series which continues the 7(!) Child’s Play movies. It was surprisingly good! Solid campy fun. It’s insane how much the tone changes throughout the film series. The new show is a nice balance of camp & scares. Hope you continue with the franchise!
The first episode of the series really surprised me. I was expecting it to be crap but I really enjoyed it. Definitely looking forward to the rest of the season.
Exactly. I saw it as a kid when I wasn’t supposed to and it scared the crap out of me. I saw some others but didn’t watch the original again until I was an adult thinking it wouldn’t hold up at all. It’s still a surprisingly solid movie
Movies like these made me absolutely terrified of dolls,but what I love about this movie is that it has an incredible element of mystery and it has me on the edge of my seat and that bit where chucky's burnt head was talking is true nightmare fuel 👏
Child's play is such a fun horror movie. Kudos for Brad Dourriff, he made Chucky really awesome. Also kudos to the special effect team. A walking, killing doll should look silly and it's near impossible to find that remotely scary, but the team succeeded and that's a big thumbs up for them.
I saw this film at a screening at UCLA before it was released, and before there was advertising. The director, Tom Holland, followed up the screening with a Q & A. It was the perfect way to see it. I thought we were going to get a "Talking Tina" kind of thing (see the old Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll") where the doll might say spooky stuff, and move to a different location when not on camera. So when we saw Chucky actually "come alive" when threatened with a trip to the fireplace, we all freaked out. It was awesome.
There was something magic about the 80's early 90's movies. Directors were allowed to have fun and incorporate some comedy in multimillion dollar movies. They didn't have to adhere to strict studio formulas as much as today.
lol these guys are funny. The blond guy genuinely looked creeped out, where the dude with the brown hair looked more shocked and amused by Chucky haha. As an 80's kid he terrified me initially so I had to take a break when he came alive, then took a break and watched the rest from the next room peeking behind a wall lol. Then once the second movie came out I was obsessed with Chucky. Now I have some Chucky stuff, a few Good Guy Chucky dolls, some figures, merc etc.
Part 2 scared me more. Where watching this was like "Wow, how did they do that?" And I was a kid when I saw both. But 2 was the one that gave me nightmares. This was more a story with horror elements, where as 2 was a straight up Horror.
Now I understand why I was so scared of it when I was a 6 year old. But dang, the animatronics was awesome. I hope you guys react to the rest of franchise.
Brad Dourif also played the character Billy in the movie "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" with Jack Nicholson. Quite the contrast to his character in this movie. He is way underrated. Also I think the creepy music is brilliant in Childsplay, it takes the movie to a whole other level of creepyness.
It's a really top-notch horror film, especially innovative for its time. Now Chucky is mainly comedic and satirical, but fascinating to go back and see that he was legitimately threatening in the original. The whole series is super entertaining, especially "Bride of Chucky" and "Curse of Chucky", and as others have noted, the continuity in character and plot to this day is commendable.
Child’s Play 2 & 3, and Bride of Chucky are worth watching. My favorite one my whole life has always been part 2, so definitely watch that one, but 3 and Bride are worth it too, at least to know in which direction the franchise goes, after that quality of story and practical effects dropped dramatically. It also helps that the Child’s Play franchise is Don Mancini’s Baby, and he was at the helm for all but the remake; so that adds a little extra continuity... So to reiterate, the first 4 movies are worth watching, in my opinion.
I love that you guys are watching these! Child's Play 1 & 2 are two of my favorite horror films because they're such a fun watch. If you guys do the whole film series maybe consider watching the TV show that's airing on SyFy now? The original creator is directing it and Brad Dourif is the voice of Chucky again, and characters from all of the movies are in it as well, so far the first episode was a fun watch!
It gets campier as it goes, but never fails to entertain and demonstrate the cutting edge in practical effects. "Seed of Chucky" (5th film, I believe) is especially campy and funny.
I’m so happy you guys finally got to this! Chucky/childs play is my favorite franchise. It has plenty of horror. The middle age movies lean more comedy. And more recently it’s almost a perfect mix of the two styles.
Brad dourif is a genius from billy in one flew over the cuckoos nest and doc from deadwood to chucky and wormtongue, his voicework is always so good he was the scientist at your hideout in the game Dishonored too, he's returned to voice chucky again for the new series out this month! i'd love to see you react to the full franchise he has so much fun with the role and it becomes very self aware and meta and genuinely funny in the later installments
The first and part 2 are my favorites. You can tell they had a bigger budget and more creative with part 2. Then things went off the rails a bit. Then they have returned to quality with Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky. Even brought the child actor that played Andy back.
I just saw the pilot episode of the new series and it was actually really good. It has that horror movie acting more so than the first couple of films, but it works really well and gets better every scene throughout the episode.
This made me so happy. You don't get to see first time reactions for this! I love it. And it scared me so much as a kid. And even now some of it is still creepy! Especially if you find dolls creepy like I do. (Even though I also love creepy dolls 😆)
When I first saw this film way back in the '80s, I actually laughed when the doll finally came to life in front of someone for the first time. It's really creepy until that happens, but somehow it looks really silly when the doll actually moves and talks.
Fun Fact they had extra Chucky eyes when making The tales from the crypt and they used them for the Crypt Keeper's eyes. Now I'm not the only one who can't unsee it
YES! I've been waiting for this reaction. Chucky is my all time favorite slasher. I really hope you guys do the whole series. An interesting thing about the scene where Chucky is on fire. When Brad Dourif recorded those specific screams, his young daughter ran out of the recording studio because of how terrifying it was in person.
Chucky! First of all doll horror movies, I love this one, a clasic. Halloween is a perfect time to watch it again! I think wen Woody turn his head back, he said: "we can see everything". Or something like that?
7 is a solid rating for the first Child's Play. Great acting, great practical effects, I've always been haunted by the voodoo kill. Catherine Hicks was basically the TV mother of the 80's and she does a good job filling that role here. Alex Vincent as Andy is just cute enough not to be completely annoying, and just annoying enough not to be cutely annoying. Brad Dourif carries the franchise in later movies and definitely did a good job here. If I have one complaint it's that there was potential and even hints at Andy being responsible for the kills instead of a sentient doll, but once you see the opening toy store soul transference scene, all of that just becomes window dressing and goes out the door. This definitely isn't the first killer doll in pop culture. There were at least three in the original Twilight Zone run (Talking Tina being the most like Chucky, and a couple of mob boss ventriloquist dummies that sport similar sleaze ball attitudes), and a not-so-good 60's film called "Devil Doll". Still, Chucky's the most memorable.
The thing about Chucky is that Charles Lee Ray (serial killer with a penchant for Voodoo, whose name I love to say) was still alive when he transfered his soul to it. Problem is that the doll was only meant to be a temporary vessel, until he can find a new human host. The longer he stays in the doll the more human the doll becomes but it will always be a doll so his soul could be trapped forever within it. The original is a classic, but the 2nd one is the best of the horror Child's Play has to offer. No. 3 develops more of the story with many more kills, and then Bride of Chucky was IMHO the last GOOD sequel. Jennifer Tilly plays TIffany! After that it just got ridiculous. The franchise however, just would not be the same without Brad Dourif.
This series goes to outrageous places. Whether on the channel or not you guys HAVE to watch Bride of Chucky. It takes it to full blown comedy and it's AMAZING. This one's still my favorite though.
11:48 Funny story about this bit - apparently Brad Dourif brought his young daughter to work with him the day he recorded that scene. Little 5 or 6 year old girl proceeds to watch her father scream bloody murder into a microphone. Scared the crap out of her. That little girl is now an actress in her own right, and actually plays a main character in the 6th and 7th Chucky movies! So I guess she turned out okay!
Fun fact, orignally the creator wanted to call the film Batteries Not Included, but was take already by Steven Spielberg for his 80's scfi-comedy movie about alien robots.
Recent sub here, watched most of your videos on a binge last night and can I just say, these 2 boys are precious beans. Watching them is like watching a toddler trip, I'm slightly concerned for their wellbeing, but mostly I just laugh.
When I was a little kid, I'd always stay at my Grandma's house whenever my parents worked late. She had cable, and for some reason, every fucking time I was surfing channels, I'd always wind up on the final scene with melted Chucky. Gave me never-ending nightmares.
Chucky is known as the OG killer doll but actually Talking Tina from The Twilight Zone predates him by a good couple of years. But I really do love this series of movies.
"Good Guys" was inspired by "My Buddy," which was a doll geared towards young boys in the 1980s. What I loved about Catherine Hicks, who played Andy's mother, she went on to star for several years on the family-oriented "7th Heaven." (her, Beverly Mitchell "Saw II" & Jessica Biel, remake of "TCM" all were in a horror movie).
1. Child's Play 2. Child's Play 2 3. Child's Play 3 4. Bride of Chucky 5. Seed of Chucky 6. Curse of Chucky 7. Cult of Chucky 8. Chucky TV show This is the order of the movies you need to watch. :)
Also fun fact during the part where Chucky is burning, Fiona Dourif had gotten scared and began to cry due to how horrible her father’s screams had sounded. And during the premier, she said that she was under the chair cowering haha.
Fun trivia for anyone who has seen the Tales from the Crypt series from the 90s: The Cryptkeeper doll was made by the same people who made the Chucky doll, and they actually removed the eyes from the burnt up Chucky and reused them for the Cryptkeeper. So the Cryptkeeper has Chucky's eyes.
Yes, my all time favorite horror franchise! Child's Play 2 and 3 are more slasher-y and there's not as much suspense as in this one. Bride of Chucky (1998) & Seed of Chucky (2004) are just straight out horror comedies, the latter one being easily the most absurd entry in the whole franchise. Curse of Chucky (2013) and Cult of Chucky (2017) on the other hand dive back into a bit darker horror. I'm a bit biased but I'd say you should *definitely* check out rest of the series, it's hell of a ride. Most people say Child's Play 2 is the best one but I've always loved the original the most so I'm really happy to hear you liked it!
Brad Douriff voicing Chucky makes this character terrifying, a very good actor, you should see his performance in Exorcist 3 it is bat shit terrifying. Great reaction guys, I'm with Shaun the doll is creepy I remember the clown in blackpool as a kid in the 80s it used laugh when you walked past it I was so scared of it my mom had cross the road with ne to avoid walking past it. Childs Play 2 good, Childs Play 3 average the rest become very silly & comedic. The Chucky series has come out in US I'm not sure when gets UK release, it follows on from Cult Of Chucky.
Chucky the Series has just started on the SyFy channel in the US - After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies and allies from Chucky past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll untold origins.
when i was little i was terrified of chucky to the point of Visibly Trembling when i saw him. i am now obsessed w this franchise and creepy dolls in general lmao
There was a doll in the 80s called My Buddy that was believed to be the inspiration for the Good Guy doll. Legend has it that My Buddy sales plummeted after Child's Play was released.
Highlight of my day when I see y’all uploaded! “Cuz I was afraid of the dark…when I was a kid.” Come on now, you can tell us you’re still frightened of the dark! 😂 😉 Someone’s having nightmares tonight (Shaun). 😄
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"Friend till the end remember Andy?"
"This is the end Friend."
"Play with this."
"F*ck you, Lucky Charms!"
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@@Annausagi2 haha TIMING!
@@Annausagi2 That’s Leprechaun. That’s a whole different movie.
@@abellewis3062 (that's the joke)
Brad Dourif is so underrated and I love his voice performance in these films.
I have never heard him described as "underrated before".
Oscar nominated, Golden globe and Emmy recipient, cult icon, fan favourite, legendary, friggin awesome: these I have all heard
Grima Wormtongue!!
@@user-zh4vo1kw1z His ULTIMATE role was Billy Bibbitt in '...Cuckoo's Nest'! Respect. 😎
@@user-zh4vo1kw1z underappreciated would be a better word maybe?
@@LiTTleGaBi21 How about no. He's not underrated or underappreciated.
Chucky is the legendary bad-mouthed slasher that is just as iconic as Freddy! Love the original Child’s Play!
And now, much like Ash vs Evil Dead, Chucky has his own series. First episode dropped a few days back.
Not so sure about that.
@@orangewarm1 I agree Freddie hasn't had his own TV series 😉 and a decent remake.
They are all good movies in the series. Elm St has some duds.
@@emmabauer1906 Lmao Chucky doesn't have a bad movie? The franchise is GOD awful and the show sucks too. First Child's Play and 2 are okay, but the rest is dog shit and he's not even in the same league as Freddy. Kick the dipshit across the room and call it a day.
This franchise is the rare example of where the two creators stay with it up to present day. Writer Don Mancini had just graduated college when producer David Kirchner found it and turned it into a movie. Since then, Macini has written every entry and directed every film since the fifth entry and Kirchner has been either a producer or executive producer the whole time. It's for this reason that the Chucky franchise is often considered the most consistent horror franchise as not only are they still the main people behind it, but Mancini is adamant that they're also able to experiment with it and keep trying new things.
EDIT: Also fun fact, when recording the scene where Chucky burns to death, Brad Dourif's daughter Fiona walked in without him noticing and he terrified her.
It depends on what you mean by creator, because I'd say Tom Holland is just as responsible for the first one as he rewrote it to include the voodoo and serial killer backstory.
That's actually not entirely true. David Kirschner was the one who developed the idea of the doll being a serial killer because he believed the original concept made Andy too unsympathetic. Co-writer John Lafia was then the one who integrated the new origin into the movie. Tom Holland only came up with the Voodoo mythology. To quote John Lafia "I think the biggest contribution I made was to give the character a back story so it was a human who somehow became a doll. In my draft, it became Charles Lee Ray. I coined the name Chucky."
@@eliroth9978 I guess it now depends on who you believe because Tom Holland takes direct credit for both the voodoo and the serial killer backstory.
When asked how he came to the film he said: "A producer came to me with it. He had a deal at United Artists. It was like an episode of The Twilight Zone. It was originally called ‘Blood Buddies.’ The little boy made the doll a blood buddy and whenever he fell asleep, the doll got up and killed the people he didn’t like, including a teacher and a dentist. I sympathised, but it wasn’t a movie. There was no one to root for and it wasn’t scary. It all started to come into place when I created the serial killer Charles Lee Ray and had him transfer his soul into the doll. The drive of the piece comes from Charles/Chucky’s desire to avenge himself on his accomplice who left him to be arrested in the opening chase. The second beat of that motivation was Ray finding out if he didn’t get his soul out of the doll in time, he would be trapped there forever."
Considering how integral the voodoo is to that whole backstory, I think I side with Tom on this one.
Still, Lafia didn't stay on with the whole series, either, so I think my original point still stands. The original creators didn't all stick around for the sequels. Lafia only did part 2 after this one, so I can kind of see it, because the quality dips after both he and Tom Holland exit the franchise, in my opinion, of course.
Tom Holland did have ideas for the character of Chucky, but a lot of them didn't end up in the final film. During production Holland constantly clashed with Kirschner and when his two hour cut of the movie performed negatively with test audiences he left the project altogether. Kirschner then brought Mancini into the editing room and they worked on bringing the movie down to 87 minutes.
Also Holland's claim doesn't make much sense. As he himself admitted, when first offered the project he was unsure of what changes to make to Mancini's script and as a result he temporarily left the project. It was then that Lafia was brought onto the project by Kirschner and was the first to rewrite the script, which he did twice before Holland returned to the project with ideas of what to do with the script. On top of that, Holland isn't a very reliable person. He's claimed that Child's Play was essentially an original screenplay despite Mancini stating half of his original draft ended up in the final cut. In fact, Mancini almost didn't get the story credit in the film (which is a whole other thing)
Yes Lafia didn't work on any movie after the first one, but things he changed with the script were mostly from producer David Kirschner who's not only a producer who started the franchise and still works on it, but even created Chucky's design straight from Mancini's description. He just wasn't a writer at the time so he brought in Lafia to do the rewrites for him. Hence why I consider Kirschner the person most responsible for Chucky's creation.
Hell even past that, Don Mancini has stated that John Lafia had similar ideas for the direction of the franchise that he did as neither had much interest in the Voodoo mythology. There's a reason Mancini's influence is more obvious in the sequel despite Lafia being the director. And personally I like pretty much the whole franchise since then. The only film I wasn't huge on was Child's Play 3 which Mancini has admitted is due to his rushed script having only a few months to write the whole thing.
What's most bizarre is that they recently did a reboot movie (non-Dourif), but now they've released a new TV show with Dourif!
The scene where the mom finds out he's real is so well done. The tension waiting for him to turn alive on her is insane! Then he DOES and it's very convincing!
Indeed! I saw this in the theater and that part where he reveals himself to be alive to her and starts cursing her out and attacking her made the audience go wild! Great scene!
@@KabukiKid not gonna lie when chucky answer her cursing and attacking i just laugh my ass off i mean "you stupid bitch! filthy slut!" that make me cry of laugh XD
@@dharaktheteendemonboyandan563 Same here. :-) We were laughing our butts off! Great scene!
The reason Child's Play works so well is that everyone involved takes what's going on more seriously in spite of the crazy subject matter. Brad Douriff's voice performance has become iconic and the reason why it has endured as a classic horror for so many years.
Step aside, Annabelle, Chucky is the ultimate horror doll!
how is this comment from a week ago and the video is from an hour ago
@@Techstormzz a glitch in the matrix!
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What about the Voodoo doll from Trilogy of Terror?
It's important to remember that when this came out, Chucky wasn't really in the advertising. They made it look like Andy was the one doing the killing. Chucky being the killer is such a well known twist that its not even a twist anymore.
Also, a lot of Chucky's scenes were an actor in a costume shot on oversized sets to sell him being a doll. And they look INCREDIBLE.
Yeah, well, not in Spain. It was titled "el muñeco diabólico" (the diabolical doll) 🤣 It pretty much fucks that surprise
That’s cool. I didn’t know that
@@nekane6168 Damn.
I didn’t realize that either. But seeing that creepy commercial it makes total sense.
@@nekane6168 That sucks for you guys man lol. Talk about spoiler in the title lol
Child's Play 2 is equally good, also a classic and highly recommended watch.
I found the first three films genuinely good. The latter go into the full camp territory, but I don't mind that much. I loved Curse of Chucky because it brought back the horror aspect to the forefront, plus I loved that Brad Dourrif was back on the screen. I liked Hamill's Chucky as well, but it felt like a different beast.
The one thing I like about the new ones is SPOILERS...
Andy, played by the same actor comes back.
@@juliodavila424 I agree, all the films had a unique and separate identity. I like the 3rd film but to a lesser degree. I enjoyed the 3rd act at the fair. I have a soft spot for Bride of Chucky for all its campyness. I loved Curse of Chucky and the introduction of Fiona Dourif. The remake was good and hopefully they'll make another one. Also really looking forward to seeing the new Mancini series, "Chucky".
I dunno about equally good, but it's entertaining.
The third one suffers from clearly being rushed (it came out less than a year after Child's Play 2), but I do think it's a little underrated. I loved the military academy setting, I just wish they did more with it.
The effects in this movie are still so insane to me. Incredibly effective still! That stunt fall out the window is freaking awesome
harry and the hendersons effects also blow me away, there's a short film on here where they go into how they made it work, they'd never attempt this stuff today unless they had some crazy 100million dollar budget
The Chucky series is one of those most consistently entertaining franchises. Swinging between horror and comedy, it always seems to work. Highly highly recommend watching them all!
Absolutely at least watch Child’s Play 2. One of the best horror sequels there is with an outstanding climax.
Shaun's face when Chucky reveals himself to the mom and says "Hi I'm Chucky wanna play?" is priceless.
I was obsessed with this film back in '88 when I was a kid. This and Puppet Master were a lot of fun.
Oh and Creepshow 1 and 2 of course.
The 80s were great for campy horror. "Here, have a low budget and go make whatever the fuck you want. We're 99% guaranteed a return anyway." It yielded some gems.
Dude creep show, pupper master, tales from the crypt. I probably shouldn't have been watching them as a kid lol but damn I loved them. The fear was replaced with ghoulish delight! Oh yeah, Police Academy and Revenge of the Nerds we're also great!
Puppet Master was always a personal favorite. Very underrated
My brother was called Chucky for his blue eyes when he was one
When Woody turns his head in Toy Story, he says:
"We toys can see everything.. so play nice."
"Don't f--- with the Chuck." - Child's Play 2
The Child's Play/Chucky franchise are so much fun since Friday the 13th.
Chucky is awesome.
The scene where Chucky comes to life was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
“Talk to me , Alright…im gonna make you talk!, Talk to me dammit or I’m gonna throw you in the fire!” That part was great when he came to life on her 🤣🤣🤣
The doll designers actually had to create some of the animatronics that never existed before. Chucky the doll was probably one of the most complicated robots to ever exist in a movie up until that point. Thats probably why it still holds up somewhat in 2021.
I wish i had a friendship like you guys have lol, keep killin it! You guys got the best reaction channel!
"Nothin like a little strangulation to get the circulation goin" -Chucky.
I'm personally sweet on Seed of Chucky, as it was the first one I saw lol. I enjoy the horror comedy aspects of that and it's predecessor Bride of Chucky. Its interesting seeing him TRY to live the domestic life.
Rock on guys,
Jeepers creepers 2 😊
Seed Of Chucky is my favourite too!!
I love Seed. I don’t understand why it gets so much hate.
@@crazykayz8073 To be fair, it is a wacky movie but I like what it does with what it's got. I still would like to see the whole Glen/Glenda thing to come back into play, but that's just me lol.
Here are the Chucky films I've seen:
-Seed of Chucky 8.7/10
-Bride 8/10
-Childs play 3 (have to rewatch)
-Curse of Chucky 8.8/10
-Cult of Chucky 8.5/10
-Childs play (2019) 7.2/10
Those ratings are on the spot also Yeah haven't seen the OG or its sequel, but hey someday.
‘Why would he kill her”
It’s bc she didn’t put on the news 🤣
Love the Child’s Play series! The first will always be my favourite but Bride of Chucky is definitely one of my guilty pleasures, it’s hilarious!
Literally Bride is a whole guilty pleasure🤭
I love Bride of Chucky. Really dug his scarred look
Seed of Chuck will probably give them nightmares!
Chucky's last dying words is by far one of the most horrifying and haunting moments of the movie.
"Ugly Doll."
"Fuuuck you."
Still makes me laugh after all these years!
The guy(Chris Sarandon)who plays the cop, stars in a horror movie called Fright Night and it's pretty good! I think it's right up your alley!
One of the best vampire movies ever, imo. The perfect blend of horror and comedy.
Also, Chris Sarandon provided the voice for Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas; specifically the talking scenes. The singing voice was provided by Danny Elfman.
@@chaisaray agreed 👍
Same director as Child's Play too and an even better film, imo
I always think of him as "Prince Humperdinck Skellington".
Child's Play 2 is DEFINITELY a worthy successor that you guys should watch. The rest of the films are enjoyable as well, but you have to adjust your expectations.
I honestly enjoy every movie except Seed. 1, 2, and 3 terrified me as a kid. By the time Bride came out I was old enough to see how campy 3 and Bride were but they were campy in a fun way to me. Curse and Cult made Chucky scary again. I really love that tiny bastard.
@@adamvialpando106😅😅
Those large dolls for boys were a real thing in the late 1980s called "My Buddy". Not at all a far-fetched concept! Big creepy dolls every child desperately wanted.
Beats a pet rock every day of the week :)
I occasionally encountered "My Buddy" dolls as a kid. I was neutral toward them, didn't want one, but had no especial dislike for them either. My brother in law, however, was terrified of them because he saw this movie as a kid, and his family got him one of the dolls for Christmas just to watch him freak out.
I had a Teddy Ruxpin growing up. It was similar to the My Buddy dolls but not nearly as creepy.
Chucky: "But Andy, we’re friend till the end 🥺"
Andy: "This is the end *friend* 😐"
Me: what a little GANGSTER!
Please watch Child's Play 2! It's as good or better than the first. One of the best horror sequels ever.
Brad Dourif did an awesome job as the voice of Chucky in this.
"Trilogy of Terror" , an early '70's movie w/Karen Black, (the 3rd tale, titled Amelia I believe) has a memorable story of a Zuni Fetish Doll coming to life & terrorizing Ms. Black. It terrified me as a 9 year old when I saw it. The story is by the great Richard Matheson.
Love that film!
That's another great one.
My sister and I still mimic that doll’s screech.
Just watched the first episode of the series which continues the 7(!) Child’s Play movies. It was surprisingly good! Solid campy fun.
It’s insane how much the tone changes throughout the film series. The new show is a nice balance of camp & scares.
Hope you continue with the franchise!
I didn’t include the remake because Don Mancini wasn’t involved (he’s written every other entry). Also it’s just really uninspired.
The first episode of the series really surprised me. I was expecting it to be crap but I really enjoyed it. Definitely looking forward to the rest of the season.
Best line in the second, how’s it hanging Phil
This one’s a lot of fun, definitely one of the better 80’s slashers.
Exactly. I saw it as a kid when I wasn’t supposed to and it scared the crap out of me. I saw some others but didn’t watch the original again until I was an adult thinking it wouldn’t hold up at all. It’s still a surprisingly solid movie
The whole Child's Play series doesn't get enough love. There are some really good films in there, 'Curse of Chucky' from 2013 is brilliant.
Movies like these made me absolutely terrified of dolls,but what I love about this movie is that it has an incredible element of mystery and it has me on the edge of my seat and that bit where chucky's burnt head was talking is true nightmare fuel 👏
Child's play is such a fun horror movie.
Kudos for Brad Dourriff, he made Chucky really awesome.
Also kudos to the special effect team.
A walking, killing doll should look silly and it's near impossible to find that remotely scary, but the team succeeded and that's a big thumbs up for them.
I saw this film at a screening at UCLA before it was released, and before there was advertising. The director, Tom Holland, followed up the screening with a Q & A. It was the perfect way to see it. I thought we were going to get a "Talking Tina" kind of thing (see the old Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll") where the doll might say spooky stuff, and move to a different location when not on camera. So when we saw Chucky actually "come alive" when threatened with a trip to the fireplace, we all freaked out. It was awesome.
There was something magic about the 80's early 90's movies. Directors were allowed to have fun and incorporate some comedy in multimillion dollar movies. They didn't have to adhere to strict studio formulas as much as today.
I think Scream 3 was the first time I heard horror filmmakers were told to make a movie to be less scary and add more comedy
lol these guys are funny. The blond guy genuinely looked creeped out, where the dude with the brown hair looked more shocked and amused by Chucky haha. As an 80's kid he terrified me initially so I had to take a break when he came alive, then took a break and watched the rest from the next room peeking behind a wall lol. Then once the second movie came out I was obsessed with Chucky. Now I have some Chucky stuff, a few Good Guy Chucky dolls, some figures, merc etc.
Part 2 scared me more. Where watching this was like "Wow, how did they do that?" And I was a kid when I saw both. But 2 was the one that gave me nightmares. This was more a story with horror elements, where as 2 was a straight up Horror.
this franchise is so iconic, will forever be my favorite, brag dourif is a legend
This movie is actually brilliant. Very well done effective horror that hits the mark. Good cast.
And let's not forget about the effects they did to bring Chucky to life.
Now I understand why I was so scared of it when I was a 6 year old. But dang, the animatronics was awesome. I hope you guys react to the rest of franchise.
Brad Dourif also played the character Billy in the movie "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" with Jack Nicholson. Quite the contrast to his character in this movie. He is way underrated.
Also I think the creepy music is brilliant in Childsplay, it takes the movie to a whole other level of creepyness.
It's a really top-notch horror film, especially innovative for its time. Now Chucky is mainly comedic and satirical, but fascinating to go back and see that he was legitimately threatening in the original. The whole series is super entertaining, especially "Bride of Chucky" and "Curse of Chucky", and as others have noted, the continuity in character and plot to this day is commendable.
Child’s Play 2 & 3, and Bride of Chucky are worth watching.
My favorite one my whole life has always been part 2, so definitely watch that one, but 3 and Bride are worth it too, at least to know in which direction the franchise goes,
after that quality of story and practical effects dropped dramatically.
It also helps that the Child’s Play franchise is Don Mancini’s Baby, and he was at the helm for all but the remake; so that adds a little extra continuity...
So to reiterate, the first 4 movies are worth watching, in my opinion.
I love that you guys are watching these! Child's Play 1 & 2 are two of my favorite horror films because they're such a fun watch. If you guys do the whole film series maybe consider watching the TV show that's airing on SyFy now? The original creator is directing it and Brad Dourif is the voice of Chucky again, and characters from all of the movies are in it as well, so far the first episode was a fun watch!
It’s pretty epic when chucky is forced to finally talk by the mother.
Child’s Play 2 and Bride of Chucky are good sequels. Brad Dourif is the voice of Chucky, he okays Grima Wormtongue in the Lord of Rings movies
It gets campier as it goes, but never fails to entertain and demonstrate the cutting edge in practical effects. "Seed of Chucky" (5th film, I believe) is especially campy and funny.
The excitement I got when this popped up in my notifications! I had to drop everything and get on my desktop just to fully appreciate it.
Check out Fright Night from 1985. It’s a awesome vampire movie from this director and stars Chris Sarandon who plays the cop in this film.👍🔥🤘🏻
I’m so happy you guys finally got to this! Chucky/childs play is my favorite franchise. It has plenty of horror. The middle age movies lean more comedy. And more recently it’s almost a perfect mix of the two styles.
Ps childs play 2 is just as good and demented.
Bit of trivia; Chuckys eyes seen here in the film were later used as the eyes of the Crypt Keeper on the Tales From The Crypt TV series.
Brad dourif is a genius from billy in one flew over the cuckoos nest and doc from deadwood to chucky and wormtongue, his voicework is always so good he was the scientist at your hideout in the game Dishonored too, he's returned to voice chucky again for the new series out this month! i'd love to see you react to the full franchise he has so much fun with the role and it becomes very self aware and meta and genuinely funny in the later installments
The scene where Chucky turns his head really fast and say "Hi I'm Chucky, Wanna Play?" is my favorite part in the movie.
The first and part 2 are my favorites. You can tell they had a bigger budget and more creative with part 2. Then things went off the rails a bit. Then they have returned to quality with Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky. Even brought the child actor that played Andy back.
Props over CGI anyday, couldn't agree more with you there.
You should definitely watch the second and third as well!
And Child's Play 2 is even better. Especially near the end. These boys will be left speechless
I just saw the pilot episode of the new series and it was actually really good. It has that horror movie acting more so than the first couple of films, but it works really well and gets better every scene throughout the episode.
This made me so happy. You don't get to see first time reactions for this! I love it. And it scared me so much as a kid. And even now some of it is still creepy! Especially if you find dolls creepy like I do. (Even though I also love creepy dolls 😆)
This entire franchise has been solid.
Only the first 3 with the name child's play
Minus 3 and cult
Of all the Chucky movies, this one is the one I rewatch the most. To me this movie still stands up well. This movie is a 8.5 for me.
Oh, man, when both of you guys jump at the best jump scare in the movie; 8:39, i was rolling. So good.
When I first saw this film way back in the '80s, I actually laughed when the doll finally came to life in front of someone for the first time. It's really creepy until that happens, but somehow it looks really silly when the doll actually moves and talks.
Fun Fact they had extra Chucky eyes when making The tales from the crypt and they used them for the Crypt Keeper's eyes. Now I'm not the only one who can't unsee it
They take it in sooo many directions..that is an actual series now!!Soooo good!!
YES! I've been waiting for this reaction. Chucky is my all time favorite slasher. I really hope you guys do the whole series.
An interesting thing about the scene where Chucky is on fire. When Brad Dourif recorded those specific screams, his young daughter ran out of the recording studio because of how terrifying it was in person.
Chucky! First of all doll horror movies, I love this one, a clasic. Halloween is a perfect time to watch it again!
I think wen Woody turn his head back, he said: "we can see everything". Or something like that?
7 is a solid rating for the first Child's Play. Great acting, great practical effects, I've always been haunted by the voodoo kill. Catherine Hicks was basically the TV mother of the 80's and she does a good job filling that role here. Alex Vincent as Andy is just cute enough not to be completely annoying, and just annoying enough not to be cutely annoying. Brad Dourif carries the franchise in later movies and definitely did a good job here. If I have one complaint it's that there was potential and even hints at Andy being responsible for the kills instead of a sentient doll, but once you see the opening toy store soul transference scene, all of that just becomes window dressing and goes out the door. This definitely isn't the first killer doll in pop culture. There were at least three in the original Twilight Zone run (Talking Tina being the most like Chucky, and a couple of mob boss ventriloquist dummies that sport similar sleaze ball attitudes), and a not-so-good 60's film called "Devil Doll". Still, Chucky's the most memorable.
The thing about Chucky is that Charles Lee Ray (serial killer with a penchant for Voodoo, whose name I love to say) was still alive when he transfered his soul to it. Problem is that the doll was only meant to be a temporary vessel, until he can find a new human host. The longer he stays in the doll the more human the doll becomes but it will always be a doll so his soul could be trapped forever within it. The original is a classic, but the 2nd one is the best of the horror Child's Play has to offer. No. 3 develops more of the story with many more kills, and then Bride of Chucky was IMHO the last GOOD sequel. Jennifer Tilly plays TIffany! After that it just got ridiculous. The franchise however, just would not be the same without Brad Dourif.
This series goes to outrageous places. Whether on the channel or not you guys HAVE to watch Bride of Chucky. It takes it to full blown comedy and it's AMAZING. This one's still my favorite though.
11:48 Funny story about this bit - apparently Brad Dourif brought his young daughter to work with him the day he recorded that scene. Little 5 or 6 year old girl proceeds to watch her father scream bloody murder into a microphone. Scared the crap out of her.
That little girl is now an actress in her own right, and actually plays a main character in the 6th and 7th Chucky movies! So I guess she turned out okay!
Fun fact, orignally the creator wanted to call the film Batteries Not Included, but was take already by Steven Spielberg for his 80's scfi-comedy movie about alien robots.
Recent sub here, watched most of your videos on a binge last night and can I just say, these 2 boys are precious beans. Watching them is like watching a toddler trip, I'm slightly concerned for their wellbeing, but mostly I just laugh.
@10:03. Actor Ed Gale was cast as the walkabout Chucky. Cause of his short stature he fit in perfectly in this role.
When I was a little kid, I'd always stay at my Grandma's house whenever my parents worked late. She had cable, and for some reason, every fucking time I was surfing channels, I'd always wind up on the final scene with melted Chucky. Gave me never-ending nightmares.
Chucky is known as the OG killer doll but actually Talking Tina from The Twilight Zone predates him by a good couple of years. But I really do love this series of movies.
"Good Guys" was inspired by "My Buddy," which was a doll geared towards young boys in the 1980s. What I loved about Catherine Hicks, who played Andy's mother, she went on to star for several years on the family-oriented "7th Heaven." (her, Beverly Mitchell "Saw II" & Jessica Biel, remake of "TCM" all were in a horror movie).
Chucky is my favourite little slasher. I adore him and this franchise. You have to see Child’s Play 2. It’s amazing
1. Child's Play
2. Child's Play 2
3. Child's Play 3
4. Bride of Chucky
5. Seed of Chucky
6. Curse of Chucky
7. Cult of Chucky
8. Chucky TV show
This is the order of the movies you need to watch. :)
"I thought it was gonna be a comedy:
Me: Give it time. 🤣
Child’s Play 2 one of the best sequels ever made
Chucky the OG Annabelle. To this day I still love watching the Childs play series. Highly recommend Childs play 2.
Also fun fact during the part where Chucky is burning, Fiona Dourif had gotten scared and began to cry due to how horrible her father’s screams had sounded. And during the premier, she said that she was under the chair cowering haha.
Child's Play 2, Bride of Chucky, Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky are absolutely worth it
Fun trivia for anyone who has seen the Tales from the Crypt series from the 90s: The Cryptkeeper doll was made by the same people who made the Chucky doll, and they actually removed the eyes from the burnt up Chucky and reused them for the Cryptkeeper. So the Cryptkeeper has Chucky's eyes.
I love when burned Chucky has his knife in the air walking slowly. That is the main creepy image I remember from this movie.
Yes, my all time favorite horror franchise! Child's Play 2 and 3 are more slasher-y and there's not as much suspense as in this one. Bride of Chucky (1998) & Seed of Chucky (2004) are just straight out horror comedies, the latter one being easily the most absurd entry in the whole franchise. Curse of Chucky (2013) and Cult of Chucky (2017) on the other hand dive back into a bit darker horror. I'm a bit biased but I'd say you should *definitely* check out rest of the series, it's hell of a ride. Most people say Child's Play 2 is the best one but I've always loved the original the most so I'm really happy to hear you liked it!
One of my favourite horror films of the 80’s along with hellraiser and the thing 😄
Brad Douriff voicing Chucky makes this character terrifying, a very good actor, you should see his performance in Exorcist 3 it is bat shit terrifying.
Great reaction guys, I'm with Shaun the doll is creepy I remember the clown in blackpool as a kid in the 80s it used laugh when you walked past it I was so scared of it my mom had cross the road with ne to avoid walking past it.
Childs Play 2 good, Childs Play 3 average the rest become very silly & comedic.
The Chucky series has come out in US I'm not sure when gets UK release, it follows on from Cult Of Chucky.
Chucky the Series has just started on the SyFy channel in the US - After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town hypocrisies and secrets. Meanwhile, the arrival of enemies and allies from Chucky past threatens to expose the truth behind the killings, as well as the demon doll untold origins.
Child's Play holds up just on it's premise. And Brad Douriff knocks it out of the park.
when i was little i was terrified of chucky to the point of Visibly Trembling when i saw him. i am now obsessed w this franchise and creepy dolls in general lmao
There was a doll in the 80s called My Buddy that was believed to be the inspiration for the Good Guy doll. Legend has it that My Buddy sales plummeted after Child's Play was released.
Highlight of my day when I see y’all uploaded!
“Cuz I was afraid of the dark…when I was a kid.” Come on now, you can tell us you’re still frightened of the dark! 😂 😉
Someone’s having nightmares tonight (Shaun). 😄
Fun fact: the Good Guy dolls were based on the My Buddy dolls.
My cousin had one of those dolls. It freaked me out as a kid.
Annabelle has nothing on Chucky. This movie scarred me as a kid, and I loved it.