Bride of Chucky (1998)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Ronny Yu

Writers (WGA):

Don Mancini (characters)
Don Mancini (written by)

Release Date:

16 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Chucky Gets Lucky.

Plot:

Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts...

Plot Keywords:

Chucky | Doll | Serial Killer | Murder | Voodoo

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Tilly	...	Tiffany
Brad Dourif	...	Chucky (voice)
Katherine Heigl	...	Jade
Nick Stabile	...	Jesse
Alexis Arquette	...	Damien
Gordon Michael Woolvett	...	David
John Ritter	...	Chief Warren Kincaid
Lawrence Dane	...	Lt. Preston
Michael Johnson	...	Norton
James Gallanders	...	Russ
Janet Kidder	...	Diane
Vince Corazza	...	Bailey (as Vincent Corazza)
Kathy Najimy	...	Motel Maid
Park Bench	...	Stoner
Emily Weedon	...	Girl at One-Stop

Also Known As:

Child's Play 4 (USA) (working title)
Child's Play 4: Bride of Chucky (USA) (working title)
Chucky (USA) (working title)
Chucky and His Bride (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:18 | South Korea:15 (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #36264)

Filming Locations:

15 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Midwinter Productions Inc.

Trivia:

In the opening shot, when the policeman is walking through the evidence locker room, several dolls appear. These resemble, or may actually be, from the movie series Puppet Master. They appear in the first storage case shown, on the left side of the screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Chucky goes to blow up Lt. Preston's squad car he is shown walking on the opposite side of the van. His feet are clearly flat against the floor but in the next cut he is crawling on all fours.

Quotes:

Bride doll: I promise to honor, love, and cherish, till death us do part.
Chucky: You got that right!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#37.7)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

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Bride of Chucky is a weak entry in the long going series

Bride of Chucky is a weak entry in the long going series

*1/2 out of ****

Now when you look back at the first three Child's plays did you notice something? They all were the same films because Chucky kept killing where ever he went and the audience would get a kick out of him. Now Chucky returns in Bride of Chucky but what's new? Now he has a bride and everything you remembered from the first three films are completely gone now. From implied violence to on-screen grotesque violence, more cussing, and a little sensual. I have to give the director credit for trying something new instead of having the same plot over and over. But Bride of Chucky is a weak entry in the long going series. Why? The film tries to be funny and scary when it just can't be both. The new characters are just dumb and they look like they don't know what they are doing. Bride of Chucky may have some decent kills but other than that it's just a pile of crap that shouldn't have been invented. I have to admit I'm the biggest Chucky fan and tried to give this every chance I could but it was just bad. I admit this isn't the worst movie I've seen and it's not even that bad but it got poorly reviewed from me because the film could have been so much better and since Chucky now has a bride it just made things worse. Short and simple Bride of Chucky is a weak effort and the director shouldn't have messed with Chucky.