Bride of Chucky (1998)

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:

Gun | Skeleton | Fourth Part | Tight Dress | Recreational Vehicle

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 22

10:00 PM

AMC

Cast

Jennifer Tilly	...	Tiffany
Brad Dourif	...	Chucky (voice)
Katherine Heigl	...	Jade
Nick Stabile	...	Jesse
Alexis Arquette	...	Howard Fitzwater / Damien Baylock
Gordon Michael Woolvett	...	David 'Dave' Collins
John Ritter	...	Police Chief Warren Kincaid
Lawrence Dane	...	Lt. Preston
Michael Johnson	...	Officer Norton
James Gallanders	...	Russ
Janet Kidder	...	Diane
Vince Corazza	...	Robert Bailey (as Vincent Corazza)
Kathy Najimy	...	Tabby, 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:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Canada:R (Ontario) | 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:

The flag in the beginning of the movie is improperly displayed. When hung on a wall, the Union, (meaning the stars) is supposed to be in the flag's upper right corner, or the viewer's left.

Quotes:

Damien: You know what the French call an orgasm? La petite morte. "The Little Death." Come on, Tiffany. Let's die a little.

Movie Connections:

References Hellraiser (1987)

Soundtrack:

Bloodstained

Silly but fun

Chucky (the murderous doll from "Child's Play" and 2 crappy sequels) is dead. But his ex-girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) gets his remains and (using "Voodoo for Dummies") revives him. Then, through circumstances too convoluted to get into, SHE is killed and has her soul put into another doll! Together they fall in love and kidnap a nice couple (Nick Stabile, Katherine Heigl) to take them to Chuck's coffin to get an amulet to make Chucky and Tiffany real people again...

A lot better than it sounds. After the last two sequels to "Child's Play" (both of which were horrible) I was expecting the worst, but this actually was lots of fun. The movie doesn't take itself seriously for a second (seriously--how could it?) and the lines and situations are actually quite funny. Also there are a few VERY gory murders thrown in to satisfy us horror fans and the film never stops moving. The movie also has a few things usually not found in a horror movie--a gay best friend (Gordon Michael Woolvett) who is intelligent and not played for laughs and a sequence in which Stabile has his shirt off just to show his muscular body. John Ritter has a nice cameo too as a sheriff.

The acting is good--Stabile is young, VERY handsome and likable; Heigl doesn't have much to do but pulls it off and Brad Dourif (the voice of Chucky) and Tilly are hilarious as the murderous dolls. My favorite part is when the dolls have sex (don't ask) and she asks for a rubber and he responds, "But I'm MADE of rubber!" The special effects are good (no lousy CGI here) and this is one of the few horror films to mix humor and violence in an entertaining way. Well worth seeing. I give it a 9.