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Curse of Chucky
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Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Art
Directed byDon Mancini
Written byDon Mancini
Produced byDavid Kirschner
Don Mancini
StarringBrad Dourif
Fiona Dourif
Danielle Bisutti
A Martinez
Brennan Elliott
Chantal Quesnelle
CinematographyMichael Marshall
Edited byJames Coblentz
Distributed byUniversal Home Entertainment
Release date
  • October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8,000,000

Curse of Chucky (also known as Child's Play 6: Curse of Chucky or Child's Play 6) is a 2013 horror film and the sixth installment in the Child's Play franchise. The film was written and directed by Don Mancini, who created the franchise and has written all sequels to date. Curse of Chucky appears to be returning to the franchise's source material and bringing back the straightforward horror elements found in the original three Child's Play films. The film, which went into production in September 2012, will be the first direct-to-DVD installment of the series. It is currently set for an October 8, 2013 release. Brad Dourif has been cast to reprise his voice role of Chucky, which will feature his daughter, Fiona Dourif. The film has been rated R by the MPAA for bloody horror violence, and for language.[1]

Plot

Nica (Fiona Dourif) is grieving over the gruesome suicide of her mother when her domineering older sister Barb (Danielle Bisutti) arrives in town, with her young family, to help settle their mother’s affairs. As the sisters butt heads over Nica’s plans for the future, Barb’s young daughter comforts herself with a grinning, red-haired talking doll named Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) that recently arrived mysteriously in the mail. But as a string of brutal murders begins to terrorize the household, Nica suspects the doll may hold the key to the bloodshed. What she does not know is that Chucky has a personal score to settle. He is determined to finish a job he started more than 20 years earlier, and this time he is going to see it through to the bloody and shocking end.[2]

Cast

Production

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Cover artwork for the film's soundtrack released by the film's star, Fiona Dourif and features the first released image of Chucky's new look.

In an August 2008 interview, Don Mancini and David Kirschner spoke of a planned reboot of the Child's Play film series to be written and directed by Mancini. They described their choice of a remake over a sequel as a response to the will of the fans, who "want to see a scary Chucky movie again", and "want to go back to the straightforward horror rather than the horror comedy." They indicated that Brad Dourif would return as the voice of Chucky.[3]

In a subsequent interview, Mancini described the remake as a darker and scarier retelling of the original movie, but one that, while having new twists and turns, will not stray too far from the original concept.[4] At a 2009 horror convention, Brad Dourif confirmed his role in the remake.[5] At a reunion panel at the Mad Monster Party horror and sci-fi convention, the cast and crew from the original film confirmed both a remake and a spin-off are in development. Writer Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner were working on a sequel titled Revenge of Chucky.[6]

In June 2012, it was confirmed that a sequel would enter production, entitled Curse of Chucky and be released direct-to-video. The new film began production in early September in Winnipeg, Canada and ended in mid-October. In November 2012, Don Mancini announced that filming for Curse of Chucky had been completed and he planned to release it Halloween 2013.[citation needed]

In May 2013, Fiona Dourif released the first image of Chucky through her Instagram. The image is from the film's soundtrack cover and shows Chucky looking more like the doll from the first three films rather than the previous last two films.[7] The film received its world premiere on August 2, 2013 at the 2013 Fantasia Festival [8] in Montreal. The film will also receive its European premiere at the London FrightFest Film Festival on August 22, 2013.[9] The official trailer was released on July 8, 2013.[10] The film's official Red band trailer was released August 1, 2013.[11]

Reception

An early review posted on Bloody Disgusting on August 2, 2013 was very favorable of the film. Brad Miska stated, "Curse of Chucky may just be the best home video sequel since Wrong Turn 2. It’s alarmingly good, which puts pressure on Universal to answer as to why they didn’t let Mancini shoot this for theaters." He continued to say, “Chucky fans should rejoice, though, as Curse of Chucky is clearly going to re-ignite the franchise for years to come."[12]

References

  1. ^ "First Ever Look At Chucky and Fiona Dourif In 'Curse of Chucky'!!". BloodyDisgusting. June 14, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  2. ^ http://prideofchucky.proboards.com/
  3. ^ "Quint chats up Don Mancini, David Kirschner and Michelle Gold about the CHILD'S PLAY REMAKE and the new DVD!!!". Ain't It Cool News. August 19, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Child's PlayMancini&Kirschner". ShockTillYouDrop.com. CraveOnline Media. September 8, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  5. ^ "MGM Gets Rolling On A 'Child's Play' Remake". 25 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  6. ^ "The Cynical Optimist: Child's Play spin-off Revenge of Chucky in the works!". March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Orange, B. Alan (May 28, 2013). "First Look at Chucky in Curse of Chucky!". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "Curse of Chucky". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "2013 Film4 FrightFest-Curse Of Chucky". London FrightFest Film Festival. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  10. ^ "I'm Your Friend to the End! The Trailer for CURSE OF CHUCKY is Here!". Ain't It Cool News. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  11. ^ 2013http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3246475/exclusive-curse-of-chucky-red-band-trailer-will-slice-you-to-silence/
  12. ^ http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3246893/fantasia-13-review-curse-of-chucky-brings-the-old-school-wrath-of-childs-play/
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