Screen Rant is thrilled to present a new clip from the film Living With Chucky, a documentary that explores the beloved Child's Play franchise. The film comes from the mind of Kyra Elise Gardner, the daughter of special effects artist and Chucky puppeteer Tony Gardner. Inspired by growing up alongside the iconic horror series, Living With Chucky features interviews with key players like Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, and many more.
In 2017, Kyra Gardner released a Child's Play retrospective called The Dollhouse which explored similar themes. However, the short film was only seven minutes long, while the release will be a feature-length picture. Living With Chucky will have much more time to delve into personal interviews, the cultural impact of the franchise, and the way Chucky's character impacted not just Gardner's life, but everyone involved with the films.
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Screen Rant's exclusive clip focuses on Jennifer Tilly's first introduction to the Chucky doll before she was brought on board to star in Bride of Chucky. Tilly recounts her initial reluctance to the series, then states that she was swayed after meeting the film's producer David Kirschner and Chucky himself for the first time. Bride of Chucky's writer Don Mancini also shares in the clip that he wrote the part of Tiffany Valentine specifically for Tilly, but didn't expect her to actually accept the part.
Over two decades later, Tilly has become a key part of the Child's Play franchise, most recently starring in season two of the Chucky television series which premiered last fall. Tilly is no doubt a large part of why Child's Play is one of the most consistent horror franchises in of overall quality, helping bring the more comedic elements the series pivoted to after Child's Play 3 to life. However, there are many people both in front of and behind the camera that helped to make the Chucky movies so special to horror fans, all of which will be explored in Life With Chucky.
Living With Chucky will be available on VOD and Screambox on April 4
