Chucky - The Killer DVD Collection [2 Discs]

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
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  • Bride of Chucky feature commentary with director Ronny Yu
  • Bride of Chucky feature commentary with Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif and Don Mancini
  • Bride of Chucky Spotlight on Location
  • Seed of Chucky feature commentary with writer-director Don Mancini and actress Jennifer Tilly
  • Conceiving the Seed of Chucky
  • Tilly on The Tonight Show

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Alex Vincent - Andy Barclay
       Jennifer Tilly - Tiffany
       Billy Boyd - Glen
       Christine Elise - Kyle
       Alexis Arquette - Damien Baylock
       Gordon Michael Woolvett - David
       Keith - Lee Castle - Psychs
       Beth Grant - Miss Kettlewell
       Andrew Robinson - Sgt.Botnick
       Burke Byrnes - Sgt.Clark
       Charles Meshack - Van Driver
       Stuart Mabray - Homicide Investigator
       Adam Ryen - Rick Spires

• Director:

  John J. Lafia, Jack Bender, Ronny Yu, Don Mancini

• Producer:

  Robert Latham Brown, David Kirschner, David Gilroy, Corey Sienega

• Screenwriter:

  Don Mancini

• Cinematographer:

  Stefan Czapsky, John R. Leonetti, Peter Pau, Vernon Layton

• Composer (Music Score):

  Graeme Revell

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Shirley Walker

• Composer (Music Score):

  John D'Andrea, Cory Lerios, Rob Halford, Pino Donaggio

• Editor:

  Edward Warschilka, Scott James Wallace, Randolph K. Bricker, David Wu, Chris Dickens

• Production Designer:

  Ivo Cristante, David O. Sosna, Richard Sawyer, Alicia Keywan, Peter Russell, Cristian Niculescu

• Art Director:

  Donald Maskovich, James McAteer, Judy Farr

• Co-producer:

  Laura Moskowitz

• Executive Producer:

  Don Mancini, Corey Sienega, Guy J. Louthan

• Set Designer:

  Rance Barela, Ethel Robins Richards

• Costume Designer:

  Pamela Skaist, Lynne Mackay

• Set Decorator:

  Mike Harris

• Costume Designer:

  Oana Paunescu

• Set Decorator:

  Dan Toada

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Owen Langevin, Simon Okin

• Makeup:

  Deborah Larsen

• Special Effects:

  Apogee Productions, Image Engineering, Kevin Yagher, David Kirschner

• First Assistant Director:

  Myron Hoffert, Anthony George Every

• Animator:

  Harry Moreau

• Stunts:

  Richard Warlock

• Casting:

  Ross Clydesdale, Joanna Colbert

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Tony Gardner

• Animatronic Effects:

  Tony Gardner

• Animatronic Model Design:

  Tony Gardner

• Visual Consultant:

  Richard Holland

• Character Design:

  David Kirschner, Don Mancini

REVIEWS:

• Child's Play 3 is fascinating not just because of the extremity of its badness, but because its badness suggests a fascinating story of production catastrophes taking place right outside the frame. Though the product of director Jack Bender and series creator/writer Don Mancini, this movie looks like it was shot by a variety of directors and written by a plethora of writers, with a budget, and vision that fluctuates from scene to scene. The story opens with a carefully structured, drawn-out sequence where Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif) stalks and kills the CEO of Play Pals Toys in his high-rise office. What does this have to do with the rest of the movie? Nothing! From there, Chucky tracks down his good-guy buddy Andy Justin Whalin at a military academy. The school's population fluctuates from a handful of students to a couple classrooms worth and provides plenty of opportunities to sleazily revel in the grotesque murder of young children. (Some so stupid they might be better off dead.) Eventually the kids are packed off for a simulated war game in the woods, curiously free of adult supervision, and accidentally outfitted with real weapons. (A long story, but they really shouldn't have those on campus anyway.) Once this gambit becomes tiresome, the kids stumble upon a carnival, for the most tired of horror movie tropes, a fun house-set finale. Will spooky laughing clowns pop up out of nowhere? You bet they will. Child's Play 3, sandwiched between the series' successful second installment and Ronny Yu's 1998 campy re-imagining, belongs to a tradition of long since overworked horror movies franchises that, while utterly forgettable, are entertaining in their own gut-bucket nonsensical fashion. ~ Michael Buening, Rovi
• In the realm of completely unnecessary though unexpectedly entertaining horror sequels, Bride of Chucky stands out as one of the more enjoyable attempts to reinvigorate a heretofore thankfully dead franchise. Stylishly lensed by director Ronny Yu and cinematographer Peter Pau (the formidable duo who brought us the similarly lavish Hong Kong fantasy adventure The Bride with White Hair (1993)), the further exploits of everyone's favorite homicidal benefits immensely from both a fun, upbeat pace and a talented cast who are obviously in on the joke. Sharp-eyed horror fans are in for a treat as film references to countless genre classics abound, while less demanding casual viewers are sure to be entertained by the sheer goofiness of the whole thing. As a social satire, Bride of Chucky plays its targets fast and loose, offering knowing nods to the likes of The Jerry Springer Show, and possessing an irreverently infective devil-may-care attitude towards the all to comfortable conventions that the horror genre has fallen victim to in recent years. In stark contrast to the original Child's Play, Bride of Chucky isn't scary, and doesn't even purport to be. What viewers are treated to instead is a series of highly creative (and highly improbable) death scenes, a lovingly crafted homage to such varied horror films as The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Hellraiser (1987), and a pointed skewering of media overkill. Viewers who approach Bride of Chucky as a straight horror flick in the vain of the previous efforts of the series are sure to be disappointed, but those who are able to place it in an entirely different universe and read it in a new context will surely find this re-imagining of the concept a fun and worthy effort. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
• Picking up where Bride of Chucky left off comes Seed of Chucky, an uproarious comic take on the world of celebrity, transgendered confusion, and killer dolls struggling with moral family issues. In short, it's a movie of its time. With inspired nods to Ed Wood and family dramas such as Ordinary People, creator Don Mancini brings yet another new fresh take on the franchise that worked so well when he tackled romantic comedies in the previous film. With many very knowing jabs at Hollywood and the business, Seed does work the pop-culture angle for all it's worth (and then some), though, thankfully, it aligns itself more with the Wes Craven's New Nightmare category than the nonstop type of Shrek mockery. Jennifer Tilly and Redman have a great time poking fun at themselves and the industry, as does John Waters in a juicy sleaze column reporter role that will no doubt usher in some classic hoots and hollers from his fans. The core of the film lies in Chucky and Tiffany, whose technical and vocal performances are, bar none, the best this series has seen. Brad Dourif once again shines in the Chucky role, though newcomer Billy Boyd, as his hideous offspring, isn't too shabby himself (and just wait until you see what androgynous rock star the kid was based on!). Throughout the film, Mancini keeps the trashy laughs coming and the bloody deaths over-the-top, injecting his own stylish touch into a film that many thought would be lacking in his first time behind the camera. Seed of Chucky is wild, weird, and wacky -- three things that not too many fifth films in a horror series can proudly boast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi