The Chucky Files- Don Mancini on BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)

Chucky creator Don Mancini sits down with William Bibbiani to explain how his whole franchise changed in Ronny Yu's Bride of Chucky.
Chucky creator Don Mancini revisits every movie in the classic horror series with CraveOnline's William Bibbiani, starting with 1988's Child's Play.
With the 25th anniversary of Child's Play upon us, and the release of the sixth film of the franchise in a big Chucky: The Complete Collection Blu-ray box set, we thought it was the perfect time to sit Don Mancini down for a series of exclusive, extended interviews about each film in the franchise, and answer all our biggest questions about Chucky. We're calling it The Chucky Files.
Join The B-Movies Podcast host William "Bibbs" Bibbiani as he interrogates Don Mancini about every film in the Child's Play series, from Child's Play to Curse of Chucky, in our six-episode mini-series.
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[@03bgood]

R.I.P. Wes Craven

[@mattbernabe]

I'm glad at the end, Don finally brought up Jennifer Tilly. Casting her as Tiffany was the greatest decision for the franchise (Not including Seed of Chucky). She really put so much into without even trying so hard. It just seemed so natural, and she is definitely one of....if not, the best part of Bride of Chucky.

[@ch2010ize]

Not including Seed of Chucky?

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@ch2010ize Yeah that one was pretty bad lol.

[@richmlvcable]

Well hello...Dolly 🤩

[@JaxBlade]

This was the first chucky movie I saw when I was 7, he made me laugh so much I went and watched the rest of the series xD

[@Thatguy55595]

And the nostalgia is the only reason your aloud to like it. Movie is garbage

[@jagshe1829]

@@Thatguy55595 Erm no

[@MostMorose]

@@Thatguy55595 this movie is not garbage it’s fucking iconic the stitch faced Chucky is more popular than the original no scars good guy at this point

[@Thatguy55595]

@@MostMorose bro it’s almost 2 years later idc anymore the movie still trash but his look is cool I’ll agree

[@superfelipestudios8104]

It was also the first chucky movie I saw but when I saw i was 5

[@ScreamTard]

Chucky and leprechaun would just wind up smoking a bowl together and forget what they where fighting about.

[@Diamondelle84]

5:18 Interesting because Robert Englund has said several times, jokingly, that he wanted to fight Chucky.

[@jkrueger95]

Diamondelle84 Haha, yeah he even said jokingly; in a panel , 'Oh, i wanna fight Chucky! I wanna kick that little Chucky's ass!' XD

[@carolinedawsey8285]

I absolutely love Chucky

[@RealBoboghost]

chucky vs ted kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmlZY2vgN1qkLs

[@Xehanort10]

Me too. Bride deserved a better sequel than Seed IMO.

[@RealBoboghost]

Chucky vs Ted kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmlZY2vgN1qkLs

[@angelacooper8973]

We need a prequel of Chucky and Tiffany. How did they meet? How long were they together? What possessed Tiffany to fall for Charles lee Ray?

[@RealBoboghost]

Chucky vs ted kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmlZY2vgN1qkLs

[@ricardocisnero3931]

Way too late for that.

[@tannerthomas2302]

In the upcoming Child’s Play series, it has been hinted that we will get the story of Tiffany.

[@godgirl34599]

@@tannerthomas2302 I hope so. There's alot we don't know about except for a little I gathered from bride of chucky

[@ch2010ize]

We don’t need any of this

[@shantiavlogs4786]

i will love to see chucky vs the leprechaun.

[@RealBoboghost]

chucky vs ted kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmlZY2vgN1qkLs

[@RoosterMontgomery]

A longer scene in CP3 at that closed down factory would have been great! Some throw away lines about how a big automated factory just shutting down in mid operation with Chucky's blown up corpse smack dab in the middle was needed!

[@Thatguy55595]

They ruined what Child’s play 3 could have been. It had so much potential

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

Universal Studios aren't a big fan of being patient.

[@JorgeTorres-tl7vo]

Thank god I’m not alone in thinking that this is the best one. It is legit, one of my favorite horrors comedies. Even if there is almost no horror.

[@GroovyGrubworm1978]

The longer he stays in the doll's body, the more human he turns. He gets human organs and stuff.

[@03bgood]

Scream saved the horror genre.

[@LivinGood125]

03bgood in ways, I just didn’t like how much of a influence it had and even today, sometimes horror just needs everything to die and without mercy, I don’t see that much today

[@justjude488]

All of the chucky movies are wonderful! I can't wait for cult of chucky!!!!!

[@MattCipolla]

Dat Katherine Heigl shade tho

[@MARS0l]

Matt Cipolla do you know why? That was interesting

[@godgirl34599]

Ikr she bothers me so much

[@CPSlayer]

@@MARS0l Mancini said she was a trainwreck to work with which is not surprising considering other studios and films have said the same thing

[@MARS0l]

@@CPSlayer Since then Ive looked in to and do understand why now. Crazy, cause she wouldnt seem that way!

[@truelies2667]

@@CPSlayer No, he didn't. He said that Katherine had a headstrong personality and the media and himself immediately labeled her as difficult. lmao. If Katherine was a man you all would have zipped your mouth. So pull the stick out of your sexist a@#. Now. Also, name one colleague who said that Katherine was difficult. One. I am waiting lemon.

[@03bgood]

I like Bride of Chucky and Child's Play 2 and Curse was good too!

[@90sNickfan91]

CHUCKY FRANCHISE Child's Play Child's Play 2 Child's Play 3 Bride of Chucky Seed of Chucky Curse of Chucky Cult of Chucky

[@christopherarcher5271]

I think child's play 2 was the best out of the series

[@03bgood]

Chucky Vs. Leprechaun, make it happen Don Mancini!

[@Xehanort10]

Why would you want that to happen? The Leprechaun is pathetic.

[@03bgood]

Either that or Annabelle. I can't see Freddy Vs. Chucky working at all. Freddy Krueger would pwn him in just one hit! Plus, he has like supernatural powers and Chucky only has weapons. Who do you think would win?

[@CarterHayes77]

Xehanort10 how is leprechaun pathetic? Warwick Davis was great. Can you imagine the humour between the 2?

[@MarquiseJ91]

Carter Hayes leprechaun would easily kill chunky lol dude is not easy to kill and has magic powers?

[@CPSlayer]

@@MarquiseJ91 Depends...they're several Leprachauns in the films, even one of the films he doesn't have his magic powers

[@juliavilla8088]

My favorite Horror movie !! I can't wait for the Tv show!!

[@CLuvTravels]

Just read that, should be interesting

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

The opening of Bride Of Chucky should've said 1 Month Later.

[@celebertytop5368]

1990s marked Freddy krueger becoming dull, and marked Friday the 13th running out of ideas, and Michael myers reforming. Bride was the best of the horror slashers in the 90's

[@VideoGameMetal01]

New Nightmare was a great film, but that wasn't really the 80s freddy.

[@Optimegatrongodzilla]

Michael Myers reforming?! What?! That didn't happen!

[@Optimegatrongodzilla]

Cinema Kid He didn't reform though. He was still a killer.

[@nitevibe9886]

Leprechaun kinda embraced the horror comedy also

[@dillonx11]

Watching a movie is one thing, But too learn all that is behind it allows for a whole new form of appreciation.

[@scottthegreat9393]

Chucky vs Slappy from Goosebumps

[@krisfrosz133]

0:15 - My favourite is Child's Play 2. Just saying.

[@shanehelling_]

Same

[@scottywotty8550]

Yeah, it's my favorite as well.

[@aft5264]

I know I’m in the minority, but 3 is my favorite.

[@Awsome2464]

I don't think I could've taken it any more seriously if the Chucky/Tiffany sex scene pulled a Team America

[@JakeJarvi]

Absolutely loved Bride of Chucky.

[@deadzombies666]

the beginning looks like a spoof of ALL killers lololololololololol!!!

[@andrewdavies512]

Evan

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

They have got 2 put The Slasher Villains 2gether & see what they can do.

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

It take place 1 month after the events in Child's Play III.

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

It's a shame that the articles don't mention about foster family murders, teacher & social worker murders & chaos @ Play Pal Toy Factory & employee murder. Chaos @ Kent Military Academy, Chaos @ a Carnival why didn't they mention those events.

[@spanish2boys]

Great interview

[@jackandrechristopherkactat8828]

5:55.....brides of dracula was a hammer movie Don.

[@kamdan2011]

...released by Universal.

[@justinmontana3710]

You've heard the tale, of how Chucky came to life. But have you heard the tale, of how Chucky took a wife?

[@chuckyray1273]

LOVE!!!!!!!!

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

Don't forget era of The Teen Horror Slasher Genre.

[@MrJgormley]

I would say Bride is probably my 5th favorite Chucky movie..

[@adamturner1563]

best chucky ever looked was in this movie. . . best soundtrack too.

[@MostMorose]

My favorite Chucky movie

[@DanielRuiz-pp7yy]

I saw curse of chucky and i think they should make a new chucky movie and bring back glenda tiffany and glen!!

[@crrentlycxrying]

look out, 2021, TV series.

[@pjdexter168]

This interviewer sucks, "when John Ritter dies... in the movie" is that meant to be funny?... also pointing your finger at the guest ain't cool.

[@derpychicken8868]

@Daniel Ruiz Tiffany was in Curse of Chucky

[@colbywoodbery8648]

Don Mancini is so freaking hot!!

[@RealBoboghost]

chucky vs ted kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmlZY2vgN1qkLs

[@angelq9413]

Damon Hamlin how do you know bitch

[@ARTPOPIST-ez5kn]

Angel Quijade cause he said he was

[@mattjoseph_9332]

thats gay

[@jagshe1829]

@@mattjoseph_9332 mancini is gay

[@donl1474]

Why didn't they make a real Child's Play 4?

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

Andy Barclay didn't came back.

[@RealBoboghost]

chucky vs ted kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmlZY2vgN1qkLs

[@Thatguy55595]

SparkyMarkyMark 23 why not

[@foectss]

@@Thatguy55595 because bride of Chucky went to a different direction

[@johnylitalo4163]

Good Comedy.

[@Iconhulk]

3 is King

[@jacrispy8008]

"Everybody Hates Katherine Heigl"-Chucky 2013

[@truelies2667]

Chucky has hard fantasies for the hot blonde. Like everyone else. lmao. And he said that Katherine had a headstrong personality and the media and himself immediately labeled her as difficult. lmao. If Katherine was a man you all would have zipped your mouth. So pull the stick out of your sexist a@#. Now. Also, name one colleague who said that Katherine was difficult. One. I am waiting lemon.

[@nyotaz]

@@truelies2667 who hurt you

[@truelies2667]

@@nyotaz Chucky has hard fantasies for the hot blonde. Like everyone else. lmao. And he said that Katherine had a headstrong personality and the media and himself immediately labeled her as difficult. lmao. If Katherine was a man you all would have zipped your mouth. So pull the stick out of your sexist a@#. Now. Also, name one colleague who said that Katherine was difficult. One. I am waiting lemon.

[@faves000]

you got that wrong , best chucky movie is childs play 2

[@R.P.McMurphy]

Isn't Child's Play 2 everyone's favourite? Just saying...

[@blackhand9333]

Don you should make Chucky vs scream, both are mysterious to the protagonist

[@aft5264]

No that’s dumb because Ghostface is a different killer each time, and he’s just a regular human. Chucky would destroy ghostface.

[@foectss]

@@aft5264 And ghost face will win

[@markw.loughton6786]

Other than that small gripe. Interview was awesome :)

[@ajv1437]

DON MANCINI THE GOAT 🐐

[@03bgood]

Doesn't Bride of Chucky take place like one month after the events of Child's Play 3. The movie came out 7 years after the 3rd film but the events only take place a month after CP3 from what I've heard. CP3 came out in '91 whereas BoC came out in '98. They really ruined the continuity between CP3 and BoC because CP3 is set in a winter environment and BoC takes place in a spring one. So BoC takes place in 1999 and CP3 takes place in late 1998 but you can't ignore the fact that SoC takes place 6 years later in 2004 and CoC takes place in 2013.

[@AustinFan4Life]

That's not true, if you listen to the dialog in the film, you'd know it suggests it takes place many years after CP3. The first scene that hint this, is the one in Tiffany's trailer where she flat out says she's been looking for Chucky for 10 years. The second scene that suggests this, is when Jesse & Jade are in the chapel & Tiffany & Chucky are waiting in the van, Chucky specifically says "the music today has gone to hell", suggesting that the music of that era, had changed enough from the last film, for Chucky to have noticed. So I'd say judging by those two scenes, BoC takes place, at most 10 years after the 3rd film.

[@03bgood]

Nope BoC takes place one month after CP3 or at least 2-6 months, so CP3 took place in winter 1998 and BoC took place in spring 1999. She had be looking for him for 10 years because he was shot by the police and then transferred his soul into a doll before dying and went after Andy and later Tyler spanning the years from 1988 to 1998.

[@kerrysnow5178]

***** no bride of chucky was in '98 and CP3 was in 1991

[@03bgood]

That's what I said but both CP3 and BoC took place in '98.

[@kerrysnow5178]

***** NO! CP3 Was in 1991. BoC was In 1998. so BoC was 1 Month after CP3. When Don Mancini made the first CP. he would of have Tiffany to find CLR (Charles Lee Ray. But ten years later in 1998. Tiffany found CLR (Charles Lee Ray) as Chucky in BoC.

[@MrXavierRose]

I can't stand the Chucky and Tiffany films, they're just... Felt like the team had run out of ideas for CP and went to comedy. They could've done an origin story that wasn't ultimately stupid.

[@jagshe1829]

resorting to origin story tale is a product of running out of ideas itself… bride was the perfect departure and reinventing of this series

[@Drachenhannes]

There's this game called Terrordrome. It's basically a versus fighter with many of the iconic slashers. Chucky, Pinhead, Jason and so on. For me visually the most interesting fights were Chucky vs the tall man. Could someone please Re-animate Angus Scrimm and make that happen?

[@DustinAndNatasha]

Seed of Chucky was waaaaaay worst than Bride of Chucky.

[@zahirbivings8023]

For a chucky versus I would say either a Chucky vs Michael Myers or Annabelle

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

What's with the issues on Catherine Heigel? What did she do?

[@CPSlayer]

Mancini and others say she's a trainwreck to work with.

[@ErinIsBack]

She also openly stated that she hates bride of Chucky

[@TheLegoDude29052]

My fave is either curse of chucky or child's play one and 3

[@samirbrown0]

chucky on elm street or leprechaun vs chucky

[@scottthegreat9393]

This interviewer should be more respectful

[@ianwatts771]

C'mon Chucky VS Leprechaun would be amazing

[@sammysantoro9107]

I will defend Bride but I’m not ever gonna defend Seed, FUCK SEED OF CHUCKY!!!

[@JohnMarston0047]

Curse was the best !

[@deadstrider]

I thought this was big step down from Child's Play 3. The fun was natural in 3 and felt so forced in this one

[@rothsothy]

4:24 Interesting bit here.. about the original draft for CHILD'S PLAY 2 5:00 Chucky versus!? 13:13 LOL! uh-oh..

[@PAPPADASH]

IDK why movie studios, and people who own horror characters don't do more Vs. movies? Probably greed and ego. It's a win win though. They would make a ton of money. Freddy V Jason was the highest grossing I think out of all the movies from both. It was also as good as it could have been and is a decent movie. It would be awesome if there were more mixing of characters they could make a Horror Universe like Marvel. In fact the people who own characters like Mike, letherface, chucky, Ash, Pinhead, should all come together and form a new LLC they all own that only makes vs. movies. It will never happen but it would be awesome if it did.

[@gnc623]

"Pretty much everyone's favorite Child's Play" movie? Lol! No. The first and second are both more popular than this one. This one's probably #3.

[@jagshe1829]

No they aren’t

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@jagshe1829 Yes they are. What planet are you from? LOL

[@JeikobuNippon]

Favorite? Not hardly. Better than 5-7, but I definitely preferred the first 3 of the series. I don't like it when Chucky gets comedic. Chucky scared me to death as a kid and I think that's when he's at his best. Some humor is ok, but this movie pushed it too much at times (to say nothing of Seed).

[@nyotaz]

Yeah well you’re not gonna get the same terror you had when you were a child

[@Adoremariat]

3:50 EarthBound OMG NEXT EARTHBOUND COMFIRMED TO BE EARTHBOUNDXCHILDSPLAY😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@GroovyGrubworm1978]

I didn't know "Bride" was everyone's favorite. I always thought the first 2 were. Bride is pitiful but better than the Seed and Curse.

[@MauriWesker]

Agregen subtitulos en español

[@DustinAndNatasha]

listen at 10:03

[@mikeswart3046]

Chucky versus Robert maybe?

[@shanehelling_]

Yessss!!!!!

[@butchie8454]

So Mancini and heigle didn't get along?

[@Christian39521]

I was wondering that too ?

[@truelies2667]

He said that Katherine had a headstrong personality and the media and himself immediately labeled her as difficult. lmao. If Katherine was a man they all would have zipped their mouth.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@truelies2667 Oh shut up with that bs. This woman basically dissed Shonda Rhimes during her Emmy speech so she clearly is difficult like everyone says she is. Why are you even here if you don't like Don?

[@truelies2667]

@@kendallrivers1119 She didn't diss anyone. In 2008, she just didn't submit her name in the first place because it was the material of having an affiar with a married man. The submission is not obligatory from the actors. And that's why Chandra Wilson publicly defended Katherine for this by saying that she didn't understand why it became an issue in the first place since there were years that she didn't partcipate the race either because of the lack of appropriate material and that's why Krista Vernoff also publicly defended Katherine by saying that she only got a bad rap because she was a woman and not a man. And leave Katherine Heigl out of your mouth lemon. All of her colleagues have nothing but good things to say about her, Justin and Jeffrey literally adore her and the crew from Grey's said that Katherine was one of the nicest people and one of their favorites behind the scenes and the Grey's directors also praised Heigl for her professionalism and you are still talking about Heigl?! And ''Heigl was beaten up for having an opinion, for being successful, for not kissing the ring. She became much bigger than Dempsey, but she didn’t have a penis.' And in a show where they preach the feminism. Did Pompeo and Rhimes suffer from internalized misogyny behind the scenes you lemon?! And Shonda Rhimes covered a homophobic. Sara Ramirez and T.R. Knight exposed Shonda's lies. Chandra Wilson publicly defended Katherine. Katherine stood up against homophobia. Shonda has issues with all of her actors from all of her shows. Shonda needs to zip her mouth. And you as well lemon

[@minunatalumeacatelusilor1625]

Why Chucky is cuted?

[@crrentlycxrying]

Do u mean why does chucky have, cuts on his face?

[@ErinIsBack]

9:24

[@Raabulls]

Senice when Dolls have sex Like people do how do they do it in bride of chucky

[@baileycrawly]

I wouldn’t want Chucky vs Leprechaun though lol I don’t really like Leprechaun as a character, his movies just don’t hold up for me either

[@Crhockey91]

Naw bruh chucky did

[@Officialqueso]

My order from best to worst 1. Child’s play 2 2. Child’s play 3. Bride of Chucky 4. Child’s play 3 5. Seed of Chucky 6. Curse of Chucky 7. Cult of Chucky

[@cassandram.2390]

Finally somebody give CP3 more credit than it deserves. My list is the exact same as yours, except Bride and CP3 are swapped

[@markw.loughton6786]

In the mouth of madness, john carpenter's way out? Are you on donuts? Really? Really?. Honestly get your self a DVD or "Download" whatever is your poison :). Unreal. Absolutley unreal..

[@smileysavage8426]

All the child's play movies were dope why fucking change that to some funny shit that's where they fucked up lol

[@littleboo2002]

This is my least favourite movie, if they took out the teenager storyline then it might have work, but the teenager part ruined the story. I hate stitched Chucky.

[@asada4L]

Bride is 1 of my least favorites