Chucky and Tiffany are back, this time though there’s a new addition, their offspring.
Well every franchise has it’s weak point, it’s down turn. “Seed Of Chucky” is just that.
This film had so much potential, I know it turned out truly awful but it really did have a chance to be great. We could’ve had a family of killer dolls going on a rampage filled with blood and laughs, instead we got the story of a gender confused child who also has personality issues. (Glen or Glenda was Edward D. Wood Jr.’s film in which Wood himself portrayed the transvestite known as Glen or Glenda.)
It was a boring storyline that showed the series had gone stale and were out of fresh ideas, it’s such a shame that long time writer Don Mancini got his first directors role in the series with this, he could’ve done so much better. Even actor Jason Flemyng has said the only film he’d erase from his filmography is “Seed Of Chucky” – “I was dressed as Santa, getting killed by a doll, on a set in Romania, thinking: ‘Where did it go wrong?'”
We also get the musician turning actor for a Horror film with Redman making an appearance, it’s not that he was that bad it’s just something we’ve seen to often. It’s hard to believe Quentin Tarantino was originally offered the part as the role was originally wrote with him in mind, Joe Pantoliano was also considered for the role. I can’t even imagine why they both turned it down….
I know I probably sound harsh with this review but in all honesty it deserves it, I hate it when a film that can be something great and have so much potential just falls flat and sticks to what’s been done before. I swear I even saw the cast yawning as the film played.
“Seed Of Chucky”is a true sign of a franchise gone to far, sometimes things are best left alone.
Miscellaneous facts about the film:
The TV spots for this movie displays an unusual disclaimer: Britney Spears Does Not Appear In This Movie. This disclaimer was inserted into TV spots because Britney’s management was concerned that people might be lead to believe that Britney actually appears in the movie. It is not her in the movie; but a look-alike.
The script was originally offered to Universal in 1998, who turned it down. Focus Features (a division of Universal Studios) finally picked up the movie in 2003.
Jennifer Tilly wanted to lose weight to play herself in the movie, but she and Don Mancini inserted “fat jokes” into the script in case she didn’t make it.
Filmed on the largest soundstage in Romania and the second-largest soundstage in Europe where Cold Mountain was also shot.
Because Focus Features has a reputation for yielding eloquent, “artsy” independent films, Rogue Pictures was created as an off-shoot to release this movie.
The wife of the man Tiffany calls to apologize to is the widow of the cop she killed at the beginning of Bride of Chucky.
When the floor manager at the beginning of the film shouts “Hey, Tiffany’s left arm is loose again” and then the arm grabs his crotch, this is an in-joke as revealed on the DVD commentary for Bride of Chucky. Jennifer Tilly explains that Chucky’s left arm kept grabbing her breasts during shoots.
The first film to be made by Rogue Pictures.
As revealed on the DVD’s commentary the directors and producer had difficulty agreeing on the look of Glen. The director wanted to give him his own look and style but the producer felt that he should have features similar to Chucky because after all Glen is his son. As a result Glen was given blue eyes, red hair, and freckles like Chucky. Glen’s blue eyes and red hair however are a different shade than Chucky’s.
As revealed on the DVD commentary because of the low budget the crew were unable to shoot the much bigger Chucky vs Glen fight that was in the shooting script.
Chris Sarandon was approached to reprise his role as Det. Mike Norris from the first film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts.
Was originally rated NC-17 by the MPAA and was later released Unrated.
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