FILM · 1998 · USA
Bride of Chucky
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- #001
This was Brad Dourif's favorite Child's Play film until Curse of Chucky (2013) was released.
- #002
According to Jennifer Tilly, the entire doll sex scene was improvised.
- #003
The dates on Tiffany's newspaper clippings at the beginning of the film and the death date on Charles Lee Ray's tombstone are November 9, 1988, the release date of the first film, Child's Play (1988).
- #004
The opening scene shows the masks of Michael Myers and Jason (from Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980)), Leatherface's chainsaw (from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)) and Freddy Krueger's glove (from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)).
- #005
Julia Stiles was cast as Jade but later left to take a role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).
- #006
Also, in the evidence room at the beginning of the film there is "The Crate" from Creepshow (1982).
- #007
With its $25 million budget, Bride of Chucky is the most expensive Chucky/Child's Play film to date.
- #008
When Chucky decides to kill Chief Kincaid, he first picks up a ball-peen hammer, but drops it when Tiffany says, "Predictable." In the original Child's Play (1988), Chucky kills his first victim by striking him in the head with a ball-peen hammer and throwing him out a window.
- #009
There is a character named Damien Baylock in the film. In The Omen (1976), the demonic child is named Damien and his evil nanny is named Mrs. Baylock.
- #010
When Tiffany's pet tarantula, "Charlotte," lands on Damien's face, a CG spider was used.
- #011
The news report that finds Damien's (Alexis Arquette) body shows a non-gothic, nerdy portrait of him. This is a nod to shock rocker Marilyn Manson and his pre-fame second persona, Brian Warner; Marilyn Manson was even considered for the role of Damien, since the part was written with him in mind, but he ultimately turned the offer down and they settled on Alexis Arquette.
- #012
When Tiffany finds a diamond ring in her home after Chucky's death, she states that they have been together for years and that she believed he wanted to marry her. Chucky later tells her, however, that he stole the ring from a woman he killed and that he never considered marrying Tiffany. The film shows that he is simply selfish and never thought about a domestic life. A later film, however, reveals another reason: Chucky was in love with another woman around the time he died. This is shown in Curse of Chucky (2013) and explained to the female protagonist, who is obsessed with her mother.
- #013
Tiffany's last name is Valentine.
- #014
Two Rob Zombie songs appear in the film: "Living Dead Girl" and "Thunder Kiss '65." Brad Dourif would later play Sheriff Brackett in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) and Halloween 2 (2009).
- #015
At about 17 minutes in, Chucky turning his head in front of Damien is an obvious reference to The Exorcist (1973). Coincidentally, Brad Dourif (Chucky) played the Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (1990), a film that also referenced Child's Play (1988).
- #016
Tiffany in doll form initially has black hair, but she dyes it blonde to resemble her human form. In real life, actress Jennifer Tilly has black hair and dyed it blonde to play the blonde character.
- #017
The part where Chucky plays with a Speak & Spell and, when asked to spell the word "woman," writes "bitch" is a reference to the scene in Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) in which Leatherface plays an electronic word game and keeps writing "food" while a picture of a clown is displayed.
- #018
This is the first time someone other than Chucky recites the Damballa chant. (Tiffany uses it to bring Chucky back.)
- #019
This is the first film in the series in which none of Chucky's body parts are cut off before he dies.
- #020
Gina Gershon was considered for the role of Tiffany Valentine and was the second choice for the part after Jennifer Tilly. Both actresses had previously appeared in Bound (1996). When Gershon did not get the role, she suggested that Tilly take it. Gershon would later appear as a fictionalized version of herself in the series Death on Denial (2022).
- #021
Although Tiffany's eyes are apparently brown, in doll form they strangely turn green without any explanation. This even happens when she returns to human form in Seed of Chucky (2004): after killing someone, her eyes flash green, indicating that it is Tiffany, not Jennifer Tilly, who committed the murder.
- #022
Chucky kills Tiffany twice in this film: first while she is human, and then again toward the end while she is a doll.
- #023
The events of this film take place one month after the previous one, but the film was released seven years later.
- #024
This is the first film in the series whose title does not include Child's Play. That makes it one of the rare series without a consistent name in every film's title.
- #025
The soundtrack includes a Powerman 5000 track. Lead singer Spider One (real name: Michael David Cummings) is the frontman of this industrial metal band. He is the younger brother of musician Rob Zombie, who himself appeared on the soundtrack twice (once for his original groove metal band White Zombie and once for his solo track Living Dead Girl). This marks the only time Spider One and Zombie appeared on the same soundtrack.
- #026
While Tiffany is in the bathtub, she watches Murder, She Wrote (1984) on television; that series featured guest appearances by Jack Colvin, who played Dr. Ardmore in Child's Play (1988); Beth Grant, who played Miss Kettlewell in Child's Play 2 (1990); Peter Haskell, who played Mr. Sullivan in Child's Play 2 (1990) and Child's Play 3 (1991); Jenny Agutter, who played Joanne Simpson in Child's Play 2 (1990); Dakin Matthews, who played Colonel Cochrane in Child's Play 3 (1991); and Brad Dourif, the voice of Chucky.
- #027
This is the first film in the series that does not feature Andy Barclay.
- #028
One of the deaths is a tribute to the Lead Cenobite (Pinhead) from Hellraiser (1987).
- #029
While in the bathtub, Tiffany watches Bride of Frankenstein (1935). The film premiered in 1998, the year Bride of Frankenstein (1935) was selected for the National Film Registry.
- #030
Director Ronny Yu would later work with Jason, John Ritter's son, on Freddy vs. Jason (2003). Coincidentally, Freddy's glove and hockey mask appear in the evidence locker room.
- #031
Tiffany's car is a 1960 Pontiac Laurentian.
- #032
When Tiffany dies, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is on the television, specifically the scene in which the Bride rejects her mate. This becomes much harsher in Seed of Chucky (2004), when Tiffany and her son Glen conspire to kill Chucky.
- #033
Tiffany dies by electrocution while watching Bride of Frankenstein (1935), the film in which the title character is brought back to life by electrocution.
- #034
Two members of the cast appeared on the Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010). Nick Stabile (Jesse) appeared in season 1 as Camille Grammer's tennis instructor/friend; Camille controversially flirted with him and kissed him on the mouth in front of his wife while her husband Kelsey Grammer was appearing on Broadway around the country. Jennifer Tilly (Tiffany) appeared as Sutton Stracke's "friend of" in seasons 13 through 15 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
- #035
According to Jesse and Jade's news report about the serial killings, Jesse's surname is Miller.
- #036
The name Charles Lee Ray, the character Brad Dourif plays throughout Chucky, comes from three famous killers in history: Charles, after Charles Manson, who was responsible for the death of Sharon Tate; Lee, after Lee Harvey Oswald, the man responsible for the death of President John F. Kennedy; and Ray, after James Earl Ray, the man responsible for the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- #037
When Chucky says "chapter 7 page 217," Tiffany is turning the page of the book Voodoo for Dummies and says chapter 11, page 217.
- #038
Tiffany's pet is a tarantula named Charlotte. The tarantula belongs to the species Avicularia minatrix.
- #039
The film's poster imitates Scream 2 (1997). This film's killer, Brad Dourif, would later appear alongside Scream 2's killer, Timothy Olyphant, in Deadwood. Also, while Chucky's main enemy and original owner is Andy Barclay, the other killer, Laurie Metcalf, had played a mother whose son named Andy has his toys come to life.
- #040
Jesse's van is a 1985 GMC Vandura.
- #041
The handgun Tiffany uses is a nickel Bruni ME-8 Police.
- #042
The handgun Chucky uses at the end is a second-generation Glock 17.
- #043
The truck that runs over and kills David is a Freightliner FLD.
- #044
David's car is a BMW 5 [E34].
- #045
At around 45 minutes in, Static-X's song Bled for Days can be heard playing.
- #046
The handgun Jade uses at the end to kill Chucky is a Taurus Model 65.
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