Seed of Chucky (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Don Mancini

Writers (WGA):

Don Mancini (characters)
Don Mancini (written by)

Release Date:

12 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Deliver us some evil.

Plot:

Chuck (Brad Dourif) and Tiff (Jennifer Tilly) return, resurrected by their son (Billy Boyd), and hit Hollywood in the fifth film of the CHILD'S PLAY series.

Plot Keywords:

Chucky | Killer Doll | Actress | Toy Driving Car | Face Slap

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Brad Dourif	...	Chucky (voice)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Tiffany / Herself
Billy Boyd	...	Glen / Glenda (voice)
Redman	...	Himself
Hannah Spearritt	...	Joan
John Waters	...	Pete Peters
Keith-Lee Castle	...	Psychs
Steve West	...	Stan (as Steve Lawton)
Tony Gardner	...	Himself
Jason Flemyng	...	Santa
Nicholas Rowe	...	Lawyer
Stephanie Chambers	...	Claudia's Mum
Simon James Morgan	...	Claudia's Dad
Bethany Simons-Danville	...	Claudia (as Bethany Simons-Denville)
Rebecca Santos	...	Fulvia
Beans El-Balawi	...	Human Glen
Kristina Hewitt	...	Human Glenda
Daniel Getzoff	...	Assistant Director
Nicola Mycroft	...	Reporter
Guy J. Louthan	...	Don Mancini
Diana Munteanu	...	Fan
Anouk Diks	...	Interviewer
Barnaby Harrison	...	Laughing Puppeteer (as Barnaby Thompson)
Eliot Mathews	...	Cop #1
Adi Handac	...	Cop #2
Paul Grossman	...	Little Boy
Nadia Dina Ariqat	...	Britney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Herself (DVD deleted scenes) (uncredited)
Martha Stewart	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Don Mancini

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Mancini		(characters)
Don Mancini		(written by)

Produced by
David Kirschner	....	producer
Guy J. Louthan	....	co-producer
Guy J. Louthan	....	executive producer
Laura Moskowitz	....	co-producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	co-producer
Corey Sienega	....	producer

Original Music by
Pino Donaggio

Cinematography by
Vernon Layton

Film Editing by
Chris Dickens

Casting by
Kate Plantin

Art Direction by
Judy Farr

Set Decoration by
Dan Toader

Costume Design by
Oana Paunescu

Makeup Department
Dave Bonneywell	....	on-set makeup effects (as David Bonneywell)
Daniela Busoiu	....	makeup artist: Romania (as Dana Busoiu)
Catalin Ciutu	....	hair stylist: second unit
Catalin Ciutu	....	key hair stylist
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup designer
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects artist
Andrew Garner	....	on-set makeup effects
Ramona Geaman	....	additional hair stylist
Letitia Ghenea	....	additional hair stylist
Jessica Huebner	....	special makeup effects production manager
Justin Pitkethly	....	special makeup effects: puppeteer
Sian Richards	....	chief hair designer
Sian Richards	....	chief makeup designer
Sian Richards	....	on-set makeup effects
Matt Jordon	....	special makeup effects artist: Alterian (uncredited)

Production Management
Stephen Barker	....	post-production supervisor
Cristian Bostanescu	....	executive in charge of production: Romania (as Cristi Bostanescu)
Susan V. McConnell	....	unit production manager
Lucia Pavlovschi	....	unit production manager
Joe Pichirallo	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fotea Alex	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adam Barrington	....	first assistant director: second unit
Emilie Cherpitel	....	second assistant director
Tudor Cotovelea	....	third assistant director
Simona Dascalu	....	second assistant director
George Every	....	first assistant director
Clara Jacobs	....	third assistant director (as Clara Gheorghiu)
Guy J. Louthan	....	second unit director
Eliot Mathews	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Crina Cartos	....	construction coordinator (as Crina Cartas)
Sandu Cucu	....	construction buyer
Adrian Curelea	....	assistant art director
Viorel Ghenea	....	on-set property master
Adi Handac	....	assistant property master
Eugen Marinescu	....	on-set property master
Oana Marinescu	....	scenic painter
Brian Maslin	....	head greensman
James Michael Miller	....	additional set assistant
Marian Nastase	....	set carpenter
Raymond Perry	....	property master (as Ray Perry)
Marius Pogaceanu	....	set dresser
Adi Popa	....	lead man
Adrian Popa	....	leadman
Sorin Popescu	....	art director: Romania
Serban Porupca	....	art director: Romania
Christian Simion	....	construction foreman (as Cristi Simion)
George Stanciu	....	on-set painter
Mihai Stanciu	....	paint foreman
Gina Stancu	....	set dresser
Adrian Ungureanu	....	painter (2004)
Pete von Sholly	....	storyboard artist
Bujoi Mariana	....	set dressing painter (uncredited)
Michele Mulkey	....	silicone seamer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Dan Alexe	....	cable person
Mark Appleby	....	adr recordist
Jason Canovas	....	dialogue editor
Nicolae Comarzan	....	assistant sound
Colin Cooper	....	assistant sound editor
Felicity Cottrell	....	foley artist
Stanomir Dragos	....	sound engineer: post-production
Marius Emil Stanescu	....	boom operator
Nick Foley	....	foley recordist
Michael J. Fox	....	adr mixer
Tim Hands	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Jefferson	....	adr mixer
Philip Jenkins	....	studio assistant
Peter D. Lago	....	assistant sound editor
Simon Okin	....	sound mixer
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
James Seddon	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Geordy Sincavage	....	adr editor
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Ted Swanscott	....	foley mixer
Sven Taits	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Thompson	....	adr mixer
Robert Thompson	....	adr mixer
Derek Trigg	....	foley editor
Jack Whittaker	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Peter A. Chevako	....	lead puppeteer
Patrick Comerford	....	lead puppeteer
Jerry Constantine	....	special effects
Dan Crawley	....	mechanical effects
Paul Dunn	....	special effects supervisor
Wilma Dunn	....	special effects coordinator
Damian Fisher	....	mold maker
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician
Tony Gardner	....	animatronic effects
Tony Gardner	....	special effects supervisor
Andy Garner	....	prosthetic makeup effects artist
Chris Hampton	....	special effects technician
Barnaby Harrison	....	lead puppeteer
Vance Hartwell	....	special effects
Laurence Harvey	....	special effects technician
Mark Hunter	....	special animatronic effects technician
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects supervisor
Carol Koch	....	sculptor
Donald Krause	....	animatronics technician
Kristen Lobstein	....	special effects technician
Bob Mano	....	mechanical department: Film Illusions Inc.
Luke Marcel	....	special effects technician
Connor McCullagh	....	special effects
Charlie Olsen	....	special effects technician
Ionel Popa	....	special effects technician
Russell Shinkle	....	animatronic effects supervisor: Film Illusions Inc.
Jason Troughton	....	special effects senior technician
Cari Finken	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Greg McDougall	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Sean Afshar	....	post/visual effects coordinator
Simon Allmark	....	visual effects editor
Murray Barber	....	digital compositor
George Barbour	....	digital artist
Lee Clappison	....	online film editor
Sarah Cloutier	....	visual effects coordinator
Tom Collier	....	lead compositor
Graham Cristie	....	visual effects supervisor
Darren Frankel	....	VP, post production: Stargate Digital
Pawel Grochola	....	digital artist
Kyle J. Healey	....	bidding producer: visual effects
Katja Hollmann	....	digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post
Jared Jones	....	digital compositor
Jason Korber	....	digital compositor
Sharon Lark	....	visual effects producer
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor
Mike Leeming	....	visual effects
Katy Lemon	....	digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post
Alasdair MacCuish	....	senior producer: Lipsync Post
David Margolis	....	digital compositor
Sam Nicholson	....	visual effects supervisor
Kevin Phelan	....	head of post production: Lip Sync Post
Kate Porter	....	digital compositor
Pablo Renedo	....	digital compositor
Pablo Renedo	....	visual effects editor
Renaud Talon	....	visual effects compositor
Paul Vorsman	....	digital compositor
Doug Witsken	....	digital compositor
William Foxwell	....	digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post (uncredited)

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	stunt performer
Roxana Andronescu	....	stunt double
Aurel Boata	....	stunts
Nicu Constantin	....	stunt double: Peter
Mihaela Elena Oros	....	stunt double: Fulvia (as Mihaela Oros)
Adrian Pavlovschi	....	stunt coordinator
Heather Phillips	....	stunt double: Joan
Stuart St. Paul	....	stunt coordinator
Vasilescu Valentin	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Raduta Adi	....	generator operator (as Adi Raduta)
Nicu Bardela	....	grip
Toni Cartu	....	camera operator
Calin Catalin	....	gaffer: Romania (as Catalin Calin)
Pascu Cioc	....	rigging electrician (as Cioc Pascu)
Cristian Cocoroiu	....	video assist operator
Ken Coles	....	director of photography: second unit, Romania
Chris Cuevas	....	assistant camera: Los Angeles
Marian Duca	....	key grip
Cristi Epure	....	best boy grip
Catalin Grigoras	....	electrician
Florin Ilinca	....	video assist operator
Marcu Ion	....	electrician
Radu Ion	....	best boy electric
Ossie Jung	....	gaffer
Rolf Konow	....	still photographer
Marcu Laurentiu	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christian Lemay	....	first assistant camera
Dan Lita	....	rigging gaffer
Stefan Mangir	....	second assistant camera
Gabi Marin	....	grip
George Maxwell	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Corina Pana	....	clapper loader
Ion Perianu	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Romania
Ion Perianu	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Sandu Polu	....	dolly grip
Viorel Radu	....	rigging electrician
George Richmond	....	Steadicam operator
George Richmond	....	camera operator: "a" camera
George Stan	....	electrician
Petre Surugiu	....	generator operator (as Bebe Surugiu)
Stefan Tarzioru	....	electrician
Paul Ticu	....	electrician
Ion Vasilescu	....	rigging electrician
Dan Zveghentev	....	clapper loader

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Claudiu Bolchis	....	casting: Romania
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Floriela Grapini	....	casting: Romania
Maria Mellins	....	casting assistant
Gail Stevens	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rashida Blalock	....	wardrobe and stylist: Redman
Janelle Nicole Carothers	....	costumer (as Janelle Carothers-Porter)
Ana Maria Cucu	....	set costume supervisor
Carmen Ilie	....	costumer
Daniela Popescu	....	costumer
Doina Raducut	....	costumer
Consuela Rusu	....	costume buyer

Editorial Department
John Amos	....	additional editor
Jonathan Amos	....	additional editor
Ed Bishop	....	post-production assistant
Trevor Brown	....	colorist
Marina Grana	....	post-production coordinator
Celia Haining	....	additional editor
Andrew Melhuish	....	assistant editor
Ilinca Nanoveanu	....	assistant editor
Diana Negoitescu	....	post-production coordinator
Roberta Raduca	....	telecine colorist
Catriona Richardson	....	assistant editor
Mike Stainer	....	color timer
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Maurizio Abeni	....	orchestrator
Justine Angus	....	music editor
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Lucy Evans	....	assistant score coordinator
Sue Mallet	....	orchestra manager
Maggie Rodford	....	score coordinator
Nick Wollage	....	score recordist

Transportation Department
Bobby Barbacioru	....	driver
Florin Gon	....	picture vehicles coordinator
Mircea Tudor	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Jeremy Alter	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Florin Anescu	....	set production assistant
Michele Boudreau	....	financial representative
Adrian Buescu	....	assistant: Mr. Mancini
Janelle Nicole Carothers	....	assistant: Ms. Blalock (as Janelle Carothers-Porter)
Steve Clarke	....	puppeteer coordinator
Melanie Claus	....	production coordinator
Smaranda Comanescu	....	assistant: Jennifer Tilly
Patrick Comerford	....	puppeteer
Sara Curran	....	legal services
Arthur Dix	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Hollie Foster	....	assistant coordinator
Andy Garner	....	special makeup effects artist / puppeteer
Viki Gospodaru	....	production accountant: Romania
Barnaby Harrison	....	puppeteer
Sarah Hayward	....	script supervisor
Stephanie Keating	....	unit publicist
Jonathan Lipow	....	additional adr voice
Simon Maxwell	....	assistant: Mr. Louthan
Jorge L. Menna	....	assistant: Mr. Louthan
Lavinia Mercea	....	production accountant: Romania
Ian Moore	....	production coordinator
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Maria Nita	....	production secretary
Kelly E. Norris	....	production assistant
Corina Pana	....	script supervisor
Ruxandra Popescu	....	production accountant
Maria Romano	....	first assistant accountant
Cristi Serban	....	set production assistant
Nick Shaheen	....	assistant: Mr. Kirschner and Ms. Sienega
Oana Topliceanu	....	production coordinator: Romania

Production Companies

• Rogue Pictures
• David Kirschner Productions
• Castel Film Romania
• La Sienega Productions

Distributors

• Rogue Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon Films (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2005) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Quasar Films (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SND (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• Highlight Film (2005) (Germany) (VHS)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Alterian (animatronics and special makeup effects)
• Stargate Digital London (digital visual effects)
• Lip Sync Post (opticals)
• Special Effects UK

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• ARRI Media  camera and grip equipment
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  adr recorded at (as De Lane Lea, London)
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recorded at
• Jelly's Jams LLC  music published by
• Jellybean Music Publishing  music published by
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Lip Sync Post  digital color grading
• Lip Sync Post  scanning and recording
• Neo Art & Logic  additional photography
• One Post  titles post-production
• One Post  visual effects
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Whitfield Street Studios  music recorded at

Also Known As:

Bride of Chucky 2 (USA) (working title)
Child's Play 5 (USA) (working title)
Son of Chucky (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

87 min | 88 min (unrated version)

Country:

Romania | USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 (re-rating) | Portugal:M/18 | Malaysia:18SG | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | UK:15 | USA:R | Peru:18 | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Trivia:

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 (1998). Jennifer Tilly explains that Chucky's left arm kept grabbing her breasts during shoots.

Goofs:

Continuity: Throughout Bride Of Chucky and Seed Of Chucky, Chucky's right eye is damaged, yet when Chucky pushes Britany's Car off of the road, it clearly shows his left eye as being the one that is damaged.

Quotes:

Pete Peters: [watching Chucky masturbate through his camera] That's right, work it, Mini-me.

Movie Connections:

References Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

Soundtrack:

Tell Me That You Need Me

IF you think you might like this, trust me, you will!

Towards the climax of "Seed of Chucky", Chucky himself manages to subvert the ENTIRE concept of the ENTIRE series so far, and thus most films of its kind, by using simple reasoning. I have been dying to hear that from a "slasher villain" for, well...since the birth of slasher villains.

What a great time this movie is! "Bride of Chucky" reinvented what had become a dull, unscary franchaise as black comedy. "Seed" takes that ball and runs with it. Don Mancini, who created Chucky many years ago, finally gets a chance to direct and I think this film will get him jobs outside the series. He not only makes the fifth take on Chucky feel fresh- a major accomplishment in itself for any series that has gone on this long- but shows a flair for satirizing movie clichés (a certain object flies upwards towards the camera at one point and it's a gas considering how overused that shot has been in action movies of recent years)and has a strong visual sense- check out the floor of Jennifer Tilly's foyer for an unexpected laugh. And I've got to hand it to Ms.Tilly- the girl's a trooper for sure,letting herself be the butt of jokes, both cruel and crazy. This is balanced by a great scene- a lot of directors would have left it for the DVD- where she reveals that she's not the one note Hollywood caricature she's been built up to be. Add that to a gender confusion subplot, and a piss take on twelve step programs, and you've got something a hell of a lot smarter than most horror films. Hell, than most comedies.

Speaking of Hollywood, the refreshing thing for a movie that takes place there? It isn't married to tired in jokes- save for one great one for B-Movie fans- the name of Chucky and Tiffany's child- which I will leave you to discover for yourself.

"Seed" has the over the top humour of the best obnoxious comedies ("American Pie" comes to mind, but better examples probably escape me), and a surprisingly graphic amount of gore- this thing doesn't skimp on the blood. For the latter reason, no way will it cross over to a mainstream audience. It is what it is and is the most entertaining version of what it is, I think, possible.

What it all comes down to is, if you're on this page, reading reviews, you're probably a partial convert to a movie like "Seed of Chucky", and if you're wondering if you'll like it, I have to tell you, this movie doesn't skimp. It's got all the slasher movie essentials like gore and nudity, married to a crude, black, very funny sense of humour, and even some semblance of humanity.

What I'm saying is, you'll like it.