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

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:

The gender confused child of Chucky and Tiffany is named either Glen or Glenda by his parents. Glen or Glenda (1953) was Edward D. Wood Jr.'s film in which Wood himself portrayed the transvestite known as Glen or Glenda.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie when Glen/Glenda goes to the little girls room, he goes and stabs the doll. You don't hear a knife being removed from the dolls head and when he looks at the little girl and then looks at himself wetting his pants, the knife is in his hand again.

Quotes:

Tiffany: She's so wonderful!
Chucky: ...You mean HE's so wonderful.
[they both look at Glen]
Glen: Don't look at ME.
[they remove off his pants, revealing ambiguous genitalia]
Tiffany: ...Um, see? She's a beautiful girl.
Chucky: W-what are you talking about? That's, uh... my boy.

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Soundtrack:

Carol of the Bells

Decent but Chucky isn't the star

Chucky the killer doll (voiced by Brad Dourif) and his wife Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) are back from the dead thanks to their pacifist son Glen (voiced by Billy Boyd). For the fifth film in the franchise, they head to Hollywood when they learn that a movie is being made about them, and of course, Chucky and Tiff go on a Hollywood style murder spree, which forces their son to try to stop them.

What was once a promising franchise is now kind of a joke to watch. The first movie was pretty good, offering enough scares and thrills to satisfy the viewer. The second and third films were bad sequels that offered no scares or thrills. The Bride of Chucky was an improvement over the last two sequels but it was still missing something that made the first one good. So, where does Seed of Chucky fit in? I'm sad to report that this latest entry is closer to the bad sequels than to the original. It's better than the second and third entry but the film is kind of a dud itself. First, there is a lot of gore but the film is not scary. Even the death scenes are a bit disappointing.

Second, Seed of Chucky is actually more of a comedy than a horror film. The director tries to mix these two genres together and it just doesn't work. Besides for Jennifer Tilly, most of the jokes are lame and Chucky is just not that funny. Third, Don Mancini really dropped the ball and focused more on the comedy aspect instead of actually trying to put real scares in. The story actually had potential to be scary and it completely failed. The only saving grace in Seed of Chucky is Jennifer Tilly. She offers a funny, engaging performance and she's such a good sport for making fun of herself. She is the only thing that keeps this film alive. The rest of the supporting cast include Red Man and Hannah Spearritt. Neither of them do anything special though. For me, this film was a major disappointment and I really hope this is the last movie of the franchise. In the end, this film is better left on the shelf. Rating 5/10