Bride of Chucky [Blu-ray]

Director: Ronny Yu Ronny Yu

Overview

This horror film, directed by Ronnie Yu, marked a return (after an eight-year lapse) of Chucky and the Child's Play series that began in 1988. At the moment of his death, the spirit of former serial killer Charles Lee Ray was mystically relocated in the doll Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif). After being salvaged from the evidence morgue by his ex-girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and a corrupt cop, Chucky is put back in action when Tiffany sews his pieces back together and works a voodoo spell to revive his sinister self. Tiffany sees her dreams of marriage aren't working out, so she keeps Chucky locked away. After an escape, Chucky electrocutes Tiffany by pushing a radio into the bathtub, delivering a chant that puts the spirit of Tiffany into a bridal figurine. Chucky's amulet can switch them back into their original human forms, so they head for New Jersey where the amulet is buried -- putting cops in motion, along with car-crash carnage.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/28/2018
UPC:	0191329065150
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	20,598

Special Features

Bride of Chucky spotlight on location; Feature commentary with director Ronny Yu; Feature commentary with Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif and Don Mancini

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Tilly	Tiffany
Alexis Arquette	Damien
Gordon Michael Woolvett	David
John Ritter	Chief Warren Kincaid
Katherine Heigl	Jade
Nick Stabile	Jesse
Lawrence Dane	Lt. Preston,Lt. Preston
Michael Johnson	Norton
James Gallanders	Russ
Janet Kidder	Diane
Vince Corazza	Bailey
Kathy Najimy	Motel Maid
Brad Dourif	Chucky
Rob Halford	Composer
Graeme Revell	Composer

Technical Credits

Don Mancini

Ronny Yu	Director
Grace Gilroy	Producer
David Kirschner	Producer
Corey Sienega	Executive Producer
Don Mancini	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
David Gilroy	Producer
Joanna Colbert	Casting
Ross Clydesdale	Casting
Owen Langevin	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

In the realm of completely unnecessary though unexpectedly entertaining horror sequels, Bride of Chucky stands out as one of the more enjoyable attempts to reinvigorate a heretofore thankfully dead franchise. Stylishly lensed by director Ronny Yu and cinematographer Peter Pau (the formidable duo who brought us the similarly lavish Hong Kong fantasy adventure The Bride with White Hair (1993)), the further exploits of everyone's favorite homicidal benefits immensely from both a fun, upbeat pace and a talented cast who are obviously in on the joke. Sharp-eyed horror fans are in for a treat as film references to countless genre classics abound, while less demanding casual viewers are sure to be entertained by the sheer goofiness of the whole thing. As a social satire, Bride of Chucky plays its targets fast and loose, offering knowing nods to the likes of The Jerry Springer Show, and possessing an irreverently infective devil-may-care attitude towards the all to comfortable conventions that the horror genre has fallen victim to in recent years. In stark contrast to the original Child's Play, Bride of Chucky isn't scary, and doesn't even purport to be. What viewers are treated to instead is a series of highly creative (and highly improbable) death scenes, a lovingly crafted homage to such varied horror films as The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Hellraiser (1987), and a pointed skewering of media overkill. Viewers who approach Bride of Chucky as a straight horror flick in the vain of the previous efforts of the series are sure to be disappointed, but those who are able to place it in an entirely different universe and read it in a new context will surely find this re-imagining of the concept a fun and worthy effort.