Hey everyone, and welcome back to Survive This Crit! In this Deep Dive episode, we’re digging into the drama behind the making of the cult classic Child’s Play (1988)—from the portrayal of voodoo in film, to unexpected meet-cutes on set, and of course, the creation of our favorite 3-foot-tall serial killer: Chucky. This is one episode you do not want to miss!

Timestamps:

 1:00- Introducing the film

8:36- Monster Movie Trivia

21:24: Our thoughts & Opinions 

36:41: Deep Dive- Origin of the film

40:14- voodoo in film

48:12- Deep Dive: Stories from Set

50:57- The Creation of Chucky

1:06:27- What We’re Watching

Sources:

Behind the Scenes- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EUwq9acGB8

The Numbers- https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Childs-Play#tab=summary

Verbal Diorama Episode on Childs Play- https://verbaldiorama.com/episode/childs-play-1988

Don Mancini- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238841/

Childs Play IMDB- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/awards/

Childs Play Trivia- https://screenrant.com/childs-play-facts-trivia/

Childs Play fun Facts- https://halloweenyearround.wordpress.com/2023/11/09/35-fun-facts-about-childs-play/

Making of Childs Play- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmoJO64pB0s

Rotten tomatoes- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/childs_play

Child’s Play Analysis- https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3554839/came-80s-hidey-ho-chucky-childs-play/

Don Mancini Interview- https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chucky-killer-doll-creation-backstory-don-mancini-origins-favorite-kill-britney-spears-232824202.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANN95tcrdp5HJ2VDvX-nUedWbMtyTm7ARhJdat7Q8gpKe6k8l9C8LlMmYunnSWsGA7ESVRuvW0fQpFuoCjHyrPaZUFLR4jAUlb3T5hy1i8Ar-4YeBodCAZxJhpHQKYmIKse6lFwlqpWp_de5A6o4asaw6C0NQZbuj-IMDkAYZjq7

Puppetry and animatronics of Chucky- https://collider.com/chucky-season-3-alex-hedlund-puppeteers-comments/

Eddy Gale Interview- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSswz93_W8

Animatronics of Chucky- https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3554839/came-80s-hidey-ho-chucky-childs-play/?t

Wiki explaining Damballa, voodoo god-https://childsplay.fandom.com/wiki/Damballa

Inaccuracies of voodoo portrayed in Child’s Play-https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/chucky-voodoo-and-possession-explained?t

Wiki about voodoo god Damballa- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damballa#:~:text=Damballa%20is%20usually%20syncretized%20with,tribulations%20of%20daily%20human%20life

Voodoo Beliefs and practices -https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vodou
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