Director Kyra Elise Gardner's documentary
Living with Chucky draws on her own childhood experiences of
growing up in the presence of the iconic killer doll Chucky, her father
being special effects artist Tony Gardner who worked on the
Child's Play franchise. The film also details the enduring
appeal of the franchise with interviews with various cast and crew
members.
Those featured include Abigail Breslin, Adam Hurtig, Alex Vincent, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif,
Christine Elise McCarthy, Dan Povenmire, David Kirschner, Don Mancini,
Elle Lorraine, Fiona Dourif, James A. Janisse, Jennifer Tilly, John
Waters, Kyra Gardner, Lin Shaye, Marlon Wayans, Tony Gardner, Tony
Timpone
and many more.
Living With Chucky will be available to own or rent in the UK & Ireland from April 24 via Amazon, AppleTV, Sky Store, Virgin Media and Google Play. Also available on Blu-ray.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Living with Chucky takes an in depth look at the groundbreaking Child’s Play franchise from the perspective of a filmmaker who grew up within it. Featuring interviews with cast and crew such as Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Alex Vincent, creator Don Mancini, and much more, this personal film recounts the dedication, creativity and sacrifice that went into making the franchise and its long-lasting impact on the horror community.
Storming into pop culture in the late 1980s, the three-foot menace known as Chucky, proved that Child’s Play was anything but. The horror film went on to spawn six sequels, a television series, a reboot, comic books, a video game and merchandise.
Written and directed by Kyra Elise Gardner, daughter of legendary special effects artist Tony Gardner, Living With Chucky looks back at the groundbreaking horror franchise by those there from the beginning. The documentary details the history of the Child’s Play films by the cast and crew, in addition to Gardner’s own relationship with the series and the impact it had on her family. Gardner, who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll, seeks out other families involved with the Child's Play films as they recount their experiences working on the franchise and what it means to be a part of the "Chucky" family.
