Living With Chucky (2022) Review
Living With Chucky (2022) Review
Take a deep dive into the family behind one of horror’s most iconic characters in Living With Chucky, a look at growing up alongside the ground-breaking franchise, told from the perspective of Kyra Elise Gardner, filmmaker, and daughter of Chucky puppeteer Tony Gardner.
“A thoughtful study of how filmmaking, especially independent filmmaking, brings people together” (Collider), Living With Chucky goes behind-the-scenes with the people who worked their hearts and souls into the doll, featuring talents including Brad Dourif (the voice of Chucky), Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly (The Bride of Chucky), franchise creator Don Mancini, and cult film legend John Waters (who appears in Seed of Chucky and the Chucky TV series).
LIVING WITH CHUCKY is an affectionate and detailed look behind-the-scenes of the cult CHUCKY/CHILD’S PLAY franchise. Director Kyra Elisa Gardner fondly recounts how life was for her growing up with a horror icon being created by her puppeteer father as well as being part of the collective of families involved with the making of the films. The documentary is split into sections for each movie and there is plenty of anecdotes and information to appease die-hard fans of the doll menace and his onscreen exploits.
The documentary charts how from starting out as a different take on the slasher flicks the series soon took to the Freddie Krueger route of including zingy one-liners and upping the comedy quota. It’s great to see Alex Vincent, all grown up now, who starred as Chucky’s child owner Andy Barclays in the original late Eighties flick and listen to what both horror icon Lin Shaye and the King of Bad Taste John Waters have to say about their experiences and add to the mix. LIVING WITH CHUCKY offers a different and more personal perspective than most documentaries on horror franchises but never forgets to cram in as much behind-the-scenes detail to please fans of the franchise.
Living With Chucky is available to stream on ARROW now!
