19.01- Death by Microplastics! (Child's Play- Deep Dive)

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 film8:36- Monster Movie Trivia21:24: Our thoughts & Opinions 36:41: Deep Dive- Origin of the film40:14- voodoo in film48:12- Deep Dive: Stories from Set50:57- The Creation of Chucky1:06:27- What We’re WatchingSources:Behind the Scenes- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EUwq9acGB8The Numbers- https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Childs-Play#tab=summaryVerbal Diorama Episode on Childs Play- https://verbaldiorama.com/episode/childs-play-1988Don 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=bmoJO64pB0sRotten tomatoes- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/childs_playChild’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-IMDkAYZjq7Puppetry and animatronics of Chucky- https://collider.com/chucky-season-3-alex-hedlund-puppeteers-comments/Eddy Gale Interview- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSswz93_W8Animatronics of Chucky- https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3554839/came-80s-hidey-ho-chucky-childs-play/?tWiki explaining Damballa, voodoo god-https://childsplay.fandom.com/wiki/DamballaInaccuracies of voodoo portrayed in Child’s Play-https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/chucky-voodoo-and-possession-explained?tWiki about voodoo god Damballa- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damballa#:~:text=Damballa%20is%20usually%20syncretized%20with,tribulations%20of%20daily%20human%20lifeVoodoo Beliefs and practices -https://www.britannica.com/topic/VodouConnect with the show on our other platforms here: https://linktr.ee/survivethiscrit