Bride of Chucky

Plot synopsis:
Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), a former lover and accomplice of serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif), acquires Chucky's remains after bribing and later murdering a police officer who removed the dismembered children's doll parts from an evidence locker. Believing Ray's soul to be inhabiting the doll, Tiffany crudely stitches Chucky back together and reenacts the voodoo ritual which instilled Ray inside the doll a decade ago. Though her chants initially fail to produce results, Chucky unexpectedly springs to life and smothers Tiffany's goth admirer, Damien (Alexis Arquette), as Tiffany looks on with excitement. Chucky, who is still intent on becoming human again, lays out a plan to retrieve the body-switching amulet Ray was wearing on the night he was killed. The amulet was buried along with his body in a cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey.Hoping to pick up where she and Ray left off, Tiffany presents Chucky with a diamond ring which he left for her. Upon realizing that Tiffany believed the gift to be an engagement ring, Chucky bursts out laughing, explaining that he stole it from one of his wealthier victims when he was a notorious human serial killer. Heartbroken and enraged, Tiffany punishes Chucky by locking him in a playpen. That next morning, Tiffany approaches a young neighbor, Jesse (Nick Stabile) with an offer to ferry Chucky's body across state lines in exchange for money. Eager to elope with his girlfriend, Jade (Katherine Heigl), and having been foiled in the past by her possessive uncle, Chief Warren Kincaid (John Ritter), Jesse accepts the offer.Inside Tiffany's mobile home, Chucky tries to woo her into freeing him. As a mocking gesture, Tiffany responds by lowering a female children's doll, clad in a miniature wedding dress, into Chucky's playpen. Now irate, Chucky breaks free and surprises Tiffany while she is bathing, dropping a television set into her bathtub and electrocuting her to death. Still dragging the bridal doll, Chucky then recites the familiar voodoo chant, transferring Tiffany's soul into the doll. Chucky blackmails her by pointing out her only hope for becoming human again is to help him steal the amulet. After Tiffany makes a series of vivid alterations to her doll body, the killers pretend to be inanimate as Jesse arrives to pick up the dolls. He then goes to rendezvous with Jade, unaware that the dolls plan on appropriating their bodies once they have the amulet.Midway into the trip, Jade's uncle tracks down the van and starts to inspect it while the couple is away. Annoyed by Kincaid's interference, the killers rig a trap which embeds several nails into the Chief's face, then hide his body inside an onboard trunk. Later, Jesse and Jade stop for supplies and attract the notice of a police officer, who detects the scent of marijuana (which Chucky is smoking). Chucky mistakenly throws the narcotics into view, giving the officer enough cause to detain Jesse. Chucky sneaks over to the officer's squad car, stuffs a wadded-up shirt into the gas tank, and lights it on fire, killing the officer in an explosion.Shaken by the prospect that one of them might be a murderer, Jesse and Jade nevertheless stop at a couples-only hotel to get married. During the ceremony, Chief Kincaid awakens and rises out from the trunk in which Chucky and Tiffany had hidden him. Before he can crawl away, Chucky stabs him repeatedly in the back and re-deposits his body inside the trunk. Meanwhile, Jesse and Jade make the acquaintance of a pair of swingers who pickpocket their money. Tiffany follows the thieves to their private room and tosses a bottle of champagne at the mirrored ceiling above their bed, fatally impaling the couple with shards of glass. Chucky is aroused by this spectacle, and dolls have sex in the blood-soaked room.After a maid discovers the corpse that next morning, Jesse and Jade are both convinced that the other is a killer. Following another escape, they are surprised to run into their mutual friend and confidante, David (Gordon Michael Woolvett), who informs them that they are wanted for multiple murders. Whilst driving, David convinces both to stop accusing each other and patch things up. Upon realizing their misunderstanding, Jesse and Jade resolve their differences. However, David smells a foul odor and uncovers Jade's dead uncle inside the trunk. Concealing his horror, David carefully takes the Chief's gun and order Jesse to pull over, prompting Chucky to reveal himself to everyone. Startled by what he has seen, David unknowingly backs into the path of an oncoming semi truck and is fatally struck before figuring out Jade and Jesse are innocent. A radio announcement informs Chucky the fingerprints found at the scene have been identified as those of Charles Lee Ray, and that authorities plan to exhume his body as part of the investigation.With the van now under suspicion, the dolls transfer their quarry into a stolen recreational vehicle. Jesse is forced to be their driver while Tiffany gives Jade a makeover, getting her ready for when they transfer bodies. As the group nears the Hackensack cemetery, Jesse quips to Chucky that Tiffany "isn't much of a homemaker", due to the fact that there are several dishes in the sink. In response, Chucky orders Tiffany to clean up a little. Jade, taking her lead from Jesse, confides to Tiffany, "You were nice enough to cook for him. The least he could do is wash a dish", igniting a loud, volatile argument between the dolls. In the confusion, Jesse intentionally swerves off the road and crashes, while Tiffany is knocked into the oven by Jade. Still tied to a chair, Jade lays trapped and sees that Tiffany is still alive, though badly charred. Jesse cuts Jade free and pulls her out of the RV before sparking wiring causes the vehicle to explode. Jesse is blown clear, but Jade is taken hostage by Chucky.Chucky approaches his open grave site, shoots the gravedigger exhuming his body in the back of the head, and sends Jade in to open his coffin at gunpoint. She reluctantly retrieves the amulet and throws it to him, but Jesse reappears, dragging Tiffany by her hair. Chucky agrees to let Jade go in exchange for Tiffany. When the couples reunite, Chucky ties the teenagers together and starts to perform the ritual. Touched by Jesse and Jade's love for each other, and seeing Chucky's disgust at her disfigurement, Tiffany betrays Chucky by stabbing him in the back, quoting from Bride of Frankenstein: "Oh, Chucky, look at us. Don't you see? We belong dead."Tiffany releases the teenagers from their bonds, but Chucky retaliates by attacking Tiffany with a shovel. Chucky gets the upper hand, stabbing Tiffany in the chest; however, Jesse retrieves the shovel and knocks Chucky into his own grave, trapping him in the 6-foot pit. As Chucky screams and curses, a police Lieutenant (Lawrence Dane) who has been pursuing the suspicious teens arrives and witnesses the living doll. Jade takes the detective's gun and aims at Chucky, who promises to one day return just like in every sequel of the film series; "But dying is such a bitch." Chucky is shot to death, his lifeless body collapsing next to his former human shell.In the aftermath of what he has just witnessed, the Lieutenant radios in to report Jade and Jesse are innocent, and allows them to run away together. Before the rest of police unit can arrive, the Lieutenant discovers Tiffany's body. After poking her a few times, the charred doll springs to life. The Lieutenant screams in horror as a screeching, sharp-tooth baby emerges from beneath Tiffany's dress and attacks him.

Tags: comedy, dark, gothic, murder, cult, violence, horror

Review:
Together they fall in love and kidnap a nice couple (Nick Stabile, Katherine Heigl) to take them to Chuck's coffin to get an amulet to make Chucky and Tiffany real people again...A lot better than it sounds.
John Ritter has a nice cameo too as a sheriff.The acting is good--Stabile is young, VERY handsome and likable; Heigl doesn't have much to do but pulls it off and Brad Dourif (the voice of Chucky) and Tilly are hilarious as the murderous dolls.
My favorite part is when the dolls have sex (don't ask) and she asks for a rubber and he responds, "But I'm MADE of rubber!" The special effects are good (no lousy CGI here) and this is one of the few horror films to mix humor and violence in an entertaining way.
Not only that, but it always seems that in the "Child's Play" series you could never really tell if Chucky's dead or not, whether he's shot in the heart, exploded into bits of pieces, or hacked up in a huge fan.This film also includes some memorable scenes, for example, the stunning segment where that guy gets blown to bits by getting hit by that huge truck.
Some good dialogue, a great plotline, pulse pounding suspense, and a hard-hitting soundtrack, "Bride of Chucky" promises everything the previews do and may become a famous pick-out in the horror genre.
Clever is the word that comes to mind when I think of the mixture of horror and comedy that makes up a good deal of BRIDE OF CHUCKY, much of the humor due to some good one-liners by Chucky (courtesy of BRAD DOURIF's voice).
It's the comedy here that wins out for the most part, from the failed ceremony, the continuous references to the other toy dolls she has laying around and the utterly hilarious running gag of everybody's reaction to Tiffany and Chucky dolls throughout the film, though the greatest material is their quips and jokes to each other.
These are truly gut-busting as the dolls begin conversing about being out-of-touch in regards to movie-killer practices and trying to instill the need for variety in the kills to be committed or in their relationship woes which sound like real, actual relationship arguments but come off as hilarious due to the nature of being said by plastic dolls.
As well with the comedy, the horror elements here are wholly impressive including the extravagant visual flair found in many of the scenes here that readily turns this into a comedy, from the initial attack in the trailer-park house that gets her into doll-form as the distraction from the movie allows for the trap to be deployed which is just suitably perfect here.
As the title explains, Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif) takes on a mate (Jennifer Tilly)...and she's as much of a wise-cracker as he is.Yes, these movies have no real point.
Finally, the first part won out and I got rid of it....but it was fun while it lasted.Jennifer Tilley, one of the all-time low-life-character-playing actresses in Hollywood along with Jennifer Jason-Leigh, complete with ditsy voice and humongous breasts with cleavage that meteors could get lost in, is the star here along with the demonic doll "Chucky," who never seems to go away.
Ronny Yu and Don Mancini created a great horror comedy that has nothing to do with the previous "Child's PLay" movies.
Watch it with low expectations and don't be influenced by it's title because "BRIDE OF CHUCKY" is a great horror comedy.
I have been a big fan of the "Child's Play" franchise since I was about seven years old, and this movie pretty much sums up everything that makes a Chucky movie great.
In this fourth installment, the focus is finally taken off of the saga of Andy Barclay (which was getting a bit played out by the end of "Child's Play 3"), and instead on Chucky and Tiffany, a previous flame who was with him up until his original death.
After Tiffany (played to perfection by the wonderful Jennifer Tilly and her wonderful cleavage) finally gets a hold of Chucky's remains (basically a trash bag full of Chucky parts [see part 3]) and resurrects him with some strategic sewing, he turns on her and ends up passing her soul into another doll.
In this case, Bride of Chucky is going all-out for laughs, and it's quite successful at doing so, making it easily the best film in this not-so-good series.The movie's first scenes already let us know just how tongue-in-cheek all of this is.
The scene-stealers are Chucky and Tiffany, spouting a lot of memorable lines without ever getting into the "hip" style that has annoyingly permeated virtually every other slasher film in recent memory.
Jennifer Tilly is equally as fun as Tiffany, making for an effective foil to Chucky, and is all the more hilarious because of their love/hate relationship that's positively psychotic.
And it was exactly what Chucky needed at the time to win back audiences who had grown tired of his old antics by the time the third film had rolled out.Jennifer Tilly stars as Tiffany, the former lover of the infamous "Lakeshore Strangler" Charles Lee Ray- who had transferred his soul into a children's doll known as Chucky.
but it was the film the series needed at the time to reinvigorate audience interest and evolve as a legitimate franchise.As a horror fan, I have to give "Bride of Chucky" a near-perfect 9 out of 10..
At this moment he is working about Freddy vs Jason which brings the 2 perhaps most famous horror icons, together on the screen and in 1998 he brought us this 3rd sequel in the Child's Play series.
Mainly watched 'Bride of Chucky' having decided to recently watch and review all the films in the 'Child's Play'/Chucky series, having been intrigued for a long time by Chucky the doll's horror icon status, a deserved distinction.Do feel that the character himself is better than the films, as has been said before.
Ronny Yu's direction is suitably colourful and of all the directing jobs for me it is second to the original 'Child's Play' in terms of the most personality and panache.Chucky's lines are like in the first two films, darkly witty and clever with one-liners that are smart, frighteningly sarcastic and entertainingly twisted.
'Bride of Chucky' is one of the better scripted 'Child's Play'/Chucky films, with its wicked humour, irresistibly entertaining interplay between Chucky and Tiffany and witty classic past and present horror film references.
Some may not like that 'Bride of Chucky' takes more of a wickedly comedic route rather than providing lots of scares, it wasn't a problem for me and that it went that route was what makes it stand out amongst the rest of the 'Child's Play'/Chucky films.
Like the first 'Child's Play', it mostly avoided going the cheesy, goofy and formulaic route that it could easily have done considering the premise.'Bride of Chucky' does have some creepiness despite the more comedic tone, with some genuinely unsettling set pieces.
Considering the franchise is based around a killer doll, the Child's Play series isn't meant to be taken seriously.'Bride of Chucky' lives up to the silly premise.
Nearly a decade after the disappointing 'Child's Play III', BOC reunites Chucky with his last human girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly, who straddles the line between sexy and annoying).
At one point, Chucky says 'It's a long story...if it was a movie you'd need three or four sequels to do it justice', typical of the self-aware humour of horror films in the late nineties/early 2000s.
If you like the Child's Play series, you'll know what to expect: blood, lots of deaths, a few laughs, a few scares and plenty of silliness.
BOC also features Katherine Heigel (now the queen of terrible rom-coms) in one of her earlier roles and one of the later roles of the late John Ritter.If you like the Child's Play series, or horror movies in general, then 'Bride of Chucky' is worth a look..
The murderous child's doll, Chucky, comes back to life after his human girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) brings him back to life, only finding herself becoming a doll as well.
Together, the killer dolls take two eloping high-school graduates, Jesse (Nick Stabile) and Jade (Katherine Heigl), to New Jersey to retrieve Chucky's amulet from his human body, needed to revive him into human form.The plot's pacing and script worked fine in this movie, with some suspense, thrills and creepy moments.
Thats the plot and it doesn't make sense, why not just keep her alive so she can go drive to get the amulet, yet there's the fact that chuck is a possessed doll in the first place...Anyway, it keeps you entertained the whole way through without bad stupid slow parts or any padding, this is a bad movie, there are worse movies, but if you like bad horror movies, and the chucky films, (I don't really like the first ones) you'll like this..
Bride of chucky is a rare thing , a fourth entry to a horror movie series thats great in its own right!
Its a hilarious and inventive horror comedy packed with some great scares, despite being played for laughs .Childs play creator don Mancini seemed to be aware of how ridiculous the concept of a killer doll was - which explains the postmodern , self mocking approach to the film.Its an approach that works- the way the film decides not to take it self seriously like its predecessors allows you to sit back and enjoy the ride.And a fun ride it is too.Adding to the morbid fun is the highly watchable pairing of chucky and tilly (played with gusto by a super sexy jennifer tilly ).Any one trying to reinvent a flagging horror franchise should use this highly entertaining childs play entry as a blue print.Tons of self effacing fun ..
Truthfully, I wasn't expecting much going into "Bride of Chucky."  To my surprise, I haven't had this much fun at the movies in years.
The special effects make-up is outstanding; Chucky and his bride Tiffany are incredibly lifelike and given great voices by Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly.
Making self-references to other Child's Play movies as well as other horror movies in general (after John Ritter gets it in the face with a booby-trap of nails making him look like Pinhead, Chucky stands over him and says, "Now why does that look so familiar?")If you go into the movie expecting a serious horror movie, forget it -- you'll be disappointed.
If you go in looking for something that resembles a horror/comedy that is also pure camp, then you'll love this newest installment of the Child's Play series..
First of all I have to say that I like the whole Child's Play series, but this one was more than just a good movie to watch on TV at night.
This Chucky movie was when the whole series of killing Andy is were it stops,into a new direction.I to dally love this movie,it made me laugh, it made me cry, it even made me a Chucky fan scared.This movie shows more of Chucky and Tiffany than the rest of the cast.It shows Chucky trying to compete which I love because more killing.I loved the idea that they give him a bride because one simple change can change him to a better doll killer.Next to Childs' Play,I love part four of Chucky,it was a wonderful movie to see.I also love that scene were she changes herself,much better like that than the way it normally was,I was a scene to love.And still Chucky can't finish the ritual,and that is what I love because this way the series will never stop.More Chucky, more killing, more ways for Chucky to die in a horrible way.I hope it will go on for generations and maybe one part he will fight.I will love that we will fight another small killer so he can fight.And maybe a part to show his family it all characters will be funny and great.That is what I hope to happen.Till then I will keep seeing the Chucky movies over and over and over..
Jesse accepts the offer as he decides to take his girlfriend Jade (Katherine Heigl) to go with him to run away from her strict/bossy police officer of an uncle Chief Warren (John Ritter) and are on the road for Chucky is on the loose killing anyone that gets in his way with the help of Tiffany.A mediocre sequel from writer Don Mancini and Hong Kong director Ronny Yu and is the 4th installment of the popular Child's Play franchise.
She raised him from the slumber and learnt the hurtful truth and imprisoned him, but Chucky escapes to kill her and placed her soul in a doll, then they kidnap a young good looking couple (Katherine Heigl and Nick Stabile) and They have to get the Heart of Damballah magic amulet to be successful in soul transfusion.This film is short on scares and is more on the comedy side of the scenes and script.
I personally prefer this movie over the first Childs play as in that film Chucky was nowhere near as comedic, instead we were meant to take him seriously.
What they did with the sequels was great and makes the rest of the films enjoyable and at the same time sticking to the horror genre with some intense scenes.
Just what we want in a Horror film, to be half-entertained by a third rate comedian without a moment of actual fear.The good news is that the fourth sequel recognizes Chucky for what he is - a joke.
Just like the first 3 films, Bride of Chucky is good for a few laughs with your friends on Halloween, or maybe even as a drinking game.
The obvious influence here, though, is THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, seen playing on television at one point.Brad Dourif returns as the voice of the foul-mouthed doll, Chucky.
Jennifer Tilly plays the bride in this one,, she is real,, then goes to being in doll form as Chucky's wife, had trouble figuring out if they were real or not..
Conflicts also brew between between Chucky and Tiffany, but it also has the film act like it can't decide whether Chucky and Tiffany love each other or not.With some fresh faces and a more modern feel, Bride of Chucky also goes to making a bit of fun towards the series history and to other horror movie genres.
It feels fresh and new and certainly isn't a bad way to resurrect the series.Graeme Revell returns to score and briefly brings back his theme from Child's Play 2.I will always prefer the first and second films for being a bit more on the serious side (even though they were plenty hilarious as well) but this was probably the best way to return the Chuckster to the big screen.
If you're a fan of the series or you like a movie with a lot of dark humor see Bride of Chucky..
Bride of Chucky is one of the most entertaining horror movies I have seen in some time.
Jennifer Tilly is also used to good effect as Tiffany, aka The Bride Of Chucky.
I always found the CHILDS PLAY/Chucky films to be dumb and pandering..then I saw BRIDE OF CHUCKY a funny,fast-moving,FUN horror flick.
With a tag line like "Chucky gets lucky" you can expect a film that doesn't take itself too seriously and Bride...
is certainly not a movie to be taken, or even attempt to be taken, in any way, shape or form, remotely seriously.Jokes and one-liners abound throughout the movie, and there are a number of visual gags that poke fun at other horror flicks (see the Pinhead scene, for example).The two dolls steal the entire film thoroughly and Brad Dourif (who has to rank as one of the world's most underrated bit-part actors) voices Chucky perfectly.If you like silly horror, then this one is a must-see.
Bride of Chucky is easily my favorite of the Child's Play movies, though I love Chucky's comments throughout the entire franchise.
The Kids of the Eighties like us - who grew up watching Chucky over the years but unfortunately had the same height as 'our star' at that particular time were turned away at the Movie house with a warning of 'don't you even think about it, Kiddo!!' Now these 'Big' kids are excited to have passed the R rating 10 years later to go and finally see him Back in the Big Silver Screen - Yaaaaaay!The world's favourite Serial Killer doll is cooler than ever to be Fantastically Vocalised as always by Genre Star Brad Dourif, but this time brings a lil' Honey.Charles Lee Ray's Ex-lover, Tiffany, is wonderfully played and later voiced by Sexy Jennifer Tilly as Chucky's Playmate and Partner-in-crime, better than Chucky's first pal Eddie Caputo and makes Barbie look like a plain Jane which is a great addition to the film.
The Bride of Chucky film has more laughs in it than the cheap rip offs like "scary movie".
The story is not so important (what story?), but to see Chucky and Tiffany making love is the best thing that could ever happen to us in a horror movie, right?
Gore, black comedy, and good acting make this the second best in the "Child's Play" series.
He then kills Tiffany and turns her into a doll much like himself and they go on a mission to get the bodies of a young couple played by nick stabile and katherine heigl.Things go from bad to worse As the movie progresses.
Brad Dourif is back as Chuckys voice and Jennifer Tilly is great as Tiffany who soon becomes a doll herself as well as a bride.This movie is great the death count is high and the music is cool i can not wait to see seed of Chucky.