![]() “In the original premise, Chucky - or Buddy as he was called then - was not possessed by a serial killer. “The idea was always to have this story about a little boy crying wolf about his doll, and that doll becomes this f-bomb dropping, wisecracking terror,” said Mancini, who had closely observed horror tropes pertaining to dolls and dummies as seen in the likes of ‘The Twilight Zone’ and ‘Trilogy of Terror.’ Kirschner came across Mancini’s screenplay and immediately optioned it. Mancini wrote the first script of the franchise - not knowing it would become a franchise - during his years as a film student at the University of California, Los Angeles. It was helmed by Mancini, producer David Kirschner, screenwriter John Lafia, and director/co-writer Tom Holland. The very first Chucky film, titled ‘ Child’s Play,’ came out in 1988. To understand the roots of this infamous red-haired blue-eyed doll, it is important to look at the beginnings of the ‘Child’s Play’ franchise. No, ‘Chucky’ is not based on a true story. ![]() Is ‘Chucky’ based on a true story? Is there actually a murderous doll somewhere out there? Or is Chucky’s story just a brilliantly crafted tale a little too good at scaring children and adults alike? Let’s find out! While it’s easy to dismiss all things spooky on-screen as fiction, many wonder whether ‘Chucky’ has some truth to it. Starring Zackary Arthur (Jake Wheeler), Brad Dourif (voice of Chucky), Devon Sawa (Logan Wheeler/Lucas Wheeler), Fiona Dourif (Nica Pierce), and Alex Vincent (Andy Barclay), ‘Chucky’ is a frightening deep dive into one doll’s world that fans have been obsessed with since the late 1980s.
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