He claimed to have been inspired by the consumerism of the 1980's, the Cabbage Patch Kids, Trilogy of Terror, and The Twilight Zone (1959) episode " Living Doll". Inspiration for the Work: Screenwriter Don Mancini first conceived of the concept while studying as a film major at the University of California, Los Angeles.The only scene that has managed to surface so far is a slightly alternate scene of Charles Lee Ray’s voodoo chant at the beginning of the film. Many rumors have swirled around through the years as to what happened to them, from the scenes being accidentally destroyed to Tom Holland owning the original film dailies/workprint with them intact. Unfortunately, the scenes have never been released and have only surfaced through promotional photos and script details. Deleted Scene: To the point where the original cut ran 3 hours long.The song can be heard in one of the trailers for the film. Cut Song: Composer Joe Renzetti and singer/songwriter Simon Stokes recorded an ending credits Villain Song about Chucky the Doll that wasn't used in the final finished film because studio executives thought it made Chucky seem less scary (ironically the song's nature reflected much better with the horror-comedy sequels that follow than the first film, perhaps the song's tone was foreshadowing to what direction the franchise would lead to).Creator's Oddball: This franchise along with Frailty and Kristy which starred Ashley Greene are the only projects David Kirschner produced that are not for a kids and family audience.Creator Backlash: Don Mancini made it clear in later interviews that he wasn't fond of the voodoo elements Tom Holland introduced in his rewrite of the script, but kept them in future films to avoid breaking continuity.Completely Different Title: In Italy, both the original and the remake (and, consequently, the first two sequels) are called La Bambola Assassina (The Killer Doll).Ironically, MGM and Qintex ended up dropping its merger negotiations shortly after Universal bought the sequel rights! In between the first film and the sequel, MGM was in the process of being sold to another company, Qintex, that had no desire to do horror movies, leading to David Kirschner buying back the rights to the franchise and in turn, sold it to Universal, which has produced all the sequels (sometimes through a subsidiary).
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