Seed of Chucky
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Seed of Chucky, also known as Child's Play 5: Seed of Chucky or Child's Play 5, is a 2004 horror comedy film, which is the fifth entry in the Child's Play series
. The film was written and directed by Don Mancini
, who created Child's Play and has written all sequel
s to date. With this entry, Mancini marked his directorial debut.
Seed of Chucky follows the events of Bride of Chucky
and stars Jennifer Tilly
(who plays herself and also voices Tiffany
), Billy Boyd (as the voice of Glen/Glenda
), Brad Dourif
(as Chucky), Steve Lawton (as Stan). The film features rapper Redman, cult director John Waters
, and S Club 7
star Hannah Spearritt
.
The film, shot in Romania
, continues the series' evolution from the pure-horror genre of the first film to a hybrid horror-comedy. Besides spoofing other horror films, the film references domestic drama
s and tabloid television
. This film also counts as the first film in the series to contain nudity
.
and Bride of Chucky
, the film opens with Glen (Billy Boyd), the apparent "son" of Chucky and Tiffany; born at the expense of his estranged mother Tiffany dying immediately after he was born (this is shown at the end of Bride of Chucky) and living a life of embarrassment and abuse as a ventriloquist's dummy who shortly said he found him long ago in the cemetery of where Glen's mother died. Desperate to know his parents (after seeing behind the scenes footage of the Child's Play movie-within-a-movie on TV), Glen escapes and tracks them down to Hollywood.
Upon tracking down his parents, who are now dummies in one of Jennifer Tilly
's films, Glen uses a voodoo amulet (the "Heart of Damballa" from the previous film) to bring them back to life. Shortly afterward, when Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif
) finds out that Glen is his child, he faints while Tiffany (voice of Tilly) hugs her son. Shortly after this, Tiffany and Chucky have a dispute over whether Glen is a girl or a boy. Chucky decides to label him as a boy regardless. Tiffany disagrees, labels him as a girl, and calls him "Glenda". This may be a throwback to the Ed Wood 'so-bad-it's-good' film Glen or Glenda?
.
When a puppeteer, Tony Gardner
, walks into the room, he picks up Tiffany and begins taking her apart, causing her and Chucky to cut his head off with a piano wire. Jennifer Tilly walks in and sees the decapitated body and calls the police. Glen/Glenda is horrified by this, and later on (after Glen/Glenda explains that he/she is their child) he/she asks them why they murder people. Chucky tells him/her that it's a hobby and they do it to relax. He also states that it has been a tradition for generations. After Glen/Glenda counters by saying that violence is bad, Chucky claims that it is violins that are bad, and that "their screechy music's gonna ruin the goddamn country!" Tiffany, on the other hand, calls it an addiction, and tells Chucky that they need to stop, since they have a child and a future to think about. She and Chucky make an agreement to quit killing, although Chucky pretends to agree, crossing his fingers behind his back and promising so Tiffany will shut up.
Meanwhile, Tilly tries to get a role as the Virgin Mary
in Redman's directorial debut, but after Redman says that Tilly isn't right for the part and that he is going to go with Julia Roberts
(who Tilly hates), Jennifer invites him over to her house. As this is happening, Chucky and Tiffany make plans to transfer their souls into Redman and Jennifer so they can be married with children. However, Tiffany says that she will not let herself get pregnant again, and decides to make Tilly the surrogate mother. Meanwhile, Tilly and Redman start to have sex only for Tiffany to knock them both out. While they are knocked out, Tiffany inseminates
Tilly with Chucky's semen. As this happens, Chucky leaves and takes Glen/Glenda with him. After driving Britney Spears
' (Nadia Dina Ariqat) car off the road, they proceed to go to a photographer's dark room. The photographer, Pete Peters (John Waters
), had taken pictures of Tilly having sex with Redman, and of Chucky masturbating. While Chucky attempts to kill the man, Glen/Glenda tries to warn him, only for Peters to bump into a shelf causing a jar of acid to fall on his face. Chucky is overjoyed at this, thinking that Glen/Glenda wanted to kill the man. He takes a picture to celebrate.
Jennifer Tilly awakens the next morning without remembering the previous night. She proceeds to have morning sickness and realizes that she is pregnant. After telling Redman, claiming it is his, he states that this is impossible as she answers the phone. After Tiffany hears Redman's reaction, she is unable to control herself and guts him, hiding his body in a closet. The next day, Jennifer Tilly awakens and is horrified to find herself with a fully pregnant belly. The voodoo magic that "fuels" the killer dolls has also accelerated the pregnancy. Tilly is then captured by Chucky and her chauffeur, Stan (serving as a replacement body for Chucky due to Redman's death). Tilly's assistant, Joan (Hannah Spearritt
), concerned about her boss, tries to help her, but she is killed after she is lit on fire and falls to her death. Although it seems that Tiffany eliminated Joan, it is revealed that it was Glen who turned into Glenda (it is revealed two souls share Glen's body, shocking both of his parents and himself after Tiffany snaps him out of it). Chucky puts a cloth in Tilly's mouth to keep her from talking and screaming.
Later, Tilly gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and it is then that Chucky has an epiphany
. After several years of being an infamous killer doll, Chucky finally accepts (and embraces) his circumstances. Disturbed, Tiffany rejects Chucky and resolves to take Glen with her. However, an enraged and emotionally shattered Chucky throws a knife at Jennifer, but Stan jumps in front of it and is killed. Before Stan dies, he tries to tell Jennifer that he loves her. Tiffany takes the knife and throws it at Chucky. Before he can take it and before Glen can decide which baby to possess, the police arrive, forcing the dolls to flee. Jennifer is rushed to the hospital, once she is found by the cops. Tilly claims she wants to see her babies. While looking at her twins' pictures, Tiffany takes a needle and drugs Tilly. She tries to possess Tilly, but Chucky breaks the door with an axe and kills Tiffany after she possesses Tilly. Glen/Glenda becomes enraged by this and attacks Chucky, Jennifer then passed the axe to Glen/Glenda which he/she then throws at Chucky. Chucky believed it was Glenda who attacked him but it turns out it was Glen, then he cuts off Chucky's arms and legs then he cuts off Chucky's head. After suffering an emotional breakdown, Jennifer (really Tiffany in Tilly's body) comforts her son.
Five years later, in 2009, in a middle of a birthday party, a woman quits her job as a nanny because Jennifer's daughter stares at her with hate. Jennifer gradually lets her quit, only to kill her when she turns away, and Jennifer's eyes switch to Tiffany's, meaning they have now switched places; Tiffany in Jennifer's body, while the real Jennifer is assumed to be dead. Glen now takes the body of the son, and at the twins' birthday party, receives a strange present with no name. When Glen opens the present, he sees it's Chucky's right arm. Glen, frightened, starts twitching and wets his pants (for the third time). When he turns around, Chucky's arm grabs him and he begins screaming while Chucky's laugh is heard, meaning he will return.
) and Jade (Katherine Heigl
) from Bride of Chucky
were to be killed in the opening in what appeared to be Glen's dream sequence, only for him to wake up on a playground covered in blood, meaning he really killed them. This idea was dropped in the final draft of the film.
In Australia, Seed of Chucky opened at #8 with $260,958 for the week of February 6–8, 2005 behind Million Dollar Baby
(#2) and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
(#6). In Australia, Seed of Chucky was distributed by United International Pictures
.
In France, Seed of Chucky opened at #11 with $694,948 for the week of March 2–8, 2005. It opened behind Le Couperet
(#2) and the remake of Assault of Precinct 13
(#4). In France, Seed of Chucky was distributed by SND Distribution.
In the United Kingdom, Seed of Chucky opened at #10 with $202,022 for the week of May 13–15, 2005. It opened behind Monster-in-Law
(#2), The Jacket
(#8), and A Good Woman
(#9). In the United Kingdom, Seed of Chucky was distributed by Momentum Pictures
.
, the film holds a certified 32% rating with 23 fresh ratings. On Metacritic, it has an average score of 46, indicated mixed to average reviews.
Roger Ebert
gave the film two stars out of four stating, "Seed of Chucky is actually two movies, one wretched, the other funny." Leonard Maltin regarded this film as a "travesty" to the Child's Play film franchise.
The film was considered by fans to be non-canon to the series because there were little to no references to any of the last four films (other than the Chucky and Tiffany storyline), but they did mention they recovered the dolls from the scene.
Child's Play (film series)
Child's Play is a horror film franchise created by Don Mancini, with its first installment, Child's Play, being released on November 9, 1988. The film has so far spawned four sequels and has gone into other media, such as comic books. The films all feature Chucky, a killer Good Guys doll with the...
. The film was written and directed by Don Mancini
Don Mancini
Don Mancini is an American screenwriter, producer, and film director. Mancini is best known for creating the character of Chucky, and writing all of the films in the Child's Play series. Mancini was also the executive producer of Bride of Chucky, and he directed the latest entry in the series;...
, who created Child's Play and has written all sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
s to date. With this entry, Mancini marked his directorial debut.
Seed of Chucky follows the events of Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
and stars Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly is an American actress and poker player. She is an Academy Award nominee, and a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She is the older sister of actress Meg Tilly.-Early life:...
(who plays herself and also voices Tiffany
Tiffany (Child's Play)
Tiffany is a murderous doll and the main protagonist featured in the latter two films in the Child's Play series of horror films, famous for featuring the iconic killer doll Chucky....
), Billy Boyd (as the voice of Glen/Glenda
Glen Tilly
Glen Ray, formerly known as Shitface, is a fictional character, in the Child's Play horror film series, with the original screenplay credited to Don Mancini. He is voiced by Billy Boyd, making him the only living doll character not to be voiced by an Academy Award-nominee...
), Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif
Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in...
(as Chucky), Steve Lawton (as Stan). The film features rapper Redman, cult director John Waters
John Waters (filmmaker)
John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
, and S Club 7
S Club 7
S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, were a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, consisting of members Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, de facto lead singer Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens. The group rose to fame by starring in their...
star Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
.
The film, shot in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, continues the series' evolution from the pure-horror genre of the first film to a hybrid horror-comedy. Besides spoofing other horror films, the film references domestic drama
Domestic drama
Domestic drama expresses and focuses on the realistic everyday lives of middle or lower classes in a certain society, generally referring to the post-Renaissance eras...
s and tabloid television
Tabloid television
Tabloid television, also known as Teletabloid, is a form of tabloid journalism. Tabloid television newscasts usually incorporate flashy graphics and sensationalized stories.Often, there is a heavy emphasis on crime, stories with good video, and celebrity news...
. This film also counts as the first film in the series to contain nudity
Nudity in film
Nudity in film is any presentation in motion pictures of people while naked or wearing less clothing than contemporary norms consider modest. Many actors and actresses have appeared nude, or exposing parts of their bodies or dressed in ways considered provocative by contemporary standards at some...
.
Plot
Six years following the events of Child's Play 3Child's Play 3
Child's Play 3, also known as Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking, is a 1991 horror film. It is the third installment in the Child's Play series with Brad Dourif returning as the voice of Chucky...
and Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
, the film opens with Glen (Billy Boyd), the apparent "son" of Chucky and Tiffany; born at the expense of his estranged mother Tiffany dying immediately after he was born (this is shown at the end of Bride of Chucky) and living a life of embarrassment and abuse as a ventriloquist's dummy who shortly said he found him long ago in the cemetery of where Glen's mother died. Desperate to know his parents (after seeing behind the scenes footage of the Child's Play movie-within-a-movie on TV), Glen escapes and tracks them down to Hollywood.
Upon tracking down his parents, who are now dummies in one of Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly is an American actress and poker player. She is an Academy Award nominee, and a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She is the older sister of actress Meg Tilly.-Early life:...
's films, Glen uses a voodoo amulet (the "Heart of Damballa" from the previous film) to bring them back to life. Shortly afterward, when Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif
Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in...
) finds out that Glen is his child, he faints while Tiffany (voice of Tilly) hugs her son. Shortly after this, Tiffany and Chucky have a dispute over whether Glen is a girl or a boy. Chucky decides to label him as a boy regardless. Tiffany disagrees, labels him as a girl, and calls him "Glenda". This may be a throwback to the Ed Wood 'so-bad-it's-good' film Glen or Glenda?
Glen or Glenda?
Glen or Glenda is a 1953 exploitation film written, directed by, and starring Ed Wood, and featuring Bela Lugosi and Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller. The title was originally I Changed My Sex! and is often given as Glen or Glenda? but the question mark is not present in the film itself...
.
When a puppeteer, Tony Gardner
Tony Gardner (designer)
Tony Gardner is an American makeup and special effects designer. He has been involved in films Zombieland, 127 Hours, Hairspray, The Addams Family, Seed of Chucky, Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary...
, walks into the room, he picks up Tiffany and begins taking her apart, causing her and Chucky to cut his head off with a piano wire. Jennifer Tilly walks in and sees the decapitated body and calls the police. Glen/Glenda is horrified by this, and later on (after Glen/Glenda explains that he/she is their child) he/she asks them why they murder people. Chucky tells him/her that it's a hobby and they do it to relax. He also states that it has been a tradition for generations. After Glen/Glenda counters by saying that violence is bad, Chucky claims that it is violins that are bad, and that "their screechy music's gonna ruin the goddamn country!" Tiffany, on the other hand, calls it an addiction, and tells Chucky that they need to stop, since they have a child and a future to think about. She and Chucky make an agreement to quit killing, although Chucky pretends to agree, crossing his fingers behind his back and promising so Tiffany will shut up.
Meanwhile, Tilly tries to get a role as the Virgin Mary
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
in Redman's directorial debut, but after Redman says that Tilly isn't right for the part and that he is going to go with Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...
(who Tilly hates), Jennifer invites him over to her house. As this is happening, Chucky and Tiffany make plans to transfer their souls into Redman and Jennifer so they can be married with children. However, Tiffany says that she will not let herself get pregnant again, and decides to make Tilly the surrogate mother. Meanwhile, Tilly and Redman start to have sex only for Tiffany to knock them both out. While they are knocked out, Tiffany inseminates
Insemination
Insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into the uterus of a mammal or the oviduct of an oviparous animal for the objective of impregnating a female for reproduction...
Tilly with Chucky's semen. As this happens, Chucky leaves and takes Glen/Glenda with him. After driving Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
' (Nadia Dina Ariqat) car off the road, they proceed to go to a photographer's dark room. The photographer, Pete Peters (John Waters
John Waters (filmmaker)
John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
), had taken pictures of Tilly having sex with Redman, and of Chucky masturbating. While Chucky attempts to kill the man, Glen/Glenda tries to warn him, only for Peters to bump into a shelf causing a jar of acid to fall on his face. Chucky is overjoyed at this, thinking that Glen/Glenda wanted to kill the man. He takes a picture to celebrate.
Jennifer Tilly awakens the next morning without remembering the previous night. She proceeds to have morning sickness and realizes that she is pregnant. After telling Redman, claiming it is his, he states that this is impossible as she answers the phone. After Tiffany hears Redman's reaction, she is unable to control herself and guts him, hiding his body in a closet. The next day, Jennifer Tilly awakens and is horrified to find herself with a fully pregnant belly. The voodoo magic that "fuels" the killer dolls has also accelerated the pregnancy. Tilly is then captured by Chucky and her chauffeur, Stan (serving as a replacement body for Chucky due to Redman's death). Tilly's assistant, Joan (Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Spearritt
Hannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
), concerned about her boss, tries to help her, but she is killed after she is lit on fire and falls to her death. Although it seems that Tiffany eliminated Joan, it is revealed that it was Glen who turned into Glenda (it is revealed two souls share Glen's body, shocking both of his parents and himself after Tiffany snaps him out of it). Chucky puts a cloth in Tilly's mouth to keep her from talking and screaming.
Later, Tilly gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and it is then that Chucky has an epiphany
Epiphany
Epiphany may refer to:* Epiphany , a Christian holiday on January 6 celebrating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus* Epiphany , a sudden realization of great truth...
. After several years of being an infamous killer doll, Chucky finally accepts (and embraces) his circumstances. Disturbed, Tiffany rejects Chucky and resolves to take Glen with her. However, an enraged and emotionally shattered Chucky throws a knife at Jennifer, but Stan jumps in front of it and is killed. Before Stan dies, he tries to tell Jennifer that he loves her. Tiffany takes the knife and throws it at Chucky. Before he can take it and before Glen can decide which baby to possess, the police arrive, forcing the dolls to flee. Jennifer is rushed to the hospital, once she is found by the cops. Tilly claims she wants to see her babies. While looking at her twins' pictures, Tiffany takes a needle and drugs Tilly. She tries to possess Tilly, but Chucky breaks the door with an axe and kills Tiffany after she possesses Tilly. Glen/Glenda becomes enraged by this and attacks Chucky, Jennifer then passed the axe to Glen/Glenda which he/she then throws at Chucky. Chucky believed it was Glenda who attacked him but it turns out it was Glen, then he cuts off Chucky's arms and legs then he cuts off Chucky's head. After suffering an emotional breakdown, Jennifer (really Tiffany in Tilly's body) comforts her son.
Five years later, in 2009, in a middle of a birthday party, a woman quits her job as a nanny because Jennifer's daughter stares at her with hate. Jennifer gradually lets her quit, only to kill her when she turns away, and Jennifer's eyes switch to Tiffany's, meaning they have now switched places; Tiffany in Jennifer's body, while the real Jennifer is assumed to be dead. Glen now takes the body of the son, and at the twins' birthday party, receives a strange present with no name. When Glen opens the present, he sees it's Chucky's right arm. Glen, frightened, starts twitching and wets his pants (for the third time). When he turns around, Chucky's arm grabs him and he begins screaming while Chucky's laugh is heard, meaning he will return.
Cast
- Jennifer TillyJennifer TillyJennifer Tilly is an American actress and poker player. She is an Academy Award nominee, and a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She is the older sister of actress Meg Tilly.-Early life:...
as Herself / Voice of TiffanyTiffany (Child's Play)Tiffany is a murderous doll and the main protagonist featured in the latter two films in the Child's Play series of horror films, famous for featuring the iconic killer doll Chucky.... - Brad DourifBrad DourifBradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in...
as Voice of Chucky - Billy Boyd as Voice of Glen Ray/Glenda Ray
- Redman as Himself
- Hannah SpearrittHannah SpearrittHannah Louise Spearritt is an English actress and singer. She was previously a member of the pop group S Club 7. She is also known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British drama Primeval....
as Joan - John WatersJohn Waters (filmmaker)John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
as Pete Peters - Jason FlemyngJason FlemyngJason Iain Flemyng is an English actor. He is known for his film work, which has included roles in British films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch , both for Guy Ritchie, as well as Hollywood productions such as Rob Roy along with the Alan Moore comic book adaptations From...
as SantaSanta ClausSanta Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus... - Steve Lawton as Stan
- Tony GardnerTony Gardner (designer)Tony Gardner is an American makeup and special effects designer. He has been involved in films Zombieland, 127 Hours, Hairspray, The Addams Family, Seed of Chucky, Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary...
as Himself - Martha StewartMartha StewartMartha Stewart is an American business magnate, author, magazine publisher, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising...
(uncredited, archive footage) as Herself - Nadia Dina Ariqat as Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
Production
There was an opening scene cut from the final script of the film. Originally, Jesse (Nick StabileNick Stabile
Nick Stabile is an American television actor. He played Gabe Capshaw on the show, Saints and Sinners. He is well known for playing the role of Jesse in the slasher film Bride of Chucky...
) and Jade (Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Marie Heigl is an American actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007...
) from Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
were to be killed in the opening in what appeared to be Glen's dream sequence, only for him to wake up on a playground covered in blood, meaning he really killed them. This idea was dropped in the final draft of the film.
Box office
Seed of Chucky opened at #4 with $8,774,520 on November 12–14, 2004. When the film closed on December 23, 2004, the domestic gross was $17,083,732 and $24,829,644 worldwide.In Australia, Seed of Chucky opened at #8 with $260,958 for the week of February 6–8, 2005 behind Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman...
(#2) and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 American pulp adventure science-fiction film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut. The film is set in an alternative 1939 and follows the adventures of Polly Perkins , a newspaper reporter, and Harry Joseph "Joe" Sullivan ,...
(#6). In Australia, Seed of Chucky was distributed by United International Pictures
United International Pictures
United International Pictures is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios , to distribute some of the two studios' films theatrically outside the United States , Canada, and the Anglophone...
.
In France, Seed of Chucky opened at #11 with $694,948 for the week of March 2–8, 2005. It opened behind Le Couperet
Le Couperet
Le Couperet is a Belgian-French-Spanish film. The English title of this film is The Axe.Directed by Costa Gavras and starring José Garcia, Karin Viard and Olivier Gourmet, Le Couperet is an adaptation of the novel The Ax by Donald E. Westlake. The film follows the "hero", Bruno D...
(#2) and the remake of Assault of Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)
Assault on Precinct 13 is a 2005 action thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet, starring Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne. The cast also includes John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Ja Rule and Drea de Matteo...
(#4). In France, Seed of Chucky was distributed by SND Distribution.
In the United Kingdom, Seed of Chucky opened at #10 with $202,022 for the week of May 13–15, 2005. It opened behind Monster-in-Law
Monster-in-Law
Monster-in-Law is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes. It marks a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film in 15 years after Stanley & Iris. The screenplay is written by Anya Kochoff...
(#2), The Jacket
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller film directed by John Maybury that is partly based on the Jack London novel of the same name, released in the US as The Star Rover. Massy Tadjedin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Tom Bleecker and Marc Rocco...
(#8), and A Good Woman
A Good Woman
A Good Woman may refer to:* A Good Woman , a novel by Louis Bromfield* A Good Woman , a 2004 film directed by Mike Barker, based on the Oscar Wilde play Lady Windermere's Fan...
(#9). In the United Kingdom, Seed of Chucky was distributed by Momentum Pictures
Momentum Pictures
Momentum Pictures , an Alliance Films company, is one of the leading independent motion picture distributors in the UK and Ireland and releases approximately 20 theatrical films a year, with several stv releases....
.
Critical reception
The film received negative reviews. On Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
, the film holds a certified 32% rating with 23 fresh ratings. On Metacritic, it has an average score of 46, indicated mixed to average reviews.
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
gave the film two stars out of four stating, "Seed of Chucky is actually two movies, one wretched, the other funny." Leonard Maltin regarded this film as a "travesty" to the Child's Play film franchise.
The film was considered by fans to be non-canon to the series because there were little to no references to any of the last four films (other than the Chucky and Tiffany storyline), but they did mention they recovered the dolls from the scene.