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Getting in touch with Chucky was tough. He doesn't have an agent (even agents have reservations occasionally) and his parole officer lost track of him years ago. Finally, we put in a call to that weird doll-guy in "Saw." He knew Chucky from the deranged-puppet circuit, and he agreed to help. So on Wednesday afternoon, Chucky called, from home apparently. We could hear the clang of cutlery in the background, and figured Tiffany was doing the dishes or something. There was also a strange whimpering sound, but that ended in an abrupt, gargling croak midway through the interview. We of course wanted to talk to Chucky about his new movie, "Seed of Chucky," the fifth installment of the "Child's Play" series. But the miserable little creep had no interest in discussing it. Turns out he hates doing press.
Kurt Loder: Hey, Chucky, thanks for calling.
Chucky: [Derisive snort] It's my pleasure.
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"Did Redman try to get you into the hip-hop thing at all?"
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Loder: It's been 16 years since the original "Child's Play" came out. You have a lot of competition these days: Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, even Hannibal Lecter, I suppose. You ever run into these guys down at the serial-killers club?
Chucky: Freddy's a pizza-faced clown, and Michael and Jason are morons. As for that pretentious Hannibal Lecter, well, let's just say the only clubs that he hangs out in are the kind with [you really don't want to know]. [Repulsive cackling]
Loder: In "Seed of Chucky," you have a son, of all things, and his gender is, shall we say, ambiguous. What is it with kids today?
Chucky: Who knows? Maybe we just give them too much of a sense of entitlement. But I plan on straightening that out, and ruling the roost with a wooden hand. [Demented chortling]
Loder: Redman is in this movie, too. Did he try to get you into the hip-hop thing? Are you glad he winds up dead?
Chucky: Dead? Are you talking about Redman's hip-hop career or his TV career? Listen, I got more street cred in my little finger than Redman's got in his whole damn body — and I was born in friggin' Jersey!
Loder: You started out in a serious vein, so to speak, but by now you're pretty much a comedy act. Do you resent having to pander for laughs?
Chucky: [Sarcastic sigh] No, everybody has gotta be doing something, Kurt, and this beats anything else I can think of. I mean, when you get paid the kind of coin that I am for, well, the enjoyable work I do, it just boggles the mind.
Loder: No doubt. Jennifer Tilly's once again awesome in this movie. Does she have any bizarre demands written into her contract? Do you ever wonder if the Chucky flicks aren't elevating her star at the expense of your own? Have you ever dreamed of murdering her?
Chucky: Well, as I understand it, Kurt, Jen's got a no-nudity clause in her contract, which, if you ask me, is a total waste of her biggest talents. [Unpleasant sniggering] And as far as her star, I mean, every great movie star's had his sidekick — or maybe I should say, in her case, his front-kick. As far as killing her, I mean, why waste the eye candy, right?
Loder: Yes, well ... In a household with two vicious killers, do things ever get tense? Do you think you or Tiffany might ever kick the habit?
Chucky: Tiffany talks about kicking the habit, but she's a total hypocrite. She's got dead bodies stashed all over the house she thinks I don't know about. It's pathetic.
Loder: Gee. Well, listen, thanks for taking this time with us. One last question: Looking back, do you have any regrets?
Chucky: [Lunatic whoop] Yeah, this interview. F--- off, Loder! [Click]
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Photo: Rogue Pictures
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