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David Maxwell Kirschner (born May 29, 1955) is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include Don Bluth 's An American Tail (also wrote) and Titan A.E. animated features as well as the Child's Play horror film series.
Nov 9, 2023 · DAVID KIRSCHNER: Both of those. For a little backstory, the reason I did Chucky in the first place, my wife and I had been in London and I bought a book, called The Dollhouse Murders ,...
- Tom Holland
- Senior Entertainment Reporter
- Catherine Hicks
- I: Batteries Not Included
- II: The Assembly Line
- III: Chucky Unleashed
After two years as an English major at Columbia University, Don Mancini transferred to UCLA with an eye on becoming a filmmaker. A teacher was impressed with his first script, Split Screen, about a small town overtaken by a horror production. Riding on that enthusiasm, Mancini tackled his second script by exploring the idea that a doll could be a c...
Child’s Playbegan production in the winter of 1988 in Chicago and Los Angeles—the former during the coldest time of the year. Holland’s cast included Catherine Hicks as Karen Barclay, Chris Sarandon as Detective Mike Norris, and Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray, the killer fated to become trapped in the plastic prison of a retail toy. For shots beyon...
After filming on Child's Playwas completed in spring 1988, Kirschner wanted to separate himself from Holland, with whom he had developed an acrimonious working relationship. Kirschner:The film did not screen well. It tested horribly. Tom had a right to his cut. After that, we took him off the film. Mancini:David invited me to watch the original cut...
Apr 5, 2023 · For it, she interviewed Mancini, Kirschner, voice of Chucky actor Brad Dourif and many more about the more personal side of seeing the franchise as a kid, and the impact of her dad going off
Aug 23, 2023 · Kirschner went on, with the help of Steven Spielberg, to get "Child's Play 2" set up at Universal and they've been working together ever since. Skase's deal fell through and he eventually died in ...
Jul 10, 2023 · In the wake of her return in last year’s box office hit Saw X, horror icon Shawnee Smith is back in Vertical’s upcoming horror movie Bloodline Killer, and we’ve got the trailer.. Bloodline ...
