THIS HALLOWEEN (EVE), GET A LOAD OF CHUCKY!

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Word to my homies! They say that Halloween night is the big night come end of October. But if you live in the Los Angeles area, this year you can back that one up 24 hours. Because on Tuesday, October 30, Halloween Eve if you will, the American Cinematheque, in conjunction with Outfest, will be presenting a rare opportunity to see the underrated fifth chapter in the saga of Chucky the killer doll, Seed of Chucky (2004), on the big screen at the Egyptian Theater.

Ah, big deal, I can see it on DVD or cable TV, you might be saying, and you’d be right. But DVD or cable is no substitute for joining up with a theater full of like-minded horror fans who recognize that Seed, in completing the swing from the fairly literal-minded satire of the original Child’s Play to the subversive camp and social commentary that began with Bride of Chucky, has redefined and expanded of one of horror’s most durable, and now flexible, series. Rather than settle for rehashing well-trodden ground in the manner of the endless perpetuation of cookie-cutter Halloween and Friday the 13th sequels, writer-director Don Mancini has fashioned the most recent Chucky movies into a new breed, starting with the self-awareness of Bride and culminating with the radical evisceration of some fairly sacred cows (family values, celebrity vanity, artificial insemination conducted by a formerly inanimate object, et al) that propels Seed. And what makes this screening very special is that Mancini, along with Bride and Seed star Jennifer Tilly (my nominee for Good Sport of the Century), will be there at the Egyptian in person to conduct what promises to be a funny, irreverent and, why, even informative question-and-answer session after the show.


Only locusts, hail or a rain of frogs could possibly make me miss this night at the American Cinematheque, and if you’re in Los Angeles for Halloween and are looking for a way to ring in that most evil of holidays with style, I invite you to come along. And if you want to join the group I’ll be escorting to the show, you are most welcome. Just drop a line in the comments column or send me an e-mail and let me know if you can come. I’m hoping to bring along a sizable cheering section to help make my friend Don’s night a Halloween Eve to remember!

Mark your calendar now! Seed of Chucky, October 30 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, sponsored by the American Cinematheque and Outfest.



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