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Trivia: Director/Co-Writer Edgar Wright was partially inspired by his own obsession with the "Swinging Sixties" growing up, as he would listen to his parents tell him stories about the decade. However, he also always knew that the decade wasn't perfect by any means, and sought to make the film also a warning about the dangers of having too much nostalgia, stating: "In a way, the film is about romanticizing the past and why it's... wrong to do that."

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Trivia: Director Edgar Wright first conceived of the film in 2007. It was finally released in 2021 - fourteen years later.

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Trivia: During production of the film, Corey Feldman became a drug addict after being given cocaine the first time. Director Joel Schumacher (who had his own issues with drugs) found out, and fearing for Feldman's safety, fired him but then subsequently rehired him. Feldman has stated that Schumacher became a great friend of his and did everything in his power to try to help Feldman kick his drug habit and get his life back together. They still regularly spoke up until Schumacher's death in 2020.

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Trivia: The show's main character is a gay teenager named Jake who is bullied and mistreated. Chucky's creator Don Mancini has stated that Jake is partially inspired by his own upbringing, as he realised he was gay as a teenager and dealt with some similar issues growing up. (Albeit, he obviously didn't deal with a supernaturally possessed doll.) Mancini has also stated that Chucky is meant to be a metaphor for childhood bullying in the series, as he mistreats and manipulates Jake.

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Give Me Something Good to Eat - S1-E2

Trivia: This episode features the first reference to Chucky's offspring Glen/Glenda since the release of "Seed of Chucky" 17 years prior. Both prior sequels ("Curse of Chucky" and "Cult of Chucky") made no mention of Glen/Glenda.

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Trivia: Was originally meant to be released in June 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its release was delayed over a year to August 2021.

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Trivia: Creator Don Mancini has said that the series will be taking heavy tonal and stylistic cues from the film "Child's Play 2," as that entry in the series is considered a fan favorite. This includes basing Chucky's look on the design seen in that film, as opposed to redesigns from later films in the series.

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Trivia: Writer Don Mancini has been critical of the casting of Jeremy Sylvers (who plays Tyler) and Dakin Matthews (who plays Cochrane). He felt Sylvers was a year or so too old for his part, and that his infatuation with the Good Guy dolls and trust of Chucky wasn't realistic at his age. He also felt that Matthews was too old for his part, which he had originally envisioned as being played by an "R. Lee Ermy type," making it funny that he'd take one look at a doll and have a heart-attack.

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Trivia: Some exteriors for Greendale were filmed at Los Angeles City College, a real school in LA. Most of the filming at the college took place during seasons one and six, which had higher budgets and could afford more location shoots. Other exteriors were shot around the Paramount lot.

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Trivia: In addition to Scarlett Johansson appearing in both this film and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, two other actors also appeared in Marvel properties. Co-star Scott Terra would appear as Young Matt Murduck in the following year's "Daredevil." And co-star Kari Wuhrer provided voice-over roles in several Marvel animated projects.

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Trivia: The Montelli family were loosely based around the real-life DeFeo family. Their last name was reportedly changed for legal reasons.

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Trivia: A drunk driver reportedly crashed into the Batmobile/Tumber during filming. The driver had panicked when he saw the vehicle, and in his inebriated state thought it was an alien spacecraft.

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Trivia: Future YouTube personalities Mike Stoklasa and Rich Evans from RedLetterMedia were extras during the carnival scene. Stoklasa was on the spinning swing ride in the background while Evans can just barely be seen wandering about in the crowd in wide-shots. Despite it being a three night shoot, the two quit after only one night because they were miserable. Especially Stoklasa, who became physically ill after being on the swing ride for two hours straight.

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Trivia: Some not-so-subtle foreshadowing to his character being a surprise villain - Vincent D'Onofrio's first name is "Galen." Which also happens to mean "crazy" in Swedish.

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Trivia: Serves as a direct continuation of the original film series, and ignores the 2019 reboot.

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Trivia: The first credited acting role of Jameela Jamil, who was previously a TV and radio host.

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Trivia: From the beginning, the show was envisioned to have a four-season arc, and the creators had no intention of making further seasons.

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Trivia: Whenever the main characters are eating frozen yogurt, it's actually mashed potatoes, since real frozen yogurt would melt too quickly to film properly. Additionally, whenever Eleanor is eating shrimp, it's actually completely artificial since actress Kristen Bell is a vegetarian and didn't want to eat real shrimp. She referred to the artificial shrimp as painted "rubber nuggets."

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Season 1 generally

Trivia: The cast were sworn to secrecy to not reveal the big twist at the end of season one. Reportedly, all the cast members were really good at keeping the secret... except Ted Danson, who couldn't help but give away the twist anytime he tried to explain the show to someone.

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Trivia: Some scenes were actually filmed in the remains of Cabrini-Green, just like the original.

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