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Trivia: The human versions of Glen and Glenda are both played by Lachlan Watson, a non-binary actor. For scenes where both Glen and Glenda were present, Watson would perform the scene as Glenda with the other actors, then go back and reshoot the entire scene as Glen by themself, so that Glen could be digitally added to the original footage.

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Trivia: When we see Chucky in human form as an adult, he's being portrayed by Fiona Dourif, daughter of Chucky actor Brad Dourif. Brad then redubbed her lines. Everyone always remarks how much Fiona resembles Brad when he was younger, which gave them the idea to have her play him in human form. She just had to have her nose and chin slightly enlarged with prosthetics to make her look more masculine. She was both amused... and also deeply disturbed by seeing her father's face in her reflection.

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Trivia: The chapel where some of the scenes were filmed was allowed access by the production because, oddly enough, the local pastor who preached there was a huge fan of the "Chucky" franchise and especially the first season.

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Death on Denial - S2-E4

Trivia: When Joe tries to force Tiffany to give him a blowjob, Jennifer Tilly came up with the idea of him pushing her head down and her crawling between his legs. She wanted to "escape" from him in a comedic way. Joe Pantoliano was nervous about it, because he thought it would be unrealistic and mean for a man would push a woman's head down forcefully to perform oral sex. Jennifer Tilly had to tactfully explain that it actually happens quite often in real life.

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Death on Denial - S2-E4

Trivia: WWE wrestler Liv Morgan was brought on as a guest-star specifically because she's said many times that "Child's Play" is her favorite horror movie and that she's a huge Chucky fan. She's even joked that her "dream role" would be to get killed by him. Series creator Don Mancini cast her (and had Chucky kill her as per her wish) as a thank you for being a fan.

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Trivia: Part of the idea for having Nica be wheelchair bound is that series creator Don Mancini was tired of hearing people dismissively say "You could just kick him!" in regards to Chucky. To finally shut that complaint down, he purposely made a protagonist that couldn't "just kick him" and would instead have to use her cunning to defend herself.

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Trivia: Foley having a foot-fetish and forcing Nica to wear high-heel shoes for his own satisfaction was a last-minute addition to the script. As scripted, Nica would have spent the last act barefoot. However, the filming location was so cold, actress Fiona Dourif would have gotten frostbite if she was walking barefoot in the snow. The fetish/shoe angle was added purely to protect her feet. (Foley kissing her feet was an idea a crew member had, which director Don Mancini found too twisted to resist.)

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Death by Misadventure - S1-E1

Trivia: During the first major scene at the yard-sale after the cold open, a woman in a red coat can briefly be seen wandering around in the background, but her face is never seen. This is actually a subtle easter-egg. The woman is meant to be Tiffany, with the implication that she had something to do with planting Chucky at the yard sale.

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Trivia: Tom Hanks was reportedly quite frightened when the film came out, as he feared it would eventually lead to real actors being put out of work. Ironically enough, he later starred in a similarly "photorealistic" animated film with "The Polar Express".

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Trivia: Reportedly, Matt Dillon was considered for the lead part but left the project early in production after seeing test footage, fearing that Square was trying to "replace" human actors.

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Trivia: Early in production, Ryan Whitaker was meant to have a robotic arm as a nod to the character Barrett Wallace from the video game "Final Fantasy VII", who has a gun for an arm, but this idea was dropped.

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Trivia: The first major animated feature film that attempted to create "photorealistic" characters. The studio had the intention of reusing the character models in different films as "digital actors," where they could "play" different parts like a real actor. However, the film underperformed at the box office and this idea was quietly dropped.

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Trivia: The only David Lynch project that Jack Nance did not participate in before his death in 1996. (While Nance did not appear in the theatrical cut of "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me," he did film scenes that were deleted for pacing, but later released on home video.)

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Trivia: When David Lynch was about to be hired to direct the film, he was informed that Mel Brooks was watching his first film, "Eraserhead," to get an idea of his style. Lynch immediately was crestfallen, as he was sure he'd lose the job when Brooks saw how dark and bizarre that film was. To the contrary, Brooks burst into the room the instant "Eraserhead" was finished, shook Lynch's hand and told him that he loved it and that he was excited for Lynch to direct "The Elephant Man."

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Trivia: Anthony Hopkins once reportedly tried to get David Lynch fired, as he felt Lynch didn't understand how to work on a film with the scale and budget of "The Elephant Man," and wasn't professional enough on set, due to his only prior experience being on indie films. Producer Mel Brooks stood up for Lynch and kept him on the project. Regardless of tensions on-set, the film ended up becoming a massive hit and was nominated for numerous awards, including receiving 8 Academy Award nominations.

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Trivia: Roughly 75% of the movie has no spoken dialogue whatsoever due to the main character being a deaf-mute, with the only occasional spoken dialogue coming from other characters.

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Trivia: The Netflix series "Midnight Mass" is based on the book Maddie wrote in this film, making it an odd sort-of spin-off.

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Trivia: The movie was filmed in secret and revealed in 2015, when it was shopped around to distributors. Netflix acquired the movie and released it as a Netflix-exclusive title in 2016. However, it was removed from the service in 2023 once the initial licensing deal expired. Director Mike Flanagan has stated his intention to try and shop the film around for a physical media release on DVD/Blu-Ray in the near future.

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Trivia: With their cameo appearances, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, and Leigh Whannell are the only actors to appear in all five "Insidious" movies. (Whannell also wrote or co-wrote all five films, including receiving a "story by" credit for this entry.)

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Trivia: The original title was "A Couple of Dicks." (As "dick" was not only an old-time nickname for detectives, but is also obviously a reference to the male reproductive organ and is a common insult.) However, the studio got cold feet and worried the title would get them in trouble, so they decided to change the name to "A Couple of Cops." Director Kevin Smith told them that the new title was a "total cop out." The comment inspired Smith and the studio, who realised "Cop Out" would be a good title.

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