"'Witches in days gone by were roasted just like my Vienna sausage.'- Heather Donahue, The Blair Witch Project"
Mr. July: Don Mancini
By Superheidi on July 7th, 2007
You know the name Don Mancini. Mr. Mancini gave us the gift that keeps on giving: the gift of Chucky, one of the horror world's most beloved serial killer dolls. Unlike the dumb and silly dollies in Dolls or the speechless marionettes in Puppet Master, Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) is a wise-cracking criminal who is always ready with a clever, or tacky, one-liner. Chucky even screwed Jennifer Tilly in doll-form in Seed of Chucky. But did you know that the creator of Chucky was rifle hot as well as demented? Tall, dark, and sexy Don Mancini deprived the world of his gorgeous form long enough to hole up in some dark room and write the entire Child's Play series and direct the last one, Seed of Chucky. Mancini should make more horror films. And he should also walk around with his shirt off a lot more, where we can see him...
Don Mancini is required by law to complete 375 hours of community service this year, which he does at Long Beach Memorial Leprosy Island
What is your idea of a romantic date? Give us details...
Candlelight, Corona, Prodigy, handcuffs.
Don! Look behind you! Why is everything red?
Would Chucky ever go out with Barbie? Why or Why Not? How about Talking Tina from that Twilight Zone episode?
With Barbie, Chucky definitely would get into tapping that perfect, plastic ass. With Talking Tina, maybe -- but only with a ball gag in that annoying, chatty mouth.
Don Mancini starring in "The Ricky Martin Story", which will air on Lifetime Network in Fall 2007.
Why do you think Playskool never sued you?
Because Chucky actually raised awareness of My Buddy dolls and sparked sales. It was only AFTER the first movie came out that kids got interested in My Buddy dolls, when they finally could envision the ADVANTAGES of owning a goofy-looking, seemingly innocent, red-haired doll. Encouraged by visions of murdering their annoying babysitters, teachers, and parents, kids tapped out the My Buddy market.
Don, and Daniel Getsoff, who was the original inspiration for "Chucky".
Can you tell us a little about your lesser known horror film Cellar Dweller?
Is it better than, or worse than, Ghoulies II? And why? In less than 3 sentences, please.
Regarding the films' relative worth, I'll let the people speak: at IMDB, Ghoulies II rates only 2.7 out of 10, while Cellar Dweller rates a whopping 3.5. Beyond that, they are basically the same movie: all those Charlie Band/Empire films from the '80s were shot on the same set, and featured monsters which all looked exactly like their maker, John Carl Buechler -- and please notice that, through the prudent use of colons and dashes, I have answered this question within the requested parameters of "less than 3" sentences, or, more specifically, two sentences.
The first problem to overcome on the set of Seed of Chucky was the state Jennifer Tilly's split ends, which Don noticed needed some deep conditioning.. And Fast!
What are your turn-ons?
Questions, questionnaires, interviews, polls, censuses.
Jennifer and Don, pretending to get along for a publicity shot.
Turn-offs?
Easy answers.
Determined to hide the fact that she is gay from the world, Jennifer Tilley makes a big "show" of coming on to Don.
Don Mancini, Don Coscarelli, Lamberto and Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, Dante Tomaselli, Christopher Garetano, Umberto Lenzi, Sergio Martino, Aldo Lado, Ruggero Deodato... What's the deal with Italians making horror films, anyway?
It's either horror films or opera. With names like ours, we can't exactly go around making sitcoms or romantic comedies -- it'd be such a letdown. Think about it. Dario Argento's HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS? Mario Bava's WHEN HARRY MET SALLY? Ruggero Deodato's THREE AND A HALF MEN? Wait a minute, that last one sorta works.
Once Daniel was out of the way, Don had the perfect family, the one he had always longed for. Even if he had to kill to get it...
What's the deal with unicorns, anyway, also?
They possess the undeniable, primitive appeal of all phallic symbols.
"Jennifer, try to recall something horrifically traumatic in your childhood that you may have pushed away because of the pain, and let's dig it up and exploit that sadness for my dolly movie! Okay?."
Three times the width of a certain rectangle exceeds twice its length by three inches, and four times its length is twelve more than its perimeter. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Show your work.
P = 2L+2W
4L = P+12
3W = 2L+3
P+4L+3W = 2L+2W+P+12+2L+3
P+4L+3W = 4L+2W+P+15
P+3W = 2W+P+15
P+W = P+15
W = 15
3(15) = 2L+3
45 = 2L+3
42 = 2L
L = 21
P = 2(21)+2(15)
P = 42+30
P = 72
Algebra -- It's just like riding a bicycle, or sleeping with chicks.
The punchline to John Waters' joke was, "Liked it, he LOVED it!"
What's the sexiest thing anyone's ever said to you?
"Show your work." Any time, any place.
Sexier: Don or Jennifer? Scientists continue to debate, and have officially dubbed it "The Mancini Paradox".
Name one movie that should NOT have been remade that has recently been remade:
Although it isn't recent, I would have to say The Fly. Cronenberg's remake was
so good -- so MISLEADINGLY good -- that it continues to give false hope, and false confidence, to the greedy, unimaginative studio executives who foist so many sub-par remakes on us. That said -- wouldn't a remake of the original Child's Play be just AWESOME?
Check out the IMDB page of this God-like director. I liken him unto Mars, rather than Apollo, but without the bad attitude.
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Re: Mr. July: Don Mancini
Nice choice. SEED OF CHUCKY is seriously underrated.
Re: Mr. July: Don Mancini
HIEDI! Oh MY GOD! I LOVE YOU!!!!
You'll have to excuse me! I'm just recovering from serious fan girl mode! ^.^