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Director John Lafia (left) and actor Beau Bridges photographed in 2004.
Writer and director John Lafia, who co-wrote the 1988 horror movie Child’s play and directed his 1990 sequel, he died on April 29. He was 63 years old.
“We are devastated to hear of the passing of our friend John Lafia,” he said. Child’s play Creator and screenwriter Don Mancini in a statement. “John was an incredibly generous artist. He taught me more about filmmaking during the production of that film than several semesters at film school. John was also one of the most curious and creative people I have ever met, someone who always took photos. and writing down ideas. “
Lafia was born on April 2, 1957 and began her career in the Los Angeles experimental music scene in the 1980s before starting a career in film.
After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television from UCLA, he worked in the Art Department at Repo man and Space Raiders before moving on to script writing.
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He wrote, directed, and produced the 1988’sn soundtrack. The blue iguana, Your first big credit. In 1993, he wrote and directed the science fiction film. Man’s best friend, Which opened at No. 6 and earned more than $ 12 million at the box office.
by Child’s playLafia coined Chucky’s name and contributed the phrase “Hi, I’m Chucky, do you want to play?” to the script
In 2004 Lafia wrote, directed, and produced the television miniseries. 10.5, About a massive earthquake on the west coast of North America and its derivation, 10.5: Revelation, Two years later. He also directed the television series. Freddy’s nightmares, the television movie The rats and the real action video game Corpse killer. His last television movie was Firestorm: Last Place in Yellowstone, Also in 2006.
In 2012, Lafia independently released her final film, Frank and Cora’s ballad, A passionate musical drama project that he wrote, directed, filmed, and edited, co-producing the soundtrack with musician Bill Jones. In 2019, he composed, recorded, and released a double album, John Lafia 1980-1985.
He took his own life, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Lafia is survived by her children, Tess and Kane, and her ex-wife, Beverly.
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