![]() I’ll echo what Dario said about our film, which really reveals the terrifying nature of his own personal character. IP: Something that convinces you that there is someone in the world who is out to get you and they have a complete disregard for your misery and pain and fear. MH: What separates a mildly-disturbing horror movie from one of the pants-shitting variety? ![]() He was just about Chucky’s height and when I’d pull out Chucky and put him on the floor, I’d say, “Hey Lucky, meet Chucky!” and he’d go nuts! He’d be terrified and angry and he’d bark and growl, but he would not approach that doll. The male Maltese, when they’re healthy, are one of the strongest dogs there are, pound-for-pound. I had a very beautiful and wonderful little dog named Lucky-he’s passed away-and he was a fearless Maltese. In fact, I own a Chucky doll! There’s a Chucky doll in my library. He’s compulsively stealing other peoples’ eyes, ultimately to replace those of somebody he loved at one time. In the case of this script-and not to get too arty about it-the Sandman is somebody who’s been wounded and he’s compulsively trying to help somebody else out, which is his late mother, who lost her eyesight. I learned to bury that shit and just smile through it. And that continued through the music establishment, all through my life until I hit 50, when people finally started to give up. Iggy Pop: Hey, that’s a good lead-in! There’s a side of me that was consistently bludgeoned by other people, emotionally, during my youth. Men's Health: The Sandman is violent, depraved, and profoundly disturbing. We sat down with Iggy to discuss the allure of playing the newest addition to the cinematic pantheon of murderous, sleep-depriving psychopaths. I hope I have not just written my own epitaph.” If I could play the Sandman for him, it would make my life complete. Argento,” says Iggy, “all of which are masterworks, and also compellingly strange, beautiful and full of relentless terror. “I have long been thrilled and fascinated by the amazing films of Mr. The protagonist, a young man named Nathan, believes that he has killed the villain after the Sandman murders his mother, only to find the killer alive and well, and back in business in the apartment across from him.įor Iggy Pop-whose many silver screen credits include Cry-Baby, The Crow II: City of Angels and Coffee and Cigarettes-the role is a proverbial dream come true. In the modern version, "The Sandman” is a serial killer partial to removing his victims’ eyes with “a lethally jagged melon spoon,” according to Argento. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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