In the real life case Robert Eugene Otto (Gene) was first given Robert the Doll in 1906, when he was just six years old, by an angry Bahamian servant with an interest in black magic and voodoo. It was rumored that the gift was the servant's revenge for being mistreated by the Otto family. Eugene Otto kept Robert by his side until his death in 1974. It is rumored that Otto's wife, Anne, was driven insane by her husband's lifelong devotion to the doll.
In the UK the film reached #1 in the HMV New Releases DVD Chart.
The true story of Robert the Doll was allegedly the inspiration for Chucky, the doll featured in the horror film series Child's Play.
The real life Robert the Doll is now on display at the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida. Visitors to the Museum must ask for the doll's permission before taking a photograph. Anyone who chooses to take a picture without the doll's permission will apparently be cursed for all eternity. There are numerous letters displayed on the wall of the museum from people asking Robert to remove the curse he placed on them. The custom of Museum visitors asking for Robert's permission to take his photograph is included in this film.
Mostly filmed on location at the 1940s Swansea Bay Museum in Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea. Other locations used by the production included areas of Lower Cwmtwrch in the Swansea Valley and Caerphilly in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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