Alex Vincent

Brad Dourif

Catherine Hicks

Chris Sarandon

Dinah Manoff

Tommy Swerdlow

Jack Colvin

Neil Giuntoli

Juan Ramírez

Alan Wilder

Richard Baird

Ray Oliver

Aaron Osborne

Tyler Hard

Ted Liss

Roslyn Alexander

Bo Kane

Leila Lee Olsen

Lena Sack

Tommy Gerard

Michael Chavez

Jamie Gray

Erin Munz

Jana Twomey

Suaundra Black

Edan Gross

John Franklin

Michael Patrick Carter

Don Mancini

John Lafia

Tom Holland

David Kirschner

Joe Renzetti

Bill Butler

Roy E. Peterson

Edward Warschilka

Laura Moskowitz

Elliot Geisinger

Glory Fioramonti

Barrie M. Osborne

Peter Donen

Harry Cheney

John Riordan

Kirk Schuler

Sherman Waze

Bud Davis

Anthony Cecere

Bob K. Cummings

Eddie J. Fernandez

Joie Chitwood Jr.

James Fierro

Rick LeFevour

Joe Gilbride

Carl Paoli

Stacy Logan

Kay Whipple

Debbie Lynn Ross

Robert Latham Brown

Carl Olsen

Arthur Anderson

George Fortmuller

James Giovannetti Jr.

Michael Green

Linnea Ebba Wicklund

William Arnold

Gary Baugh

Earl Benton

Bernard P. Cutler

William D'Ambra

Edward England

Casey Hallenbeck

Joann Hicks

James F. Orendorff

Joel Prihoda

Kenneth Robertson

Francis J. Roix

Arthur Shippee

Timothy W. Tiedje

James E. Tocci

David Gianneschi

Robert E. Knight

Pete von Sholly

Clayton Collins

John Cousineau

Franklin Jones Jr.

Rick Kline

Cheryl Kroll

Donald O. Mitchell

Kevin O'Connell

Ronald Sinclair

George Steven

Douglas Vaughan

James E. Webb

Dan Yale

Marty Church

Ellen Heuer

Jack Keller

Greg Orloff

John Roesch

Joseph T. Sabella

Becky Sullivan

Don Summer

Carolyn Tapp

Scott A. Tinsley

Dennis Scott

Sharon Bialy

Richard Pagano

Daniel A. Lomino

Cloudia Rebar

April Ferry

Michael Hancock

Marina Pedraza

Child's Play Collection

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Child's Play

United Artists

David Kirschner Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

United States of America

English

chicago, illinois

birthday

voodoo

stalker

evil doll

murder

killer doll

serial killer

slasher

explosion

single mother

killer

doll

evil

killer toys

toy comes to life

possessed doll

supernatural power

mother and son

falling out window

Gimly

I'm a big fan of the _Chucky_ franchise. Throughout all of its ups and downs, Don Mancini and the gang have never failed to bring forward a watchable movie. Even the most recent entry, _Cult of Chucky_ (which was kind of a fuck-up) provided me great enjoyment as a series-long fan. But no subsequent movie has ever matched the original for me. That first _Child's Play_ didn't just birth a classic character, it is, in and of itself, a classic. The first time you see Chucky open his mouth and hear the words of the real Brad Douriff... I've seen it twenty times over, and I'm still floored every single one of them. Absolutely floored, and floored with a massive grin on my face to boot.

_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

CinemaSerf

Young "Andy" (Alex Vincent) is obsessed with the "Good Guys" cartoons on the telly. Of course there is loads of accompanying merchandise, but his widowed mother "Karen" (Catherine Hicks) has to make ends meet so the newly released doll is just too expensive for the young lad's birthday. Luckily for her, her pal "Maggie" (Dinah Manoff) finds a street pedlar who has one for a mere $30 and so she takes it home to the delight of the youngster. Unbeknown to everyone though, this rather ugly looking lump of plastic has been possessed by the demonic soul of "Charles Lee Ray" - a pretty brutal strangler who ended up being blown to bits in an explosion at a toy shop whilst being pursued by detective "Norris" (Chris Sarandon). When an unfortunate accident befalls poor old "Maggie", the boy discovers the truth and tries to explain the malevolence of his new toy to the grown ups, but they are sceptical. Until, that is, the mum discovers that "Chucky" manages to function remarkably well - without his Duracells - and soon she and the police officer are on their own toy- hunt! Despite only being about a foot tall, this doll is remarkably effective with a knife as he seeks vengeance on all who have betrayed him, and to involve "Andy" in his plan to stop himself becoming mortal and vulnerable. It's quite entertaining this, but not in the least scary. I found the young Vincent really got on my nerves after a few scenes and the story really doesn't have much substance to it. The camerawork tries hard to introduce a sense of menace, but the late 1980s synthesised soundtrack put me constantly on the lookout for "Crockett" or "Tubbs". It is short and the action, once we get going, comes thick and fast - but I found this all rather comedic and the ending, frankly, rather daft. Still, I can't say I hated it. It is quite a fun watch.

Andre Gonzales

Loved Chucky I watched this movie a lot as a kid. It was only creepy to me after he was burned up. That was the only part I remember getting scared from.

Child's Play( 1988)

You'll wish it was only make-believe.

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Written by Gimly on Wed Oct 18 2017

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