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Child's Play (1988)

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User Rating: 6.1/10 (9,909 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Tom Holland
Writers (WGA):
Don Mancini (story)
Don Mancini (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 November 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
You'll wish it was only make-believe. more
Plot:
Young Andy Barclay gets the doll he wanted. However, he did not know it was alive! full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
* * * out of 4. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Catherine Hicks ... Karen Barclay

Chris Sarandon ... Mike Norris
Alex Vincent ... Andy Barclay

Brad Dourif ... Charles Lee Ray
Dinah Manoff ... Maggie Peterson
Tommy Swerdlow ... Jack Santos
Jack Colvin ... Dr. Ardmore
Neil Giuntoli ... Eddie Caputo
Juan Ramírez ... Peddler

Alan Wilder ... Mr. Criswell
Richard Baird ... News Reporter at Toy Store
Raymond Oliver ... Dr. Death
Aaron Osborne ... Orderly
Tyler Hard ... Mona
Ted Liss ... George
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:15 (cut) (1989) | Finland:(Banned) (1988) | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-15 (re-rated) | Ireland:18 | Spain:18 (DVD version) | UK:15 (uncut) (2005) | Spain:13 | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Ireland:18 (original rating) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Norway:(Banned) (1989-2003) (cinema release)
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Company:
United Artists more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The working title for the film was "Blood Brother." more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Towards the end of the movie while Andy's mother is looking for the man who sold the doll to her, she finds him and asks him if he remembered her. She says she had bought the doll the day before when in actuality she bought it days ago. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mike Norris: I got the strangler! Wabash and Van Buren.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The X Files: Chinga (#5.10)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
CHUCKY'S ANIMATED THEME more

FAQ

It's not really getting remade, is it?
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
* * * out of 4., 4 June 2002

Well made thriller about a dying serial killer (Brad Doriff) transplanting his soul into a child's play doll. Fast forward now and a mother buys the doll for his son's birthday. Doriff then goes on a killing spree, but after a cop wounds him he finds out that if he stays in the doll's body for too long, he and the doll will become one forever. So he goes after his owner so that he can transfer souls. Highly original premise highlighted by terrific special effects and lots of good one liners and humor.

Rated R; Extreme Violence & Profanity.

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