Child's Play 2 (1990)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

John Lafia

Writers (WGA):

Don Mancini (characters)
Don Mancini (written by)

Release Date:

9 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Look out Jack! Chucky's back!

Plot:

Chuckie's back as the doll possessed by the soul of a serial killer, butchering all who stand in his way of possessing the body of a boy.

Plot Keywords:

Chucky | Doll | Toy Factory | Factory | Sequel

Cast

Alex Vincent	...	Andy Barclay
Jenny Agutter	...	Joanne Simpson
Gerrit Graham	...	Phil Simpson
Christine Elise	...	Kyle
Brad Dourif	...	Chucky (voice)
Grace Zabriskie	...	Grace Poole
Peter Haskell	...	Sullivan
Beth Grant	...	Miss Kettlewell
Greg Germann	...	Mattson
Raymond Singer	...	Social Worker
Charles Meshack	...	Van Driver (as Charles C. Meshack)
Stuart Mabray	...	Homicide Investigator
Matt Roe	...	Policeman in Car
Herbie Braha	...	Liquor Store Clerk (as Herb Braha)
Don Pugsley	...	Technician

Also Known As:

Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 (re-rated) | Spain:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In the later seasons of Seinfeld, a copy of Child's Play 2 (1990) is on the shelf in Jerry's apartment where he keeps his VHS movies.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Miss Kettlewell says "Head down" to Andy, Andy's elbows are resting on some textbooks on the desk. In the next shot the textbook are in front of him.

Quotes:

Chucky: [to Andy] Snap out of it! You act like you've never seen a dead body before!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater: (1994-01-29)" (1994)

Who's Jack? And why is he sorry?

Whereas #1 was fun, adventurous, original (to a point) and scary, 'Child's Play 2' plays out like a 'Friday the 13th' sequel. One of the bad chapters. It's almost half-believable how Jason kept coming back, if you suspend your disbelief to the max, but how Chucky is resurrected from the definite end in #1 is downright hilariously bad. But if you can overlook that, you get horrible camera wide-angles that are annoying, clichéd characters, predictable kills and props and literal overkill. And Andy? The actor, Vincent, though probably pleased to return, seems like he slept-walked through this movie, especially the closing. Here's the so-called synopsis: Chucky's Back as some of the titles indicate. He's back to transfer his soul into little Andy so he doesn't have to stay a doll, a position he put himself in, in #1. But will anyone believe Andy, now in foster care since his mother in #1, Hicks, refused to return? Probably not. This movie is seriously a no-brainer, or the writers were. Either way, it should be skipped. Thankfully, it's a short release, but the little substance it has hardly make up the 84 minute running time. Honestly, I can't say much nice, but maybe the girl, Kyle (who seemed like a character pulled from 'Friday the 13th part V') was a tiny bit interesting, but unfortunately, the foster dad (who seemed like a character pulled from 'Friday the 13th part VII') was anything but. Yes, Chucky is fun to watch, but not young kids smoking, which seemed real. Skip. In fact, watch part 1, jump to 'Bride of Chucky' and quit the series. Of all 5, so far, those are the only valuable ones.