While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.
After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to recent bloodshed and chaos.
Director:
Don Mancini
Stars:
Chantal Quesnelle,
Fiona Dourif,
Jordan Gavaris
Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife.
Director:
Don Mancini
Stars:
Allison Dawn Doiron,
Alex Vincent,
Brad Dourif
Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their innocent gender confused Daughter, Glenda, and hit Hollywood, where a movie depicting the killer dolls' murder spree is underway.
The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers whose parents were responsible for his untimely death.
Director:
Wes Craven
Stars:
Heather Langenkamp,
Johnny Depp,
Robert Englund
A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
Director:
Chuck Russell
Stars:
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund,
Craig Wasson
A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp where, years before, it was the site of a child's drowning and a grisly double murder.
Director:
Sean S. Cunningham
Stars:
Betsy Palmer,
Adrienne King,
Jeannine Taylor
When Charles Lee Ray needs to get a quick escape from cop Mike Norris, he takes his soul and buries it into playful, seemingly good guy doll Chucky. Little does he know a little boy by the name of Andy Barclay will be the new owner of him soon-to-come. Charles confides in Andy while he commits numerous murders and once the adults accept Andy's story as truth, it's too late.Written by
Kris Hopson <kris.hopson@hotmail.com>
Maggie Peterson was suppose to be electrocuted in the bathtub. See more »
Goofs
When Chucky's body is attacking his partner he uses the same gun Katherine had in the living to shoot it in the heart. However Katherine is shown pulling the trigger of said until no rounds are left in the cylinder and was therefore empty when she came back to the bedroom with it. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Mike Norris:
I got the strangler! Wabash and Van Buren.
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Alternate Versions
On TNT and TBS airings, when Maggie is falling out the window it does not show her hitting the car for some strange reason. It shows her fall and then it cuts to the last shot of the window. See more »
It was always the films where a child is in peril that stuck with me the most. Child's Play was probably the top of the crop.
The film taps into all those things you remember as a child like those colorful commercials that would promote the cereal you were eating. And those big dolls like 'My Buddy', that even as a kid I knew were creepy.
Script, acting, music, mood, atmosphere, direction, scares, everything works and that's why I give it the high rating it deserves.
Brad Dourif was the perfect choice for the voice of the Chucky doll. It's sinister and angry and darkly sarcastic. He is what I consider to be one of the all time great underrated actors.
The film is bleak. There's nothing happy about it although the good guy doll commercials insist it's playtime.
After this film, the only sequel I highly recommend is Child's Play 2, which I love just about as much as this one. Part 3 wasn't bad. Bride of Chucky was an interesting new direction to go in, but the feeling of the first couple of films is long gone by then, and Seed of Chucky was about the same.
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It was always the films where a child is in peril that stuck with me the most. Child's Play was probably the top of the crop.
The film taps into all those things you remember as a child like those colorful commercials that would promote the cereal you were eating. And those big dolls like 'My Buddy', that even as a kid I knew were creepy.
Script, acting, music, mood, atmosphere, direction, scares, everything works and that's why I give it the high rating it deserves.
Brad Dourif was the perfect choice for the voice of the Chucky doll. It's sinister and angry and darkly sarcastic. He is what I consider to be one of the all time great underrated actors.
The film is bleak. There's nothing happy about it although the good guy doll commercials insist it's playtime.
After this film, the only sequel I highly recommend is Child's Play 2, which I love just about as much as this one. Part 3 wasn't bad. Bride of Chucky was an interesting new direction to go in, but the feeling of the first couple of films is long gone by then, and Seed of Chucky was about the same.