Child's Play 3 (1991)

Chucky returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy who defeated him, and now a teenager living in a military academy.

Director:

Jack Bender

Writers:

Don Mancini (characters), Don Mancini

Stars:

Justin Whalin, Perrey Reeves, Jeremy Sylvers

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Whalin	...	Andy Barclay
Perrey Reeves	...	De Silva
Jeremy Sylvers	...	Tyler
Travis Fine	...	Shelton
Dean Jacobson	...	Whitehurst
Brad Dourif	...	Chucky (voice)
Peter Haskell	...	Sullivan
Dakin Matthews	...	Colonel Cochrane
Andrew Robinson	...	Sergeant Botnick
Burke Byrnes	...	Sergeant Clark
Matthew Walker	...	Ellis
Donna Eskra	...	Ivers
Edan Gross	...	Good Guy Doll (voice)
Terry Wills	...	Garbage Man
Richard Marion	...	Patterson

Storyline

It's been eight years since the events in the second film, we now see that Andy is a teenager who has been enrolled in a military school. Play Pals Toy Company decides to re-release its Good Guys line, feeling that after all this time, the bad publicity has died down. As they re-used old materials, the spirit of Charles Lee Ray once again comes to life. In his search for Andy, Chucky falls into the hands of a younger boy, and he realizes that it may be easier to transfer his soul into this unsuspecting child. Andy is the only one who knows what Chucky is up to, and it's now up to him to put a stop to it.

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Plot Keywords:

military school | character's point of view camera shot | chucky character | andy barclay character | close up of eye | 

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Taglines:

Eljön az idö, amikor félreteszed gyerekkori játékaidat. De van olyan játék, ami nem hagyja magát... (Hungary)

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and language

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Child's Play III

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,718,940, 2 September 1991

Gross USA:

$14,960,255

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,560,255

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The box office disappointment of this movie (it made only $20.5 million on a $13 million budget) is the reason why there was not another Chucky movie for seven years, until Bride of Chucky (1998).

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Goofs

(at around 12 mins) Chucky activates several toys around the Play Pals CEO's apartment to distract him, including two other Good Guy dolls. Chucky is the first Good Guy to be made since the toy's discontinuation eight years earlier, so these other dolls should not exist unless, for some reason, they've just been sitting there for eight years.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sullivan: This is Andy Barclay. Eight years ago, he touched off the scandal that nearly crippled this company. Claiming his Good Guy doll, Chucky was possessed by... Charles Lee Ray, the notorious Lakeshore Strangler.

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Alternate Versions

Several scenes cut from original version appear in the USA Network's version:

• Additional dialogue between president of Play Pal toys and his assistant at the very beginning.
• Andy talking with Tyler on the bus taking them to Kent military school;
• a scene with Andy and Tyler talking as Andy is going to his room. Tyler offers to play pool with him but Andy declines;
• Andy and Whitehurst talking outside as they stand at attention just before Shelton steps into the picture;
• Tyler telling Andy how bad his hair looks after they get haircuts.
• Shelton catches Andy & Desilva kissing in woods during wargames.
• After death of garbage man, scene in which Andy is sitting in class, contemplatively, teacher snaps him back into it.

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Connections

Referenced in Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy II (1996)

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Soundtracks

Calliope #1 & #2
Written by Charlotte Georg (as Peter Vanderlohren)
Courtesy of Ole Georg/Capitol Production Music

User Reviews

Child's Play 3

Another hit classic thriller/horror film into The Child's Play Series. Child's Play 3 was a amazing comeback. The film is about Chucky who returns again as a doll after being possessed by a serial killer. He goes to search for Andy Barclay who has enrolled in a Military School, he is now a teenager. Chucky's plan changes when he meets a younger boy named Tyler he tried taking over his soul, but Andy will do whatever it takes to stop Chucky before he transfers his soul into the innocent Tyler.

After hearing about Child's Play 3 long time ago I thought that they were going to re-cast Alex Vincent in this one when he became a teenager because Alex Vincent always shined in the originals. We wanted to see the story continue with Alex Vincent, but after seeing Child's Play 3 it was too bad. The film had great performances by Justin Whalin who starred as Andy and Jeremy Sylvers was great starring as Tyler. The film was another Horror hit classic and Brad Dourif did great again playing the voice of Chucky.

The film had different plot points and all new cast. Child's Play 3 was good into The Child Play Series. I recommend this one to everyone as well. Child's Play and Child's Play 2 with Alex Vincent amazing horror classic. Child's Play 3 another great horror comeback.