Child's Play
1988
You'll wish it was only make-believe.
Directed by Tom Holland
User Rating
Intensity
After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her 6-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.
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- Director
- Tom Holland
- Written by
- Don Mancini, John Lafia, Tom Holland
- Produced by
- David Kirschner
- Composer
- Joe Renzetti
- Cinematographer
- Bill Butler
- Editors
- Edward Warschilka, Roy E. Peterson
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.8/10 (3,413 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 65% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 58/100
- IMDb
- 6.7/10 (128,120 votes)
Awards
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1989)
Cast
Alex Vincent
Andy Barclay
Brad Dourif
Chucky (voice) / Charles Lee Ray
Catherine Hicks
Karen Barclay
Chris Sarandon
Mike Norris
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
Ray Oliver
Dr. Death
Aaron Osborne
Orderly
Tyler Hard
Mona
Ted Liss
George
Roslyn Alexander
Lucy
Bo Kane
Male TV Newscaster
Leila Lee Olsen
Female TV Newscaster
Crew
Keywords
Links
Trailer
Child's Play Collection
Appears in
Arrow Video
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Killer Dolls & Puppets
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Scream Factory
Slashers - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
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