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Child's Play (1988) -- Young Andy Barclay gets the doll he wanted. However, he did not know it was alive!
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Overview

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Director:
Tom Holland
Writers (WGA):
Don Mancini (story)
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Release Date:
9 marraskuu 1988 (USA) 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 | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
The Original ''Chucky'' Still The Best more (231 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Batteries Not Included (USA) (working title)
Blood Brother (USA) (working title)
Blood Buddy (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Finland:K-15 (re-rated) | Finland:(Banned) (1988) | Ireland:18 | UK:15 (uncut) (2005) | UK:15 (cut) (1989) | Spain:13 | Spain:18 (DVD version) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | 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)
Company:
United Artists more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Original writer Don Mancini stated in an interview that his original script toyed with the audience a bit longer, making them wonder if young Andy was the killer rather than Chucky. This idea was used by Kevin Tenney in Pinocchio's Revenge (1996). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Andy is leaving school with Chucky you can see the reflection of the crew in the windows more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mike Norris: I got the strangler! Wabash and Van Buren.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Exorcist III (1990) more
Soundtrack:
GRASS more

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18 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
The Original ''Chucky'' Still The Best, 26 kesäkuu 2006
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Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is a truly interesting horror flick that was so popular that sequels have been coming out ever since, none of course matching this one: the original.

The film builds up suspense in the beginning and then takes off once "Chucky" comes to life. It almost takes half the movie for that to happen. It stays intense from that point and certainly keeps your attention. The only change I would have made was to the end the movie five minutes earlier, but they tacked on something that wasn't needed.

The doll's owner "Andy," (Alex Vincent) is a cute little kid and Alex does a decent job of acting while Catherine Hicks is fine as his mom. A familiar face in the '80s, Chris Sarandon, adds his talents as a detective.

Instead of all the stupid sequels, I would have preferred to see a remake done, now that special-effects have made such great advances. For instance, at least with the VHS I have, Chuckie's lips aren't even in sync with the dialog! He walks a little too wooden-like but the other special-effects were just fine.

Nothing is to be taken seriously, anyway. It's just a silly voodoo-type story (you should hear the explanation of who "Chuckie" is) and just played for a scary horror film. On that level, it works because it IS scary.

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