Child's Play1988
“You'll wish it was only make-believe.”
Directed by Tom Holland
On the charts
🏆 2 wins & 4 nominations total
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
A desperate Chicago mother scores the hottest toy of the season for her young son Andy — a cheerful Good Guy doll — unaware that something deeply sinister has taken up residence inside it. What begins as a child's birthday joy quickly spirals into a nightmare as those around Andy start turning up dead and the boy insists his new best friend is to blame. Blending slasher thrills with supernatural horror, this 1988 classic asks a deeply unsettling question: how do you convince anyone the toy is the killer? Brad Dourif's voice performance alone is the stuff of lasting nightmares.
Content: Violence, Murder Sequences, Gun Violence, Peril Involving A Child, Jump Scares
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Cast
Catherine Hicks
Karen Barclay
Chris Sarandon
Mike Norris
Alex Vincent
Andy Barclay
Brad Dourif
Chucky (voice) / Charles Lee Ray
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
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