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Child's Play

Year:
Duration:
87 min
Genres:
Horror
IMDB rate:
6.5
Director:
Tom Holland
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1988-11-09
Filming Locations: Brewster Building Apartments - 2800 N. Pine Grove Avenue, Lake View, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Earnings
Budget: $9,000,000
Opening Weekend: $6,583,000 (USA) (13 November 1988)
Gross: $32,842,703 (USA) (5 March 1989)
Cast
Actor
Character
Michael Patrick Carter
Michael Patrick Carter
Child's Play
Catherine Hicks
Karen Barclay
Chris Sarandon
Mike Norris
Alex Vincent
Andy Barclay
Brad Dourif
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
Aaron Osborne
Orderly
Tyler Hard
Mona
Ted Liss
George
Roslyn Alexander
Lucy
Bo Kane
Male TV Newscaster
Leila Lee Olsen
Female TV Newscaster
Ed Gale
Chucky Stunt Double
Lena Sack
Bellevue Patient
Tommy Gerard
Bellevue Patient
Michael Chavez
Bellevue Patient
Jamie Gray
Bellevue Patient
Erin Munz
Bellevue Patient
Jana Twomey
Bellevue Patient
Suaundra Black
Bellevue Patient
Edan Gross
Friendly Chucky
John Franklin
Walkabout Chucky
Robert Minkoff
Bit
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Trivia
Composer Joe Renzetti and singer/songwriter Simon Stokes recorded an ending credits theme song about Chucky the Doll that wasn't used in the final finished film because studio executives thought it made Chucky seem less scary. The song can be heard in one of the trailers for the film.
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All of Brad Dourif's voiceover work for Chucky was recorded in advance so they could match up Chucky's mouth with the words. Because of this, Dourif rarely ever appeared on set during the "doll" scenes. Instead, recordings of his voice would be played back for Alex Vincent to go by.
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In a September 2008 interview, Don Mancini and David Kirschner spoke of a reboot of the franchise. They wanted to do a remake over a sequel, because the fans were eager to see a scary Chucky movie again, and not a funny one like the last two in the series. If the remake is made, Brad Dourif will return as the voice of Chucky, because Mancini believed no-one else would fit the part. In a later interview, Mancini described the script as darker and scarier than the original film, with twists and turns that didn't stray too far from the original concept.
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Goofs
When Chucky is strangling Norris in the car, Norris burns Chucky's face with the cigarette lighter, to which Chucky screams in pain and eventually lets go of the rope. However, after the crash, Norris shoots at Chucky and Chucky laughs saying that he cannot be hurt. Then later when he goes to see the voodoo priest, he references being shot as causing pain, but not the cigarette lighter.
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When Chucky follows Andy home and drops from the chimney and kicks the cover off, it's obvious that this isn't Chucky, but it's a real person dressed as Chucky.
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Andy places Chucky in a rocking chair that is missing a runner on one side; minutes later, chucky is gone and the chair is rocking, both runners intact.
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Quotes
Chucky: Hi Mikey!
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Chucky: Hi, I'm Chucky, and I'm your friend till the end. Hidey-ho!
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Chucky: Hello John. Over here. Hi. It's me Chucky. What do ya think? The gri gri work? You know, when I came here learning that stuff about how to cheat death, I thought maybe you were pulling my chain. But, not now. Uh, uh. Not now. Only one problem.
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the old BBFC 15 Version and the Uncut Version?
A
In the UK, only a shortened version of the first movie of this 4-part movie series was shown in movie theaters, 12 seconds were missing. This concern the scene with Andy's shrink getting tortured with electro shocks. The VHS lacks 7 seconds of the exact same scene. The first uncut release was the MGM DVD. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.
Q
What other actors auditioned or dropped out?
A
Charles Lee Ray/Chucky: John Lithgow lost to Brad Dourif.
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Michael Patrick Carter
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