Child's Play

1988 Directed by Tom Holland

Something's moved in with the Barclay family, and so has terror.

A single mother gives her son a beloved doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

Catherine Hicks Chris Sarandon Alex Vincent Brad Dourif Dinah Manoff Tommy Swerdlow Jack Colvin Neil Giuntoli Juan Ramírez Alan Wilder Richard Baird Ray Oliver Ed Gale Aaron Osborne Tyler Hard Ted Liss

Alternative Titles

Chucky I, Çocuk Oyunu, Child's Play 1, Die Mörder-Puppe, Detská hra, Muñeco diabólico, Chucky I : Jeu d'enfant, Chucky 1 - Die Mörderpuppe, Chucky 1, De Pop, Chucky 1 - Jeux D'Enfant, Дитяча гра

horror

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Review by Marie J. 💫 ★★★★ 3

Not a day in my childhood life was I not terrified of this orange haired little bitch.
Review by Hollie Horror ★★★½ 22

A couple years ago I gave my cousin's daughter a Field Guide to Monsters book and she hasn't put it down since. Just the other day I received a text message from my cousins asking for kid-friendly horror recommendations because her [9-year-old] daughter has been expressing a lot of interest in horror. So far she's watched The Monster Squad, The Witches, and Poltergeist (which she LOVED). I wanted to watch Child's Play again because it had been many, many years since I've seen it and I wanted to be sure it was okay for her to watch. It is, and I actually remembered a lot more from this movie than I thought I would have, I guess watching it over…
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 5

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Chucky has long been solidified as the wise-cracking fuck boi of the slasher subgenre, but many forget that in his initial outing, it really wasn't about anything more than the occult and little white lies. Just ingenious conceptual horror. It's not your kid killing people. Nope. The doll is alive, possessed by a 'strangler.' Talk about a sharp, lucid runaway idea. And the entire cast and crew sprint away with it, not to mention the Chicago setting which DP Bill Butler freezes up with frost and winter chill. Note the prominence of the television set, both in the living room and the mom's bedroom. Advertising, volatile and vicious, even before the product springs to life. It has a great kicker, too, in the form of the unused batteries falling out of Chucky's box packaging. That's scary shit, emphasized by the dramatic steadicam rigs and the terrifying puppetry and model work. Overall, a classic slasher.
Review by josh lewis ★★★★ 9

as an only child that made my single mom buy me all kinds of dumb shit she couldn't afford this is much scarier to me beyond text. how is children's advertising legal? anyway the POV imagery and physical movements of the doll that yells "slut" and brutally murders people are pretty stellar. what else are you looking for?
full discussion on episode 73 of my podcast SLEAZOIDS.
Review by Coolnilk ★★★★½ 7

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Finally got around and rewatched this classic film right here since it's been awhile. Fun fact: this was actually the first horror film I watched as a kid and made me fearful of dolls to this day.
Always get a weird feeling as I feel like I'm being watched everytime I'm around one. But this film still has the same eeriness when I first watched it which is great.
It does have some humor here and there, but compared to the rest of franchise it's much more serious which I do like when done right which this film exactly did.
Amazing performances by every actor and Chucky himself as the killer doll villain is just perfect.
Review by Siegel™ ★★★ 30

Film #2 on my quest to see the classic horror films
Instantly worse than expected, and sure, maybe you can blame it on my expectations but I thought it was supposed to be scary and it is, but only in every way I expected if that makes sense. Like, I expected every jump scare and every little twist, and I dunno maybe it's just too famous but it just didn't really work for me. It certainly has its moments, and it definitely improves significantly after the first half hour, but overall I was disappointed. Honestly, those dolls are too obviously creepy for me to believe that anybody would actually want one. Also, the film spends a lot of time with…
Review by Mr. DuLac ★★★★

Chucky says Aunt Maggie was a bitch and got what she deserved.
-Andy Barclay
25 years later and this movie still holds up strong thanks to it's original concept, great pacing, outstanding effects and good acting, especially compared to other films of the genre at the time. Children are naturally creepy on their own, but when you catch them whispering to their toys it just makes it worst. This film just brings that fear full circle in probably the worst case scenario.
The original script was written by Don Mancini, the man who would become the caretaker of the Chucky franchise having a hand in writing each film, a rarity in a horror series. The story does a great job…
Review by aaron ★★★½

the way i would die for this fruity little murderous doll
Review by Geoff T ★★★★ 4

Geoff T's Hoop-Tober 6.0 Challenge
Child's Play (1988)
A very last-minute addition. I felt like revisiting this film from a much older Hoop-Tober session, as I felt my initial write-up was very poor and short.
Everybody's favourite killer doll makes his debut in Child's Play. Writer Don Mancini and director Tom Holland combine to create a demented horror flick that's campy, nutty and just plain enjoyable. This is the only entry of the series I've seen to date, and while I was never a massive fan, this rewatch has definitely made me more so.
Kicking off with a police foot-chase, serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) is being chased down by detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon) through the streets…
Review by Issac ★★★½ 1

No joke, this movie traumatized me as a kid. Like I had nightmares of Chucky growing up. I would always pretend that I found the whole thing funny but in reality, I was terrified.
Seeing it now as an adult though, it is kind of funny.
(No its not. It still creeps me out and I'm ashamed)
Review by persia 🍒 ★★★

that kid was so annoying i was actually rooting for chucky to kill him
Review by lars addams ★★★

how are you gonna let a doll kill you? push his little ass away

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Review by johnthicc ★★★½

7.5/10
Review by cassiane05 ★★★

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Review by cherie simmons ★★★½

literally a classic.
Review by Bats 🦇 Birds 🐦 ★★★★

35mm
It’s good! Alex Vincent and Catherine Hicks shine as potentially troubled son & potentially crazy mom whom nobody believes. Worth noting how action-horror leaning this is, featuring gunplay, explosions, and car stunts. The effects work and cinematography make Chucky pretty convincing and unnerving. It was so nice to get back to the Mahoning this year!
Review by tha ★★★★

✔ never buy a doll without receipt
esse filme tem gosto de sessão da tarde mas provavelmente nunca passaria
Review by Darlan Máximo ★★★★★

Meu filme preferido muito foda tenho medo
Review by ethanjame ★★★★ 1

reagan era horror movie about the fear of free market capitalism and how its used to exploit children and those who are vulnerable and the fight back against it. the paranoia of this era and the wreckage the market system has on people and their love is all culminated in one sweary baby who is a little fucking legend parading around killing everything in his site and just the spectacle of this 2 foot child killing grown ass people is hilarious enough to absolutely adore it
Review by hendo250 ★★★★

this movie is a 4
Review by Akin Ates ★★½

How was it so hard to defeat a 29 Inch tall Doll?
Review by bertel kuhl ★★★

Karen is just a stupid bitch and a filthy slut
Review by Cooper Abbott ★★★

Watched this because a girl I’m talking to recommended it. I’m down bad, but this was pretty good
Review by Lauren Hook ★★★

Not too bad, Andy was annoying af tho