Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.
The story
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 six-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.
- chicago
- illinois
- birthday
- gun
- voodoo
- stalker
- evil doll
- murder
- killer doll
- serial killer
- slasher
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Aaron Osborne — Orderly
- Tyler Hard — Mona
- Ted Liss — George
- Directed
- Tom Holland
- Written
- Don Mancini, John Lafia, Tom Holland
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 3,438 ratings
- Studio
- United Artists, David Kirschner Productions
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1988 · You’re hereChild's Play
Where it starts.
Child's Play 2
1990
Child's Play 3
1991
Bride of Chucky
1998
Seed of Chucky
2004
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
