A dying serial killer transfers his consciousness into a popular kids doll using voodoo. A struggling single mother gifts her six-year-old son the much sought-after doll for his birthday, an... Read allA dying serial killer transfers his consciousness into a popular kids doll using voodoo. A struggling single mother gifts her six-year-old son the much sought-after doll for his birthday, and the doll slowly begins to show its true colors.A dying serial killer transfers his consciousness into a popular kids doll using voodoo. A struggling single mother gifts her six-year-old son the much sought-after doll for his birthday, and the doll slowly begins to show its true colors.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
- Charles Lee Ray
- (voice)
- …
- Dr. Death
- (as Raymond Oliver)
- Male TV Newscaster
- (as Robert Kane)
- Female TV Newscaster
- (as Leila Hee Olsen)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDespite their long-running collaborative effort to bring Chucky to life, voice actor Brad Dourif and special effects wizard Kevin Yagher never met in person until they were both guests at a horror convention in May 2018.
- GoofsNear the end of the movie, Chucky stabs the cop, Mike Norris, in the leg, and he falls and remains in the bedroom. Shortly after this, Chucky is shot several times by Karen, and his body parts are severed. This occurs in the living room and hallway. Mike Norris, still on the floor in the bedroom tells the backup cop who then arrives that Chuckie was shot and that his body is in pieces all over the place and to not touch any of them. It is impossible for Norris to know or to have seen any of this, as he was in the other room the entire time.
- Quotes
Karen Barclay: [she grabs Chucky] Talk to me.
[pause]
Karen Barclay: Come on, talk!
[pause]
Karen Barclay: I said, "talk to me", damn it!
[Chucky gives no answer]
Karen Barclay: All right! I'll make you talk!
[Karen grabs Chucky, lights up her fireplace and holds Chucky near the fire]
Karen Barclay: I SAID TALK TO ME, DAMN IT, OR ELSE I'M GONNA THROW YOU IN THE FIRE!
[Chucky comes alive]
Chucky: [screams] YOU STUPID BITCH, YOU FILTHY SLUT! I'LL TEACH YOU TO FUCK WITH ME!
[Chucky attacks Karen]
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the closing credits, the film's title logo is shown above the United Artists logo.
- Alternate versionsThe 1999 DVD used 1994 variant of the United Artists logo to plaster the MGM/UA Communications Co. and United Artists logos.
- ConnectionsEdited into Curse of Chucky (2013)
- SoundtracksCHUCKY'S ANIMATED THEME
Written & Produced by Mike Piccirillo
Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) is a serial killer who is finally killed by Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon). However, he performs a chant right before he dies. Karen Barclay (Catherine Hicks) is a single mother who works in a jewelry department in a department store. She lives in an apartment with her six-year-old son Andy (Alex Vincent), who is like any normal six-year-old. He loves the television show `Good Guys', and they have lots of toys and dolls that you can buy. When his birthday comes around, he doesn't get a $100 Good Guy, but Karen buys one from a peddler off the street for $30. However, that doll, whose name is Chucky, is actually filled with the spirit of Ray, who tries to kill everyone.
At times this can be pretty effective, even scary, even when they add to it with predictable, cheap scares. When Maggie (Dinah Manoff, who overacts throughout the entire movie) is slowly walking through the kitchen with no music, with the phone in plain sight, do you think it's going to ring? Thankfully, there aren't too many of them. The entire plot is pretty clever, not just a `Craven' or `De Palma' theme. Also, the puppetry of Chucky was pretty good, for it being 15 years ago. The cinematography was good, with many first person shots, which were effective.
Dourif, who played a gentle man in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, was very good, especially in the beginning, when we actually saw him. Why he isn't a big name now is beyond me. Hicks was good for what she was required to be: panicky and caring to Andy. Sarandon didn't do anything for me, as the obligatory police officer. Vincent talked like stereotypical movie children did, enunciating every syllable.
The music really helped, with it booming to prove its point of being a horror movie. It could have had some humor, like other horror movies do, to help it out some. Since it's less than 90 minutes and a horror films, they didn't worry about anything like plot holes or continuity errors. A few I noticed: how DID he go into Chucky, besides the chant, why would the Chucky doll be burned up, the dates continuously change. That scene with voodoo was very cool. That's about all I can say, so I won't say any more.
My rating: 7/10
Rated R for language and violent situations.
- movieguy1021
- Apr 21, 2003
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Juego de niños
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,244,684
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,583,963
- Nov 13, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $44,196,684
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1