Name: Child's Play
Genre: Horror
Released: 1988
Rating: 67.2775
Cast: Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Dinah Manoff

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You'll wish it was only make-believe.

An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.

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Genres: Monster Movie Supernatural
Mood: PlayfulUnnervingCreepyDarkly ComedicScary
Themes: Good Vs. EvilSupernatural ForcesSerial Killer MotivesRefusing To Die
Plot: Dark HumorPossessed DollToy Coming To LifeSerial Killer's RevengeChild's MisadventuresTwisted FateInnocent Bystander
Pacing: FastEpisodic
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeOpen-Ended ConclusionEpisodic Structure
Dialog: Deadpan HumorFunny Background EventEmbarrassment Humor
Character Types: Comic ReliefInnocentTrickster
Humor: Embarrassment HumorDeadpan HumorVerbal IronyFunny Background EventAffectionate HumorFunny Animal AnticsBlack Comedy
Time: Present Day
Place: Suburban CountrysideChild's Bedroom
Cinematic Style: Surreal ImageryLong TakesUse Of Shadows
Costume and Set: Modern AttireRustic Settings

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Directed by:

Bill Butler, Arthur Anderson, James Giovannetti Jr.

Produced by:

David Kirschner, Elliot Geisinger, Laura Moskowitz

Composed by:

Joe Renzetti

Cast

Alex Vincent

Andy Barclay

Brad Dourif

Chucky (voice) / Charles Lee Ray

Catherine Hicks

Karen Barclay

Chris Sarandon

Mike Norris

Dinah Manoff

Maggie Peterson

Tommy Swerdlow

Jack Santos

Jack Colvin

Dr. Ardmore

Neil Giuntoli

Eddie Caputo

Juan Ramírez

Peddler

Alan Wilder

Mr. Criswell

Bo Kane

Male TV Newscaster

Edan Gross

Friendly Chucky / Kid in Animated Commercial (voice)

John Franklin

Walkabout Chucky (voice)

Ed Gale

Chucky (uncredited)

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