Child's Play (1988 film)
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| Directed by | Tom Holland |
| Produced by | David Kirschner |
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| Story by | Don Mancini |
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| Music by | Joe Renzetti |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
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| Distributed by | MGM/UA Communications Co. |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million |
| Box office | $44.2 million |
Child's Play is a 1988 American supernatural slasher film written by Tom Holland, Don Mancini, and John Lafia, and directed by Holland. It is the first film in the Child's Play franchise and the first installment to feature the character Chucky. It stars Catherine Hicks, Dinah Manoff, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, and Brad Dourif. Hicks plays a widowed mother who gives her son a doll for his birthday, unaware that the doll is possessed by a notorious killer's soul.
The film was released on November 9, 1988, and grossed more than $44 million against a production budget of $9 million. Along with the film gaining a cult following, the box office success spawned a franchise consisting of five sequels and comic books. Child's Play was the only film in the series released by MGM/UA, as the rights to the series were sold to Universal Studios in 1990, right before production on Child's Play 2 started.
On the night of November 9, 1988, serial killer and wanted fugitive Charles Lee Ray is seen running through the streets of Chicago's South Side. After his accomplice Eddie manages to escape, he is left to fend for himself. After he is fatally shot in a toy shop by Chicago homicide detective Mike Norris, Charles transfers his soul into a 'Good Guy' doll via a spell. This causes lightning to strike inside the shop to explode. After this, Mike, who survives the explosion, finds Charles' body.
The next day, a widow named Karen Barclay purchases the same doll (now known as Chucky) for her six-year-old son Andy from a peddler. That night, Karen's co-worker Maggie Peterson babysits Andy. After putting Andy to bed, Maggie is hit in the face with a hammer and falls out the window to her death. Maggie had stopped Chucky from getting live updates on his former accomplice Eddie Caputo, who abandoned Charles when he transferred his soul. As a result, the police search the apartment. Detective Norris deems Andy a suspect, much to the annoyance of Karen, who orders Mike and the police to leave once they complete their investigation.
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