Child's Play
A widowed mother and her young son find a mysterious Good Guy doll that becomes disturbingly attached to him, unleashing a deadly force that only a vengeful detective can stop.
“You'll wish it was only make-believe.”
Synopsis
A serial killer, after being shot in a toy store, transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. The doll is later given to a 6-year-old boy named Andy by his mother, unleashing terror upon the city.
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A crew of 248+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Roy E PetersonShot by Bill ButlerScored by Joe RenzettiDesigned by Daniel A LominoSound by Franklin Jones JrCostumes by April FerryStunts by Joie Chitwood JrVFX by Peter Donen
Box Office
1988 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$44.2M
US & Canada: $33.2M — 75% of worldwide · International: $11.0M (25%)
Opening weekend: $6.6M — 20% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $9.6M — 29% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,377 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Chucky – Die Mörderpuppede
- Chucky: Die Mörderpuppede
- Child's Playen
- jeu d'enfantfr
- La bambola assassinait
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaNov 9, 1988
- United StatesNov 9, 1988
- ArgentinaNov 17, 1988
- AustraliaJan 26, 1989
- FranceApr 5, 1989
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Cast & Crew
248 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Catherine Hicks
as Karen Barclay
Chris Sarandon
as Mike Norris
Alex Vincent
as Andy Barclay
Brad Dourif
as Charles Lee Ray, Chucky
Dinah Manoff
as Maggie Peterson
Tommy Swerdlow
as Jack Santos
Jack Colvin
as Dr. Ardmore
Neil Giuntoli
as Eddie Caputo
Juan Ramirez
as Peddler
Alan Wilder
as Mr. Criswell
Richard Baird
as News Reporter at Toy Store
Ray Oliver
as Dr. Death
Supporting cast
20Aaron Osborne
as Orderly
Tyler Hard
as Mona
Ted Liss
as George
Roslyn Alexander
as Lucy
Bo Kane
as Male TV Newscaster
Leila Lee Olsen
as Female TV Newscaster
Lena Sack
as Bellevue Patient
Tommy Gerard
as Bellevue Patient
Michael Chavez
as Bellevue Patient
Jamie Gray
as Bellevue Patient
Erin Munz
as Bellevue Patient
Jana Twomey
as Bellevue Patient
Suaundra Black
as Bellevue Patient
Edan Gross
as Friendly Chucky, Kid in Animated Commercial
John Franklin
as Walkabout Chucky
Michael Patrick Carter
as Kid in Animated Commercial
Jeff Dlugolecki
as Derelict
Ed Gale
as Chucky
Hunter Marks
as Chucky
Robert Minkoff
as Bit
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
6Other crew
210Cloudia Rebar
(as Cloudia), as Cloudia
Scott K Wallace
additional film editor (as Scott Wallace)
Ronald Sinclair
adr editor
George Steven
adr editor (as George R. Steven)
David B Nowell
aerial director of photography
David Lesser
Andy Barclay
Harry Moreau
animation supervisor: Apogee Inc. (uncredited)
Joyce Arrastia
apprentice editor (uncredited)
Mike Murphy
apprentice editor (as Michael Murphy)
Bernie Cutler
assistant art director (as Bernard P. Cutler)
Jim Franklyn
assistant auditor (as James P. Franklyn)
J Michael Marlett
assistant chief lighting technician (as Michael Marlett)
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