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Childs Play
A single mother gives her son a much sought after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
13 October 1934, Lyndon, Kansas, USA
29 April 1981, Newark, New Jersey, USA
25 January 1956, New York City, New York, USA
24 July 1942, Beckley, West Virginia, USA
1962
October 19, 2016
Chucky's back and Scream brought the mass-murdering doll back to the small screen with their Collector's Edition of CHILD'S PLAY, stuffed with all the extra features you would kill for.February 14, 2014
With equal portions of frolic and fear, Child's Play is a hilarious hair-raiser that is highly recommended for horror fans.February 09, 2006
Holland's sure handling of the suspense and shock moments lends the film a sharp and scary edge.October 01, 2013
Never really amounts to a great horror movie.January 01, 2000
Director Tom Holland keeps things moving without rushing them. Unfortunately, Child's Play gets a little ugly at the end.October 21, 2008
Fun withers in stretching the thin material to feature length.January 01, 2000
Child's Play is a cheerfully energetic horror film of the slam-bang school, but slicker and more clever than most.August 30, 2004
[A] clever, playful thriller.February 15, 2016
The Child's Play series kicks off with this alternatingly silly and frightening installment...July 05, 2011
The things that redeem the film, at least slightly, are Dourif's nasty, insinuating vocal performance and Kevin Yagher's design of the Chucky doll itself.November 02, 2014
Making a good horror-thriller, or even a good horror-comedy, is not child's play, as this schizoid film all too unfortunately proves.October 29, 2013
It's no surprise that this strange, unique, demented picture spawned a whole series of follow-ups; it's just a shame their increasing gaucheness mostly deters people - including myself - from going back to where it all began.