 |
|
|
|
| MatchFlick Member Reviews |
2 reviews / review this flick
|
|
Child's Play (1988)
A chubby toy doll named Chucky becomes an instrument of terror in director Tom Holland's unnerving tale of horror. Before cops gun down a serial killer (Brad Dourif), he invokes a spell that transfers his soul into the body of Chucky -- who ends up as a birthday present for 6-year-old Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent). When a rash of murders ensues, he knows Chucky is the culprit, but neither Andy's mother (Catherine Hicks) nor the police believe him.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 87 minutes |
| Box Office Gross: |
$33,244,684 (US)
$44,196,684 (World) |
| Directed By: | |
| Written By: | |
| Starring: | | |
 |
|
|
I see a new movie called Black Devil Doll will be released next year, and i wondered how the original devil doll - Chucky (not the coach of the Bucaneers) looked.
I have to admit that I was mesmerized by this evil thing that would not die. Don Mancini, John Lafia, and Tom Holland managed to write a captivating...
(complete Child's Play review by Movie Addict)
| Child's Play Movie Review by Jarrod (7/26/2007) |
 |
|
|
Dolls are creepy in and of themselves, which is why I found 'Child's Play' to be an effective horror movie, despite the presence of numerous cliches, now so common to the genre. Catherine Hicks is Karen, a hard-working single mother. Andy (Alex Vincent), her son, has a birthday coming up, and she is desperate to find the...
(complete Child's Play review by Jarrod)
|
|
|
