Before Annabelle and Jigsaw, there was Chucky. The original Child’s Play movie was about an infamous murderer named Chucky who prolonged his life (and heinous deeds) by transferring his soul into a Good Guy doll, wreaking havoc on unsuspecting kids.Originally, the 1988 movie contained more psychological elements and was a whodunnit mystery featuring a boy-who-cried-wolf plot.
When the movie didn’t work, franchise creator Don Mancini proposed that the doll be possessed by a serial killer — and it was the final element needed to make this movie the stuff of nightmares.From movies to comics to video games, this once-dark-now-campy franchise always attempting to remain relevant.
As the series progressed, Chucky movies stepped further and further away from the psychological aspects and focused on slasher jump scares, satire and even (briefly) comedy.Everyone’s favorite demon doll saw seven sequels before the 2019 reboot.
In over 30 years, the Child’s Play franchise has garnered over $200 million, and there are several future projects still to come.Here is how to watch all the Child’s Play and Chucky movies in order: Chucky was initially voiced by the iconic Brad Dourif (who also appears in films like the 1984 Dune and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers). Catherine Hicks and Alex Vincent also starred in this horror classic.Directing the movie was American screenwriter Tom Holland.
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