Child's Play
1988 film by Tom Holland · Released 1988
Child's Play is a 1988 American supernatural slasher film directed by Tom Holland, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Don Mancini and John Lafia based on a story by Mancini. The film stars Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, and Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray and the voice of Chucky. The plot follows a widowed mother who gives a new doll to her son, unaware that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. Child's Play was released in the United States on November 9, 1988, by MGM/UA Communications Co.
Cast ages when filming began (December 31, 1987)
- Catherine Hicks, as Karen Barclay: 36
- Chris Sarandon, as Detective Mike Norris: 45
- Brad Dourif, as Chucky / Charles Lee Ray: 37
- Dinah Manoff, as Maggie Peterson: 29
- Alex Vincent, as Andy Barclay: 6
- Jack Colvin, as Dr. Ardmore: 53
- Edan Gross, as Friendly Chucky: 9
- John Franklin, as Walkabout Chucky: 28