| Child's Play (franchise) | |
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Child's Play Collection DVD box set |
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| Directed by | Tom Holland John Lafia Jack Bender Ronny Yu Don Mancini |
| Produced by | Robert Lathan Brown Grace Gilroy |
| Written by | Don Mancini David Kirschner Corey Sienega Screenplay: Don Mancini Tom Holland John Lafia Story: Don Mancini |
| Starring | Brad Dourif Jennifer Tilly Alex Vincent Catherine Hicks Chris Sarandon Jenny Agutter Gerrit Graham Christine Elise Justin Whalin Perry Reeves Jeremy Sylvers Tommy Smerdlow Travis Fine Dean Jacobson Katherine Heigl John Ritter Nick Stabile Redman Billy Boyd |
| Distributed by | United Artists (1988) Universal Pictures (1990-present) Rogue Pictures (through Universal Pictures) (2004-present) |
| Release date(s) | 1988-2004 |
| Running time | 437 min. (total) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $72 million (combined total 1-5) |
| Box office | United States $126,194,464 Worldwide $182,042,376 |
Child's Play is a horror film franchise created by Don Mancini, with its first installment, Child's Play, being released on November 9, 1988. The film has so far spawned four sequels and has gone into other media, such as comic books. The films all feature Chucky, a killer Good Guys doll with the soul of the 'Lakeshore Strangler' Charles Lee Ray. The films have grossed over US$176 million at the worldwide box office.
The series originally started out aiming towards a straight-out horror theme with Child's Play, Child's Play 2 and Child's Play 3, but became more as a horror/comedy as they went on, especially starting with 1998's Bride of Chucky and more so with 2004's Seed of Chucky.
In January 2010, Horrorbid.com reported that Universal has given the greenlight for the remake (with Brad Dourif reprising his role as Chucky), but pre-production has yet to begin. It was recently announced that the remake is slated for a release sometime in 2012.
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| Film | Year | Cast | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Distributor(s) |
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| Child's Play | 1988 | Catherine Hicks Chris Sarandon Brad Dourif Alex Vincent |
Tom Holland | Story: Don Mancini Screenplay: Don Mancini John Lafia Tom Holland |
David Kirschner | MGM/United Artists |
| Child's Play 2 | 1990 | Alex Vincent Jenny Agutter Gerrit Graham Christine Elise Brad Dourif |
John Lafia | Don Mancini | Universal Pictures | |
| Child's Play 3 | 1991 | Justin Whalin Perrey Reeves Jeremy Sylvers Travis Fine Dean Jacobson Brad Dourif |
Jack Bender | |||
| Bride of Chucky | 1998 | Jennifer Tilly Brad Dourif Katherine Heigl Nick Stabile |
Ronny Yu | Grace Gilroy David Kirschner |
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| Seed of Chucky | 2004 | Jennifer Tilly Redman Hannah Spearritt Billy Boyd Brad Dourif |
Don Mancini | David Kirschner Corey Sienega |
Rogue Pictures |
| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Budget | Reference | |||
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| United States | Foreign | Worldwide | All time domestic | All time worldwide | ||||
| Child's Play | November 9, 1988 | $33,244,684 | $10,952,000 | $44,196,684 | #1,680 | $9,000,000 | [1][2] | |
| Child's Play 2 | November 9, 1990 | $28,501,605 | $7,262,000 | $35,763,605 | #1,916 | $13,000,000 | [3][4] | |
| Child's Play 3 | August 30, 1991 | $14,960,255 | $5,600,000 | $20,560,255 | #2,896 | $13,000,000 | [5] | |
| Bride of Chucky | October 16, 1998 | $32,404,188 | $18,288,000 | $50,692,188 | #1,727 | $25,000,000 | [6][7] | |
| Seed of Chucky | November 12, 2004 | $17,083,732 | $7,745,912 | $24,829,644 | #2,685 | $12,000,000 | [8] | |
| Total | $126,194,464 | $49,847,912 | $176,042,376 | $72,000,000(E) | ||||
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| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
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| Overall | Top Critics | ||
| Child's Play | 68% (28 reviews)[9] | N/A% (4 reviews)[10] | |
| Child's Play 2 | 43% (14 reviews)[11] | N/A% (1 review)[12] | |
| Child's Play 3 | 23% (13 reviews)[13] | N/A% (2 reviews)[14] | |
| Bride of Chucky | 42% (33 reviews)[15] | 20% (5 reviews)[16] | |
| Seed of Chucky | 33% (72 reviews)[17] | 11% (18 reviews)[18] | 46/100 (17 reviews)[19] |
| Average Ratings | 42% | ||
Beginning in 1990, Innovation Publishing released the first comic books based on the films, in the form of a three issue adaptation of Child's Play 2. It was later collected in a trade paperback. The success of the adaptation led to a monthly series of new stories starting in 1991. The series, titled Child's Play: The Series, ended in 1992 after only five issues. This was followed by a three issue adaptation of Child's Play 3.
In 2007, Devil's Due Publishing obtained the license to publish Child's Play comics and released a one-shot crossover with Hack/Slash titled Hack/Slash vs. Chucky which takes place after the events of the Seed of Chucky film. This was followed by a four-issue series called Chucky. A second volume began in early 2009 but ceased publication after only one issue.
In an August 2008 interview, Don Mancini and David Kirschner spoke of a planned reboot of the franchise to be written and directed by Mancini. They described their choice of a remake over a sequel as a response to the will of the fans, who "want to see a scary Chucky movie again", and "want to go back to the straightforward horror rather than the horror comedy." They indicated that Brad Dourif would return as the voice of Chucky, and will be released on 30 July 2012.[20] In a subsequent interview, Mancini described the remake as a darker and scarier retelling of the original movie, but one that, while having new twists and turns, will not stray too far from the original concept.[21] At a 2009 horror convention, Brad Dourif confirmed his role in the remake. It was also confirmed in several interviews.[22]
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