Child's Play


1h 28m 1988

Brief Synopsis

Police shoot and kill a convicted strangler after cornering him in a toy store. As the man is dying, he transfers his soul into a doll.

Film Details

Also Known As
Den onda dockan, Jeu d'enfant
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Astro Color Laboratories Inc; Chicago Film Office; Cinema Research Corporation; Cloudia; D Bassett & Associates Inc; David Kirschner Productions; Goldwyn Sound Facility; Hansard Enterprises Inc; Illinois Film Office; Panavision, Ltd.; Technicolor; United Artists Films
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; United International Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

Police shoot and kill a convicted strangler after cornering him in a toy store. As the man is dying, he transfers his soul into a doll.

Crew

Gary Agriesti

Production Assistant

Jane Alderman

Casting (Chicago)

Amy Alexander

Art Direction

Arthur Anderson

1st Assistant Director (Insert Unit)

Shelley Andreas

Casting (Chicago)

William David Arnold

Set Designer

Art Bartels

Key Grip (Chicago)

Gary N Baugh

Set Designer

Victor Bazaz

Production Assistant

R Bell

Song ("Is It Really Love")

Earl L Benton

Other

Howard Berger

Chucky Puppeteer

Howard Berger

Supervisor

Sharon Bialy

Casting

James Blanford

Dp/Cinematographer

James Blanford

Director Of Photography 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

Susan J Bonno

Accountant Assistant

Susan J. Bonno-buckner

Accounting Assistant

B Boyle

Song ("I'M Hanging")

Judith Brown

Other

Bill Bryan

Chucky Puppeteer

Edward S Burza

Set Costumer

John Ross Bush

Location Manager

Wilmer Butler

Dp/Cinematographer

Wilmer Butler

Director Of Photography

Frank Capp

Music Contractor

Donald C Carlson

1st Assistant Camera (Chicago)

Tony Cecere

Stunts

David Chackler

Music Supervisor

Harry Cheney

Sound Editor

Joie Chitwood

Stunts (Car)

Clayton R Collins

Sound Editor

Jim Connel

Camera Operator

Al Coulter

Mechanical Crew Member (Chucky Construction Unit)

Al Coulter

Chucky Puppeteer

Mary Courtney

Production Office Coordinator

John Cousineau

Sound Editor Assistant

Bob K Cummings

Stunts

Bernard P Cutler

Art Direction Assistant

William D'ambra

Property Master

Frank D Dambra

Other

D Darling

Song Performer ("Second Sight")

D Darling

Song

Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

James T Davis

Transportation Coordinator

John De Cuir

Production Designer

George Dileonardi

Transportation Coordinator (Chicago)

Peter Donen

Visual Effects Supervisor

Peter J Donoghue

Rigging Gaffer (Chicago)

Jim Dunn

2nd Grip

Edward England

Construction Coordinator (Chicago)

R Faith

Song ("Grass")

Eddie Fernandez

Stunts

April Ferry

Costume Designer

James Fierro

Stunts

Glory Fioramonti

Stunts

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Design

George Fortmuller

2nd Assistant Director

Jim Franklyn

Auditor Assistant

Ed Gale

Stunt Man (Chucky)

Elliot Geisinger

Co-Executive Producer

Joe Gilbride

Stunts

James Giovannetti

1st Assistant 2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Karen Golden

Script Supervisor

Michael G Green

1st Assistant Director

Judy Groffman

Production Associate

Irene Grzejka

Set Costumer (Chicago)

Michael Hancock

Makeup

Craig Harris

Synclavier Programming

Richard O Helmer

Special Effects Supervisor

Joann Hicks

Property Master Assistant

George Hill

Key Grip

Sandi B Hochman

Other

Tom Holland

Story By

Tom Holland

Screenwriter

Tom Holland

From Story

Steve James

Mechanical Crew Member (Chucky Construction Unit)

Steve James

Chucky Puppeteer

Jim Kagel

Film Lab

Gordon K Kee

Auditor

Carol Kim

Assistant (To Barrie M Osborne)

David M. Kirschner

Producer

David M. Kirschner

Chucky Doll Creator

D Kitay

Song ("Second Sight")

Rick Kline

Sound Rerecording Mixer (Music)

Cheryl Kroll

Sound Editor Assistant

John Lafia

Screenwriter

Rick Lalonde

Film Lab

M Lanning

Song

M Lanning

Song Performer ("Is It Really Love")

Robert Latham Brown

Unit Production Manager

Beverly Lazor-bahr

Illustrations (Good Guy)

To Lee

2nd Assistant Camera

Rick Lefevour

Stunts

Stacy Logan

Stunts

Daniel Lomino

Art Direction

John Lubin

Bestboy (Chicago)

Frank Charles Lutkus

Chucky Puppeteer

Frank Charles Lutkus

Mechanical Crew Member (Chucky Construction Unit)

Michael J Malone

Location Manager

Don Mancini

Screenwriter

Don Mancini

Story By

Michael Marlett

Chief Lighting Technician Assistant

Steve Matthys

Craft Service (Chicago)

Barbara Mchugh

Costumer

Danial A Miller

Dolly Grip

Daniel A Miller

Dolly Grip (Chicago)

Donald O Mitchell

Sound Rerecording Mixer (Dialogue)

Stefanie A Moore

2nd Assistant 2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)

Wayne Mort

Dolly Grip

Laura Moskowitz

Associate Producer

John S Moy

Craft Service

Michael Moyer

Chief Lighting Technician

Michael Murphy

Apprentice Editor

David Arthur Nelson

Mechanical Crew Member (Chucky Construction Unit)

David Arthur Nelson

Chucky Puppeteer

D B Night

Song Performer ("I'M Hanging")

Bob Noland

Color Timer

Kevin Nolting

Assistant Editor

Marty November

Music Editor Assistant

Kevin O'connell

Sound Rerecording Mixer (Effects)

Richard D Oakes

Bestboy Electrician (Chicago)

Arlon Ober

Original Music

Lisa Olin

Assistant

Carl Olsen

Unit Production Manager

James Orendorff

Construction Coordinator

Aaron Osborne

Production Assistant

Barrie M. Osborne

Executive Producer

Richard Pagano

Casting

Carl Paoli

Stunts

Marina Pedraza

Hairstyles

Roy E Peterson

Editor

Mike Piccirillo

Song; Song Producer ("Chucky'S Animated Theme")

Ron Pipes

Hairstyles (Chucky Construction Unit)

Zandra Platzek

Hairstyles (Chucky Construction Unit)

Margrit Polak

Dialogue Coach

Joseph R Prado

Transportation Captain

Hal G Reinstra

Production Assistant

Joe Renzetti

Music

Sioux Richards

Script Supervisor 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)

John Riordan

Sound Editor Supervisor

Kenneth H Robertson

Other

R Rome

Song ("Grass")

Debbie Lynn Ross

Stunts

Peter Salim

Camera Operator (Insert Unit)

Kirk Schuler

Sound Editor

James D. Schwalm

Special Effects

Mort Schwartz

Costume Supervisor

Dennis R. Scott

Stunts

Arthur B Shippee

Property Master

Carol Siegle

Assistant (To Tom Holland)

Ronald Sinclair

Adr Editor

Donald Smetzer

Stills (Chicago)

Loren Soman

Mechanical Crew Member (Chucky Construction Unit)

Loren Soman

Chucky Puppeteer

Peter Sorel

Stills

Carl Sorensen

Film Lab

George R Steven

Adr Editor

Christopher Swift

Film Lab

James E Tocci

Set Designer

Marc Tyler

Chucky Puppeteer

Robert K Ulland

Steadicam Operator (Chicago)

Marcus Uzilevsky

Artwork

Douglas Vaughan

Boom Operator

John M Walker

1st Assistant Camera

Scott James Wallace

Additional Film Editing

Edward A. Warschilka

Editor

Sherman Waze

Sound Editor

James E Webb

Sound Recording Mixer

Ted Whitfield

Music Editor

Linnea Ebba Wicklund

2nd Assistant Director

N Brock Winkless Iv

Mechanical Crew Member (Chucky Construction Unit)

N Brock Winkless Iv

Chucky Puppeteer

Kevin Yagher

Chucky Doll Execution

Kevin Yagher

Other

Mark Christopher Yagher

Production Assistant (Chucky Construction Unit)

Dan Yale

Sound Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Den onda dockan, Jeu d'enfant
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Astro Color Laboratories Inc; Chicago Film Office; Cinema Research Corporation; Cloudia; D Bassett & Associates Inc; David Kirschner Productions; Goldwyn Sound Facility; Hansard Enterprises Inc; Illinois Film Office; Panavision, Ltd.; Technicolor; United Artists Films
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; United International Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall November 9, 1988

Released in United States on Video April 25, 1989

Released in United States October 1988

Released in United States January 1989

Shown at Virgina Festival of American Film in Charlottesville October 1988.

Shown at Avoriaz International Fantasy Film Festival in France January 1989.

Completed shooting March 5, 1988.

Began shooting January 7, 1988.

Released in United States Fall November 9, 1988

Released in United States on Video April 25, 1989

Released in United States October 1988 (Shown at Virgina Festival of American Film in Charlottesville October 1988.)

Released in United States January 1989 (Shown at Avoriaz International Fantasy Film Festival in France January 1989.)