Child's Play
“You'll wish it was only make-believe.”
After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her six-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.
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Part of Child's Play Collection
7 films
Cast
29 people
Alex Vincent
Andy Barclay
Also in
House Guest
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
Catherine Hicks
Karen Barclay
Known for
7th Heaven
Peggy Sue Got Married
Brad Dourif
Charles Lee Ray
Known for
Chucky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Chris Sarandon
Mike Norris
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Fright Night
Dinah Manoff
Maggie Peterson
Known for
Grease
Ordinary People
Tommy Swerdlow
Jack Santos
Known for
Hamburger Hill
Howard the Duck
Jack Colvin
Dr. Ardmore
Known for
The Incredible Hulk
Jeremiah Johnson
Neil Giuntoli
Eddie Caputo
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2
Juan Ramírez
Peddler
Known for
Backdraft
It's Not You, It's Me
Alan Wilder
Mr. Criswell
Known for
Betrayed
Richard Baird
News Reporter at Toy Store
Also in
Major League
The Impostor
Ray Oliver
Dr. Death
Known for
Forbidden World
Tom Holland Director · Don Mancini Screenplay John Lafia Screenplay
Worldwide gross $44M · Budget $9M · United States release November 9, 1988
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$44,196,684
Gross vs. budget
4.9×
Production
United Artists
Production
David Kirschner Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Blood Buddy · Blood Brother
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · November 9, 1988
Theatrical
United States · November 9, 1988
Theatrical
United States
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Argentina
November 17, 1988 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 9, 1988 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
April 20, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
November 9, 1988 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 9, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
November 9, 1988 · Limited theatrical
France
April 5, 1989 · Theatrical
November 1, 2025 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
June 15, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
July 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
May 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 25, 1989 · Theatrical
June 25, 2007 · TV · RTL 7
Poland
January 1, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
April 21, 1989 · Premiere · Imagfic Fest Madrid
April 28, 1989 · Theatrical
April 5, 2013 · Premiere · Fanter Film Festival
Sweden
May 5, 1989 · Theatrical
August 16, 1996 · TV · Kanal 5 Sverige
January 31, 2001 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
June 2, 1989 · Theatrical
XC
June 1, 1992 · Physical
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