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Child's Play seems to have been concocted by a parent who went berserk after standing in line for hours on end to purchase a Cabbage Patch doll in the early 1980s. The film opens with serial killer Brad Dourif taking refuge in a doll factory. Dourif is killed by the cops, but not before he has invoked a voodoo curse which .. Read more

Starring	Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif, Liliane Vincent
Director	Tom Holland
Genres	Horror

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- - 7
  - 2
  Good Old Chucky
  
  Having pretty much grown up with the Childs Play movies i am of course a big fan.
  
  Child's Play is a classic 'coming to get you' movie.read more »
  
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- 60958
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Brighton, England
  - 28 Dec 2004 at 12:53
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- - 0
  - 0
  classic brilliance in horror form
  
  I know they went on to do a whole load of terrible sequels to this film, but this is where it started.
  
  The film is crazy but totally brilliant.read more »
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 758 reviews
  - uk
  - 15 Mar 2012 at 21:28
- - 1
  - 0
  Loved it!! x
  
  I am 22 and this was the first time i ever watched this film (sad i know) but i loved it!! cant wait to see the others :):)
  
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- - Laura_O
  - 4 reviews
  - 10 Nov 2011 at 20:57
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  - 0
  Classic 80's horror...so slightly dated
  
  I watched this film out of shear interest (and remembering the very scary poster that was in the video shop when I was a child!)
  
  Not scary scary by ... read more »
  
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- - Beckyblade
  - 4 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 21 Jul 2011 at 14:55
- - 2
  - 0
  Child's Play
  
  Having never seen this before, only the bad sequels, I was expecting the worst but was pleasantly suprised. The concept is good and the characters are ... read more »
  
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- - wilder1
  - 26 reviews
  - Haverhill,UK
  - 18 Jan 2010 at 00:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Batteries not needed...spares for your 47th remote
  
  Thoroughly enjoyed watching this pyschotic toy midget running around in his kool dungarees stabbing and strangling peoples knees! Classic 80's horror! Come ... read more »
  
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- - Munky Nuts
  - Treetop Mountain
  - 11 Dec 2008 at 14:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Child's Play
  
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  Not a bad movie... doll bein possessed by an evil man tat died in a fire n started the killin spree.... worth watchin though!
  
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- - dramaqueen200580
  - 209 reviews
  - Yeovil
  - 24 Sep 2008 at 10:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Chucky is Still a legend!!!
  
  I love this fillm it is still as good as when I first watched it when I was a child!!!! - I would recommend this it is a classic flick that still hits the spot... read more »
  
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- - shannon2008
  - 7 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Sep 2008 at 16:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Not a bad horror film.
  
  Having seen this film some time ago, I am looking forward to seeing it again, as my memory tells me it was quite a frightening film.OK the concept of a killer ... read more »
  
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  - les reed
  - East Ham
  - 15 Aug 2008 at 11:43
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  - 1
  Beware this download
  
  I downloaded this the other night, only to find it is not the Child's Play involving Chucky but a 1972 film by the same name starring Beau Bridges set in a ... read more »
  
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- - Fudgestix
  - 1 review
  - Leeds
  - 13 Aug 2008 at 22:43
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  - 0
  Can't Beat It.
  
  This is the Original and the best Chucky film, well worth a watch (and a laugh!!!)
  
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- - a customer
  - Braintree
  - 11 Jun 2008 at 15:00
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- - 7
  - 2
  Good Old Chucky
  
  Having pretty much grown up with the Childs Play movies i am of course a big fan.
  
  Child's Play is a classic 'coming to get you' movie.read more »
  
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- 60958
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  - Brighton, England
  - 28 Dec 2004 at 12:53
- - 3
  - 0
  Try to laugh
  
  The First time i saw Chucky it was in the Bride of Chucky, and All I did was laugh from start to finish. My wife recently persuaded me to watch the origanals so... read more »
  
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- - Terry Hooker
  - Mt Ash S.Wales
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 19:35
- - 3
  - 0
  Good horror thriller
  
  This is where we see the killer doll and it goes on a killing spree. Nobody believes the little boy who it belongs too until it's too late.
  
  A ... read more »
  
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- - juzzzy
  - leicester
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 09:46
- - 2
  - 0
  Love the Chuck
  
  It’s hard to believe this is nearly twenty years old, but it still works well and Chucky is one of the greatest horror icons alongside the likes of Freddy ... read more »
  
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- - marv2
  - Warwickshire
  - 16 Aug 2006 at 21:16
- - 2
  - 0
  Childs play
  
  Has to be one of the best old films I have ever seen although the graphics of Chucky may have been a bit out of sync the plot was clever but maybe a bit ... read more »
  
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- - Smafa
  - 1 review
  - Gloucester
  - 17 Jan 2008 at 12:00
- - 2
  - 0
  Child's Play
  
  Having never seen this before, only the bad sequels, I was expecting the worst but was pleasantly suprised. The concept is good and the characters are ... read more »
  
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- 850541
- - wilder1
  - 26 reviews
  - Haverhill,UK
  - 18 Jan 2010 at 00:10
- - 1
  - 0
  An original idea that works well.
  
  Chucky's first outing proves that a bit of imagination is vital to produce an excellent film.
  
  If Chucky had been a human villain the film would ... read more »
  
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- - Michael Gasson
  - Chatteris, Cambs.
  - 19 Jan 2006 at 12:44
- - 1
  - 0
  Classic 80's horror...so slightly dated
  
  I watched this film out of shear interest (and remembering the very scary poster that was in the video shop when I was a child!)
  
  Not scary scary by ... read more »
  
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- - Beckyblade
  - 4 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 21 Jul 2011 at 14:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Loved it!! x
  
  I am 22 and this was the first time i ever watched this film (sad i know) but i loved it!! cant wait to see the others :):)
  
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- - Laura_O
  - 4 reviews
  - 10 Nov 2011 at 20:57
- - 0
  - 0
  good!
  
  Really enjoyed this, not having seen any of the Chucky films before. (Intend to watch Child's Play 2, and Bride Of Chucky now.) Both funny and scary, Child... read more »
  
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- 111256
- - a customer
  - Bristol
  - 06 Jun 2005 at 12:38

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  Child's Play seems to have been concocted by a parent who went berserk after standing in line for hours on end to purchase a Cabbage Patch doll in the early 1980s. The film opens with serial killer Brad Dourif taking refuge in a doll factory. Dourif is killed by the cops, but not before he has ...