---
title: 'Child''s Play (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Holland'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/childs-play-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Child's Play (1988)

1988 · 83 min · Horror, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

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. Its 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-holland)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-holland), [John Lafia](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lafia), [Don Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-mancini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Renzetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-renzetti)
- **Producer:** [Barrie M. Osborne](https://cinepixo.com/people/barrie-m-osborne), [David Kirschner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kirschner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bill Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-butler-2)

## Cast

- [Chris Sarandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-sarandon)
- [Alex Vincent](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-vincent) as Andy Barclay
- [Edan Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/edan-gross)
- [Catherine Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-hicks)
- [Jack Colvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-colvin)
- [Brad Dourif](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dourif) as Chucky
- [John Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-franklin)
- [Dinah Manoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/dinah-manoff)
- [Michael Patrick Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-patrick-carter)

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