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***WARNING: SPOILERS MAY HAPPEN, IF SO SORRY***
Welcome to part 6 of the Halloween Movie Series. It's not Halloween unless you watch a Chucky flick. The Child's Play films used to scare the living hell out of me as a child and I just wanted to share them. This collection consists of seven films. Some of them are great, some are pretty bad and others may be more than decent. I am going to list each below with some information about each film and my rating. Hope this helps with your movie lists.
CHILD'S PLAY
RELEASED: November 9, 1988
RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 27 Minutes
RATED: R
DIRECTED: Tom Holland
WRITERS: Don Mancini, John Lafia & Tom Holland
STARRING:
Catherine Hicks as Karen Barclay
Chris Sarandon as Mike Norris
Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay
Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray/Chucky (Voice)
The first film that started it all saw single mother, Karen Barclay, buys a much sought after doll for her son Andy's birthday. They soon discover that the doll is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer and they are in a struggle for their lives.
FEAST & FANDOM RATING: 4 out of 5 stars. MUST WATCH!!!
CHILD'S PLAY 2
RELEASED: November 9, 1990
RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 24 Minutes
RATED: R
DIRECTED: John Lafia
WRITERS: Don Mancini
STARRING:
Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay
Jenny Agutter as Joanne Simpson
Gerrit Graham as Phil Simpson
Christine Elise as Kyle
Brad Dourif as Chucky (Voice)
Chucky stalks Andy as Andy is put into foster care while his mother is in a psychiatric facility.
FEAST & FANDOM RATING: 3 out of 5 stars. Not as good as the original but important for the overall story of the franchise.
CHILD'S PLAY 3
RELEASED: August 30, 1991
RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
RATED: R
DIRECTED: Jack Beader
WRITERS: Don Mancini
STARRING:
Justin Whalin as Andy Barclay
Perrey Reeves as De Silva
Jeremy Sylvers as Tyler
Brad Dourif as Chucky (Voice)
Chucky follows Andy as Andy begins his teenage life in military school. Chucky still attempts to put his own soul into Andy's body.
FEAST & FANDOM RATING: 3 out of 5 stars. Andy's training is the military school ends up being helpful in later movies.
BRIDE OF CHUCKY
RELEASED: October 16, 1998
RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
RATED: R
DIRECTED: Ronny Yu
WRITERS: Don Mancini
STARRING:
Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany
Brad Dourif as Chucky (Voice)
Katherine Heigl as Jade
John Ritter as Chief Warren Kincaid
Finally abandoning the idea of killing Andy, Chucky turns his attention to ex-girlfriend Tiffany who he decided to put her soul into a doll body in order to have a mate.
FEAST & FANDOM REVIEW: 2 out of 5 stars. I get why they decided to change the direction of the franchise, but I felt that this comedy/horror film was a disappointment. The only thing that worked was adding Jennifer Tilly to the franchise to give Chucky someone to play off of with Tiffany.
SEED OF CHUCKY
RELEASED: November 12, 2004
RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 27 Minutes
RATED: R
DIRECTED: Don Mancini
WRITERS: Don Mancini
STARRING:
Brad Dourif as Chucky (Voice)
Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany/Jennifer Tilly
Billy Boyd as Glen/Glenda
The story continues as Chucky and Tiffany seek to have a child in this installment of the franchise. Tiffany also becomes human again as she takes over the body of Jennifer Tilly, who surprisingly looks like a twin to Tiffany's original human body.
FEAST & FANDOM REVIEW: 1.5 out of 5 stars. This film has received my worst review score in Feast & Fandom history. It's a pretty bad movie, but small elements of the film are needed for the full story arc of the franchise.
CURSE OF CHUCKY
RELEASED: September 24, 2013
RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 37 Minutes
RATED: R
DIRECTED: Don Mancini
WRITERS: Don Mancini
STARRING:
Chantal Quesnelle as Sarah
Fiona Dourif as Nica
Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray/Chucky (Voice)
Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany
Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay
After mysteriously recieving an old "Good Guy Doll," Nica's family begins to die one by one. Looks like Chucky is at it again.
FEAST & FANDOM REVIEW: 4 out of 5 stars. This film brings the franchise back to it's core horrifying glory. Not only do we get to have a huge plot point explained from the first film centering around Nica's mother, but we get the return of Andy Barclay played once again by the original actor Alex Vincent.
CULT OF CHUCKY
RELEASED: October 3, 2017
RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour 31 Minutes
RATED: R
DIRECTED: Don Mancini
WRITERS: Don Mancini
STARRING:
Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay
Brad Dourif as Chucky (Voice)
Fiona Dourif as Nica Pierce
Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany
Turns out Chucky figured out how to put his soul into multiple dolls and there is more than one Chucky. Chucky looks to take out both Nica and Andy in his ultimate plan for revenge.
FEAST & FANDOM REVIEW: 4 out of 5 stars. Man is this installment of the franchise good. Here's a spoiler. Ready? Don't read the next few sentences if you don't want to know. Chucky ends up taking over Nica's body. Why did I find it necessary to mention this? Nica is played by Fiona Dourif, daughter of Brad Dourif. She took over the roll of Chucky for her father. How freaking cool is that?
I hope you enjoyed this installment into the Halloween Movie Series. I hope this helped with any horror movie selections for this Halloween season. Enjoy!
