Talk:Child's Play (1988 film)

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Do all[edit]

Do all 5 movies have to be redirected to the original?

No, and I don't think they should be. As more content is written about each one then they can have their own articles. After all the latest installments are rather different from the first. violet/riga (t) 08:26, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)

It's Totally WRONG...[edit]

... for Dinah Manoff to be redirected here, as it is hardly the only thing, or even the best thing, that's she's done (I say Ordinary People.) This should be fixed ASAP, preferably by the original author/editor. (Hope that you watch this page.) Rlquall 02:52, 31 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's easy enough to fix. Can I suggest that you do it as you seem to be familiar with her work - just click here and edit away! violet/riga (t) 10:00, 31 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

citation needed[edit]

"There have also been murders where Chucky's catchphrase 'Wanna play?' has been used by the killer or where scenes from the film seem to have been imitated."

I smell BS.. Please quote source.


here you go, it was a murder in Manchester UK in the early 90s. A girl was held hostage and tortured before being doused in petrol and set on fire. Part of the torture involved her wearing headphones with the chuck catchphrase repeated through them.

http://ftp1.us.proftpd.org/pub/electronic-publications/stay-free/archives/20/media_influence1.html

Gomez2002 12:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Here's another source [1], I've added the information back to the page. Freikorp (talk) 20:00, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Removed material[edit]

I removed the following because it is most probably utter B.S. Even if it isn't, it's POV, original research, and uncited: The series is controversial, and the film may have a strong psychological effect on some of its viewers. It has inspired constant nightmares and strong reactions of fear from a small minority of viewers. There have also been murders where Chucky's catchphrase 'Wanna play?' has been used by the killer or where scenes from the film seem to have been imitated. The first and second sentences are quite amusing, though. Either someone tried to make a joke, or they're one of the biggest wusses in the world. The third sentence is uncited, and most probably B.S. 24.126.199.129 11:34, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

here is a citation for you

http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/movies_made_me_kill/10.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/politics/45302.stm

Gomez2002 12:25, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gross revenue[edit]

The gross revenue in the sidebar lists $33.2m, but the box office subheading lists a total of $44.1m. Should these amounts match? Should the box office heading be merged into the sidebar and eliminated from the body of the article? Sottolacqua (talk) 18:11, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced material[edit]

The following is unsourced information:

  • This film was #94 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.
  • The film was released on the iTunes Store on April 11th, 2007. It is reportedly available in widescreen, making it the first time Child's Play has been available in widescreen outside of the original theatrical exhibition in the United States (the UK region 2 dvd release was non-anamorphic widescreen).
  • The chant that Chucky recites to transfer his soul into another body is mostly in French, though he often fumbles with the language, most notably calling on the "pepper of the dead" rather than the "power of the dead".
  • The film became part of a murder trial in the UK. During their trial and subsequent conviction for the murder of Suzanne Capper, four murderers were alleged to have utilised themes from the film in their torturing and murder by burning of the 16 year old girl.
  • The working title of Child's Play was Blood Brother.
  • A Tollywood film "Ammo Bomma" was made on the basis of this movie.
  • The rundown house which Charles Lee Ray and Eddie Caputo lived in is located at 730 Stony Island Avenue. However, in the movie "Stony" is misspelled as "Stoney".
  • When Chucky chants at the end of the movie to transfer his soul into Andy Barclay's body, he mentions "Santeria," which is a Caribbean religion.
  • When Chucky breaks into the apartment, his hairline is receding. This shows he is becoming human due to the amount of time spent in the doll's body.
  • The department store Karen Barclay works in is Carson Pirie Scott. Store signage can be briefly seen when Karen buys the Good Guy doll from the homeless person.
  • When filming was complete, a business in St. Louis, Missouri actually hired the Chucky doll as their receptionist.
  • The only film in the series to have only a serious tone.
  • The only film in the series not to be released by Universal Pictures.
  • The film's gothic electronic score was composed by Academy Award winner Joe Renzetti (The Buddy Holly Story).
  • Dinah Manoff, who plays Chucky's first victim, previously appeared in two Paramount films, Ordinary People and Grease.
  • Jack Colvin, who plays Andy's ill-fated doctor, Dr. Ardmore; is best known for playing tabloid reporter, Jack McGee, on the television series, The Incredible Hulk. Universal Studios distributed both the Child's Play sequels and the show.
  • During the scenes where Chucky is alive and turning human, he begins to bore physical resemblances to actor Brad Dourif (who plays Chucky).

While this is interesting, we can't use it unless you provide a source. Also, none of this is really trivia, as trivia by its definition is "unimportant information" - it therefore shouldn't be in a trivia section but instead the information should be incorporated into the main article. - Tbsdy lives (talk) 03:48, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please answer[edit]

What scenes were filmed in the Culver city studios?? Was the apartment scenes filmed there,if you know email me at jasongk2008@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.90.31.227 (talk) 20:20, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Prey[edit]

Wouldn't Child's Play be loosely based on Richard Matheson's short story "Prey"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.76.165.186 (talk) 19:33, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Remake Info[edit]

Most of the bottom half of the remake section is completely unfounded and with no source to back it up. I think a good deal of it should be deleted. The last thing on there should be that Dourif is confirmed to return. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doghowlett18 (talk • contribs) 02:59, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Minor Grammar Edits[edit]

There were a few edits I worked on in the first paragraph of the plot. Cheers! Linguafoeda 17:44, 5 July 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xenomorphs (talk • contribs)

Production Information needs to be Expanded[edit]

There is not a lot of information on the film's development and production in this article and some of it isn't even sourced. This section needs to be expanded significantly to detail the film's development, and production.--Paleface Jack (talk) 16:51, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Genre[edit]

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