Child's Play (1988)

The Lake Shore Strangler, a mass murderer who has plagued the Chicago area for months, meets his untimely end when he gets shot in a toy warehouse. Left for dead, the killer summons the strength to recite a voodoo chant which causes his soul to be "reincarnated" into one of the dolls resting on the shelves. The incantation also sparks an unnatural lightning storm, and when lightning hits the warehouse, it burns to the ground. Only one doll survives: the doll possessed by the killer's soul.

Later, a mother innocently buys this doll as a present for her son. At first, everything seems fine, but soon the doll starts communicating with the young boy. Then he slays the child's babysitter. That's only the first of his many gruesome exploits, however. So watch out... because just when you think Chucky's gone -- he might be coming

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Related Movies: Child's Play 2 (1990) [sequel] Child's Play 3 (1991) [sequel] Bride of Chucky (1998) [sequel] Seed of Chucky (2004) [sequel]

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The best of the series mostly because Chucky isn't so much a cartoon here and is a quite menacing children's toy - the punchlines hadn't quite taken over yet. Manages to build decent suspense during the first murder and when Sarandon is caught in a car while Chucky's knife plunges into his seat. 

"Child's Play" is one of the scariest movies ever. ...this is one of the best modern horror films ever made and one of the finest to come out of the 1980s, with great performances all around.

-- (eSplatter.com)

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Cast

Brad Dourif The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Alien: Resurrection Catherine Hicks Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Peggy Sue Got Married, Turbulence Chris Sarandon The Princess Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Dog Day Afternoon Alex Vincent Child's Play 2, Wait Until Spring, Bandini, VH-1 Where Are They Now: Horror Movie Stars Dinah Manoff Grease, Ordinary People, Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Tommy Swerdlow Howard the Duck, Hamburger Hill, Blueberry Hill Jack Colvin Jeremiah Johnson, Rooster Cogburn, The Incredible Hulk [more]

This being one of the few horror movies to actually have me scared for some time i must highly recommend it as it is always good to see a star in this case chucky in his best performance!  --The October Child (Bloody-Disgusting.com)