A
psychopathic killer named Charles Lee Ray
(Brad Dourif) runs away from the police
and hides in a toy store.
From there he sees a box of dolls named
Good Guy Doll. He then summons up a chant
and puts his soul into a doll while the
police have killed his body.
The
next day the Good Guy Doll that Charles
is in accidentally is thrown out on the
streets and a hobo picks it up.
During that same day it's a little boy's
birthday and all he wants is a Good Guy
Doll but the dolls are very expensive.
The boy's name is Andy Barclay (Alex
Vincent) and his mother Karen (Catherine
Hicks) buys it off the hobo and gives it
to her son.
Andy is so excited as he realises the
doll talks to him as the doll introduces
him saying his name is Chucky.
Chucky
tells Andy where he wants to go so he can
kill his enemies and Andy tells his
mother exactly what Chucky wants.
Andy realises that his present is his
worst nightmare as Chucky plans to use
his body to put his soul in.
A very well done
film with great effects especially when
storm clouds roll in when Chucky puts his
soul into a Good Guy Doll.
This film was very dark and packed with
suspense and a great plot too for a
horror film. It was incredibly creepy too
and very original with what was going on
throughout the whole story which inspired
other horror flicks with similar ideas.
That is if you've seen Kevin S.
Tenney's flick Pinnochio's
Revenge and so fourth.
It's non stop fun in this film followed
by many sequels but they are nowhere as
good.
First comes Leatherface, then Michael,
next Jason and Freddy and now ....
Chucky!!!!! Followed by many sequels
which were nowhere even near as good like
this one. A definete cult classic in the
same lines as A Nightmare On Elm
Street and Halloween.
The acting is very
good. Brad Dourif is believeable
intimidating and crude as Chucky. His
role is very real with his aggressions
and temperament looking like a typical
crimuinal with an attitude. He has acted
in many other horror films but was most
noted in this one. He is the best way to
go Dourif.
Young child actor Alex Vincent
is well focused in his role as Andy in
which he makes himself out so innocent
that you don't want anyone to harm him.
Catherine Hicks is great as a
loving mother and does well wondering
about the terrifying events that unravel
with everything that's going on.
Chris
Sarandon performs his role as a
detective very nicely.
Supporting actress Dinah Manoff shows
nice aggression as well as outgoing
attitude and would make a good strict
disciplinarian.
Chucky is vicious but isn't
all too gruesome with his slayings in
this one.
He stabs some guy in the ankle with a
scalpel and fries his head which is the
only gruesome event.
Tom Holland
knows how to make a suspenseful slasher
film. Especially on how he makes the
actors react to seeing a killer doll or
even when the doll seems normal but
something dark is in that doll.
He also knew how to direct Alex
Vincent of how disturbed he was by
Chucky's evil doings as he was just tense
and quiet.
But first let's start at the beginning as
he directs a perfect opening to the film
when Brad Douriff is running
away from the police as we have great car
chasing stuff and then he runs into a
shopping mall. The scene's are packed
with plenty of action and Douriff
is great with his menacing actions thanks
to Holland's coaching.
He also directed Vincent
terrifically when he prepares breakfast
for his film mother on his birthday
making it look realisrtic as a typical
child looking forward to celebrating his
birthday.
His direction on Dinah Manoff with
Vincent while tucking him to bed was
perfect when she was giving him a hard
time on his behavior
Then she walks in the dark
hallway of the living room twards the
kitchen as you know something is going to
happen and then the phone rings which
makes you jump cause the scene is so
quiet.
Next she crashes out of a window which is
very effective but of course this was
performed by a stuntwoman
We have a real effective scene with Catherine
Hicks and Vincent when
Vincent explains to her why his doll
killed this woman and who this doll
really is which really leaves a bone
chill.
Vincent is also terrific when he
gets mad at the doll and slugs it while
he's in a room for questioning.
It's quite creepy when he directs Hicks
discovering that the doll did not have
batteries included and then she opens the
battery door to the doll and realises
there's no batteries in it and then the
doll turns it's head saying "Hi, I'm
Chucky. Wanna play?"
The battle with her and the doll looked
very intense
He also directed an actor named Juan
Ramirez incredibly well as a peddler
and it looked good when he nearly rapes
Hicks's character and then Sarandon
breaks it up and acts tough when he
needed to be.
We have a real suspenseful moment
when Chucky the doll tries to strangle Sarandon
in his car when you don't expect
this to happen.
Lots of great shots on Vincent running
away and trying to hide away from
Chucky's evil grasp.
There's lots more of his wonderful
directing but I'd be telling the whole
story and it would be a spoiler.
Holland deserves an Oscar.
The music composed by John
Renzetti which has a creepy edge to
the film and great booming sounds
with violin playing.
There are
also songtracks in the film like
"Chucky's Animated Theme" by
Mike Piccirillo
"I'm Hanging" by D.B. Night
"Is it Really Love" by Michael
Lanning
"Grass" by African
Suite
"Second Sight" by
David Darling.
Charles
Lee Ray: You hear this, you son of a
bitch! I'm gonna get you for this! I'm
gonna get you and I'm gonna get Eddy, no
matter what!
Mike
Norris: Give it up, Ray. It's over.
Chucky:
Hi, I'm Chucky. Wanna play?
Lady
in Elevator: Look George. Some child
left their doll on the elevator.
George: Leave it alone. Let
whoever is looking for it find it, and it
will be there.
Lady
in Elevator: Ugly Doll.
Chucky: Fuck You.
Chucky:
The only person that I let in on the fact
that I was still alive was a six-year-old
kid. I'm gonna be six years old again.
Well, John, it's been fun, but I gotta
go. I have a date with six-year-old
boy... and you have a date with death.
Chucky:
Good night, asshole.
Andy
Barclay: Chucky says Aunt Maggie was
a bitch and got what she deserved.
Karen Barclay: Andy. How can you
say such a thing?
Andy Barclay: I didn't say it,
Chucky did.
Andy:
His real name is Charles Lee Ray and he's
been sent down from Heaven by daddy to
play with me.
Karen
Barclay: I said talk to me, damn it.
Or else I'll throw you in the fire.
[Chucky comes alive]
Chucky: You stupid bitch! You
filthy slut! I'll teach you to fuck with
me!
Chucky:
[screaming] Give me the boy, and
I'll let you live!
Chucky:
Hello John. Over here. Hi. It's me
Chucky. What do think? The gri gri work?
You know, when I came here learning that
stuff about how to cheat death, I thought
that you were pulling my chain. But, not
now. But, there is one problem.
John: What?
[Chucky points at gunshot wound]
Chucky: This. I didn't think
anyone could hurt me. Last night I got
shot. You know something? It hurt. It
hurt like a son of a bitch, it even bled.
Why is that, John?
John: You're turning human. The
more time you spend in that body, the
more human you become.
Chucky: You mean I have to live
out the rest of my life in this body? No
fucking way! You got me in to this, so
you get me out!
John: I can't do that, Chucky.
Chucky: Why not?
John: Because you're an
abomination. An outrage against nature.
You've perverted everything I taught you,
and used it for evil. And you have to be
stopped.
Chucky:
We're friends 'til the end, remember?
Andy: This is the end, friend.
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