Child's Play Page #3

Synopsis: When Charles Lee Ray needs to get quick escape from cop Mike Norris, he takes his soul and buries it into playful, seemingly good guy doll Chucky. Little does he know a little boy by the name of Andy Barclay will be the new owner of him soon-to-come. Charles confides in Andy while he commits numerous murders. Once the adults accept Andy's story as truth, it's too late.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): Tom Holland
Production: United Artists
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
R
Year:
1988
87 min
3,599 Views


but lying is--

Lying? Does this look

like I'm lying?

- How did you get those?

- Chucky bit me.

Oh, for God's sake!

All right, don't believe me!

- Where you goin'?

- To find Chucky!

How you gonna do that?

I'll start with the peddler

I bought him from.

That isn't a good part of town!

You hear me?

You don't want to go down there

at this time of night.

Goddamn it!

What's she doin' here?

Hey, excuse me.

Mister!

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Do you remember me?

I bought a doll from you in back of

Carson's department store yesterday.

- Doll?

- A Good Guy doll.

- You sold it to me. Do you remember?

- What about it?

- Where did you get it?

- What will you give me if I tell you?

I don't have much.

You're welcome to whatever I have.

It's not enough.

What else you got?

- That's all I've got.

- All you got?

- What are you-- Yes.

- That's not all you got.

- Wait a minute.

- No, you got a lot.

- Wait! No!

- Pig!

- He's a cop!

- What about the rest of you?

You wanna party too?

You want to answer the lady now?

Where did you get that doll?

I don't know nothin'

about no doll.

You won't know nothin'

about nothin'! Now talk!

A burned-out toy store on Wabash!

That's where I got it.

Get outta here!

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Wait. Something the peddler said

upset you. What was it?

I just told you-- nothing.

Goddamn it! My son's life

is at stake! What was it?

The place where he said he got the doll,

Charles Lee Ray died there.

Who?

The Lake Shore Strangler.

He's partners with Eddie Caputo.

- Where are you going?

- Wabash and Van Buren.

It's an abandoned wreck of a store.

Why don't you believe me?

It was struck by lightning

the night Charles Lee Ray died.

- How do you know that?

- Because I was there! I killed him!

Why didn't you tell me?

It's not exactly the kind of thing

you tell someone.

Let me take you home.

You need some sleep.

- Did he say anything?

- Who?

- Charles Lee Ray.

- He threatened to kill me and Caputo.

Sorry you couldn't find anything

to help Andy.

I really am.

But I did. I found out

that Chucky is Charles Lee Ray.

The only thing I don't know

is how he got inside the doll.

- Good night.

- Where did Charles Lee Ray live?

Look, please, will you

just get out of the car?

Just tell me.

Don't you understand?

Andy's life depends on it.

730 Stoney Island,

the south side.

I've already checked.

There's nothing there. Good night.

Where are you going?

- Home. Get some sleep.

- You can't do that!

Don't you see?

You just said it.

Chucky killed Caputo.

That leaves you.

- That does it.

- Please listen to me.

- Out.

- I am telling you the truth!

- Why won't you believe me?

- Because I'm sane and rational.

All right!

Do you remember what you said

the first night you met me?

- What?

- You didn't like loose ends.

I'm a loose end. You can't let go what I

said tonight without checking it out.

For the last time,

good night.

Good night, a**hole.

Oh, God!

Look out!

Won't do ya any good!

You can't hurt me!

What are you doing here?

After I talked to you last night...

I decided to go back to the station

and pull Ray's file.

I learned a couple of things.

His nickname was Chucky.

He spent a lot of time

with this man.

All we have to do is find him

before Chucky does.

Over here!

It's me. Chucky.

What d'ya think?

The grigri work?

You know, when I came here

learning about how to beat death...

I thought maybe you were

pullin' my chain.

But not now.

- Only one problem.

- What?

This. I didn't think

anybody could hurt me.

But last night I got shot.

Know somethin'?

It hurt.

It hurt like a son of a b*tch.

It even bled.

Why's that?

- You're turning human?

- What?

The more time you spend

in that body...

the more human you become.

You mean I have to live

the rest of my life in this body?

No f***ing way! You got me

into this, you get me out!

- I can't do that.

- Why not?

Because you're an abomination!

An outrage against nature!

You've perverted everything

I've taught you...

and used it for evil!

You have to be stopped!

You know, I thought

something like this might happen.

- That's why I prepared for it.

- What are you talking about?

Your own personal mojo.

- Give me that.

- Sure. How do you want it?

Broken leg?

Shouldn't tell your customers

where you hide things like this.

Gets you in trouble every time.

How do I get out of this body?

- No. I won't tell you.

- Yeah?

Tell me or die.

Your choice.

I'll tell you.

You have to transfer your soul

out of the doll...

into that of the first human being you

revealed your true self to.

You mean the first person I let in on

the fact that I was really alive?

I just don't believe it.

The first person I told my secret

was a six-year-old kid.

I'm gonna be six years old again.

Well, it's been fun,

but I gotta go.

I have a date

with a six-year-old boy.

And you have a date

with death.

So long.

Hold it! Wait!

Oh, my God.

- Too late.

- What?

Must save the boy. Must--

Must get his souI...

into him like he got into doll.

What?

You must stop him

before he can say the chant.

Kill him before he can say it.

But how?

The heart.

His heart is almost human.

It's the only way.

Through the heart.

Help me!

Dr. Ardmore, Chucky's here!

Help me! He's coming to kill me!

He's here! Chucky's here!

I don't see anybody.

But Chucky's here.

And he's going to kill me.

But Chucky is here,

and he's going to kill me!

He's going to kill me.

Please don't leave me. Please.

Stop!

Stop him!

Check the north corridor!

Easy, Andy, easy.

It's all right.

You're not gonna need this anymore.

But I do! Chucky's in the room,

and he's trying to kill me!

No. It's gonna be all right.

I'm gonna protect you.

Easy, boy, easy.

Nobody's here.

No, please! He'll kill you too.

No. Please listen to me. Please!

This is just gonna sting you

for one second.

Stop! Stop!

What happened?

Miss, could you just excuse us

for a minute?

What?

- What?

- Yeah, yeah.

Fried him to a crisp with the electric

shock machine, and then he escaped.

Escaped? Where?

We don't know,

but I bet she does.

You seen Chucky anywhere?

- Who's Chucky?

- Kid's doll.

The same one that was at the station.

Have you seen him?

What am I gonna know about a doll?

Where are you goin'?

They think Andy did it.

The girl said Chucky was here

looking for Andy.

- Where would Andy go?

- Home.

- I said go there if he was in trouble.

- Does he have a key?

- It's under the mat.

- Come on. We don't have much time.

Look, George.

- Some child left their doll.

- Leave it alone.

Whoever left it there

will come back looking for it.

Ugly doll.

F*** you.

Surprise!

Batter up!

Give me the power,

I beg of you.

Can you hear me?

Karen, are you all right?

Just take care of Andy.

Take this. Take it.

Mommy.

What's wrong? Gun jammed?

Andy, help me!

The matches!

Please! Now!

Andy, no, please.

We're friends to the end.

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Don Mancini

George Donald Mancini (born January 25, 1963) is an American screenwriter and film director. more…

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