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Child's Play 3 (1991)

R  |   |  Horror, Thriller  |  30 August 1991 (USA)
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Chucky, the doll possessed by a serial killer, returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy that defeated him and has since become adult.

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Good Guy Doll (voice)
Terry Wills ...
Richard Marion ...
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Storyline

It's been eight years since the events in the second film, we now see that Andy is a teenager who has been enrolled in a military school. Play Pals Toy Company decides to re-release its Good Guys line, feeling that after all this time, the bad publicity has died down. As they re-used old materials, the spirit of Charles Lee Ray once again comes to life. In his search for Andy, Chucky falls into the hands of a younger boy, and he realizes that it may be easier to transfer his soul into this unsuspecting child. Andy is the only one who knows what Chucky is up to, and it's now up to him to put a stop to it. Written by Phil Fernando

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Chucky has a new playmate. See more »

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Horror | Thriller

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Rated R for horror violence and language | See all certifications »

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30 August 1991 (USA)  »

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Child's Play III  »

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Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$14,960,255 (USA)
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Trivia

This was the first film in the series to use computers to aid in Chucky's puppetry - in order to perfect the lip-syncing. See more »

Goofs

When Chucky is thrown down the skull mountain in the horror house, he falls facing downwards, towards the fan. But when he lands in it, he's suddenly facing upwards. See more »

Quotes

Shelton: [laughs] What's the matter Barclay, huh? You homesick? You miss your mommy?
[picks up his shoe to find that it is scratched]
Shelton: What the fuck is this?
Andy Barclay: Don't worry about your shoe all right? I'll polish it, just give me back the doll.
Shelton: No, You listen to me. Tell Whitehurst he's off the hook, huh? I got myself another slave and clean up this mess.
[gives him back the shoe]
Shelton: You've got 5 demerits.
Andy Barclay: What about the doll?
Shelton: My kid sister's birthday is coming up. I think she's gunna love it, don't you?
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Referenced in Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 2 (1997) See more »

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He's in the Army Now!

Just when you MIGHT have thought - after watching an excruciatingly long death sequence in Child's Play 2 - that Chucky was no more - he's back(and with the cliché) with a vengeance. How is he resurrected? Well, apparently when eight years have passed the toy company reopens their Good Guy doll factory, removes the cobwebs off of all the old stock, pick the mutilated, dead Chucky doll up and pop him in a vat of boiling plastics. The springs of Lourdes never had so much healing power! This revives Chucky, and he instantly becomes his mean, killing machine of old and wants to find Andy Barclay to take his soul. Andy, played by Justin Whalin, is an older teenager now and enrolled at a military academy. Well, not to get too bogged down in a script that doesn't really merit such an intense analysis - Chucky finds Andy and continues to basically do what he did in the two earlier films. Lots of killing. Lots of wisecracks and that cackling laugh. Lots of the same. I did like this film more though than the second installment. First of all, the director did NOT repeat the problem of an overly long, seemingly never-ending death scene. The military school makes for an interesting backdrop to the story. The young actors do credible jobs. There are some interesting , quirky characterizations from the rest of the cast with Andrew Robinson stealing his scenes as a barber who really enjoys shaving the heads of the cadets. In fact I loved the little ponytails hung on the walls of his salon. A neat little addition. The story is nothing special though, and the film is very formulaic. It is entertaining if you - like me - have limited expectations.


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