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Chucky costume

Chucky

Child’s Play (1988)

The lore

Serial killer Charles Lee Ray (the Lakeshore Strangler) uses voodoo to move his soul into a Good Guys doll, and ends up in a six-year-old boy’s toy box.

The look

  • Overalls
  • Striped shirt
  • Red hair
  • Scarred doll face
  • Kitchen knife

Behind the screams

Dourif has voiced Chucky in every entry except the 2019 remake, where Mark Hamill took over. Mancini’s script was originally titled Blood Buddy.

Credits

Created by
Don Mancini (writer)
Tom Holland (director)
Brought to life by
Brad Dourif (voice)
Doll effects by Kevin Yagher