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Release year: 1990

Storyline

While Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky, determined to claim Andy's soul, is not far behind.

Top credits

Directors

John Lafia

Writers

Don Mancini

Cast

Alex Vincent — Andy Barclay
Jenny Agutter — Joanne Simpson
Gerrit Graham — Phil Simpson
Christine Elise — Kyle

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Did you know

• There were many rumors about why Catherine Hicks didn't reprise her role as Karen Barclay in the sequel with the popular being that she was pregnant by husband Kevin Yagher who operated the animatronic Chucky doll, but the simple fact was that the director John Lafia wanted to take the story in a new direction. A direction that didn't include her character aside from a unfilmed opening courtroom scene that had her be sent to a mental institution. Despite not reprising her role, she was constantly on set for the sequel to visit her husband.

• The original script had an opening scene of a court hearing dealing with the events of the previous film with Karen Barclay and Mike Norris defending Andy, while the remains of Chucky's burned body are stored in a evidence locker before being taken by the executives of the Play Pals company to rebuild it. Catherine Hicks was to reprise her role of Karen Barclay in this sequence but it was cut before filming began. Elements of this scene appeared in a similar courtroom scene in Curse of Chucky (2013) and the evidence locker opening was retooled in Bride of Chucky (1998).

• Beth Grant was hesitant to accept the role of Andy's strict, ill-fated teacher, Miss Kettlewell. Although Grant liked the script, she was intimidated about doing a horror film. She called her friend, actress Dinah Manoff (Maggie, in Child's Play (1988)), asking for advice. Manoff replied: "Well, if you see Child's Play, you'll find that I'm in it." Grant took her attitude as a good omen, and signed on.