Child's Play
1988 film by Tom Holland
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Child's Play is a horror film, mystery film, psychological horror fiction, and slasher film [1][2][3][4].
Key Facts
- Director: Tom Holland[3]
- Screenwriter: Don Mancini[4], John Lafia[5], Tom Holland[6]
- Composer: Joe Renzetti[7]
- Genre: horror film[8], mystery film[9], psychological horror fiction[10], slasher film[11]
- Followed by: Child's Play 2[12]
- Cast member: Catherine Hicks[13], Chris Sarandon[14], Brad Dourif[15], Dinah Manoff[16], Alex Vincent[17], Jack Colvin[18], Edan Gross[19], Michael Patrick Carter[20], John Franklin[21]
- Producer: David Kirschner[22], Barrie M. Osborne[23]
- Production company: United Artists[24], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25]
- Director of photography: Bill Butler[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 6.5/10[29], 74%[30], 58/100[31]
- Color: color[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 1, 1988[34], June 15, 1989[35]
- Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[36], Netflix[37]
- Contributor to the creative work or subject: Norman A. Burza[38]
- Narrative location: Chicago[39]
- Filming location: Chicago[40]
- Main subject: body swap[41]
- Executive producer: Barrie M. Osborne[42]
- Title: Child's Play[43]
- MPA film rating: R[44]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[45]
- Duration: 83 minutes[46]
Why It Matters
Child's Play has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]