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Child's Play (franchise)

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Child's Play (also called Chucky) is an American horror comedy franchise centered on a series of eight movies created by Don Mancini.

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The movie mainly focuses on Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif), an evil psychopathic doll who is a serial killer named Charles Lee "Chucky" Ray, known as the "Lakeshore Strangler", whose soul is transferred inside a "Good Guy doll" toy following a voodoo ritual in order to avoid going to Hell. In the 2019 reboot, Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) is an AI doll, gone out of control, and determined to kill people.

The franchise through movies, merchandise, DVD sales and videos has made over $250 million.[1]

References

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  1. Bryan Alexander (October 8, 2013). "After 25 years, Chucky is both a blessing and a 'Curse'". USA Today. Retrieved October 1, 2017.