Child's Play 2

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"Why fight it, Andy? We're going to be very close. In fact, we're gonna be fucking inseparable."

―Chucky

Child's Play 2
Credits
Title:	Child's Play 2
Genres:	Horror
Directed by:	John Lafia
Written by:	Don Mancini
Produced by:	Robert Latham Brown; David Kirschner
Music by:	Graeme Revell
Cinematography:	Stefan Czapsky
Edited by:	Edward Warschilka
Production
Distributed by:	MCA/Universal Pictures
Released:	November 9th, 1990
Rating:	R
Running time:	84 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$13,000,000
Gross:	$28,501,605 (US)
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Child's Play 2 is an American horror film of the supernatural thriller and slasher genres. It is the first sequel in the Child's Play film series and follows the events of the 1988 movie, also named Child's Play. It is succeeded by the 1991 sequel, Child's Play 3. The film was directed by John Lafia with a script written by franchise creator Don Mancini. It was produced by Universal Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on November 9th, 1990. The film stars Alex Vincent, reprising the role of child Andy Barclay from the first film. It co-stars Jenny Agutter as Joanne Simpson, Gerrit Graham as Phil Simpson, Christine Elise as Kyle and Brad Dourif reprising the role of the sardonic voice behind everyone's favorite Good Guy - Chucky!

Cast

Actor	Role
Alex Vincent	Andy Barclay
Jenny Agutter	Joanne Simpson
Gerrit Graham	Phil Simpson
Christine Elise	Kyle
Brad Dourif	Chucky (voice)
Grace Zabriskie	Grace Poole
Peter Haskell	Sullivan
Beth Grant	Miss Kettlewell
Greg Germann	Mattson
Raymond Singer	Social worker
Charles C. Meshack	Van driver
Stuart Mabray	Homicide investigator
Matt Roe	Policeman in car
Herb Braha	Liquor store clerk
Don Pugsley	Technician
Ed Krieger	Technician
Vince Melocchi	Technician
Edan Gross	Tommy doll (voice)
Adam Ryen	Rick Spires
Adam Wylie	Sammy
Billy Stevenson	Adam

Notes

• Child's Play 2 (1990) redirects to this page.

• The tagline for this film is, "Look out Jack! Chucky's back!". A variation of this seen on some production posters is "Sorry Jack... Chucky's back!"

• Production on Child's Play 2 began on November 6th, 1989. Principal filming concluded on February 1st, 1990.

• Scenes from this movie were filmed in Pasadena and Los Angeles, California. The railroad crossing scene in the opening credits however was filmed in Chicago, Illinois, which is the setting for the film.

• Child's Play 2 was ranked number 1 at the box office over it's opening weekend, kicking off the 1990 holiday season. It grossed $10,718,520 over it's opening weekend (Nov. 11-13th) and was screened at 1,996 theaters.

• This is the first horror film directed by John Lafia. He also directed the 1993 film Man's Best Friend starring Lance Henriksen as well as two episodes of Freddy's Nightmares. He was also the screenwriter on the first Child's Play.

• This is the third film written by Don Mancini. It is his third horror film and his second film in the Child's Play series.

• Actor Charles Meshack is credited as Charles C. Meshack in this film.

• Actor Herbie Braha is credited as Herb Braha in this film.

• Actor Billy Stevenson is credited as Bill Stevenson in this film.

• Child's Play 2 marks the film debut of actors Adam Wylie and Christine Elise.

• Actress Brigitte Roth, who plays orphan #1, is uncredited for her participation in her film. This is Brigitte's first, and to date, only known film role.

• This film was released on November 9th, 1990. The first Child's Play premiered on November 9th, 1988.

• A VHS copy of Child's Play 2 can be seen in Jerry Seinfeld's apartment on his titular comedy series Seinfeld. Grace Zabriskie, who plays Grace Poole in this film made recurring appearances on Seinfeld as Mrs. Ross.

Recommendations

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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later Halloween: Resurrection Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Jason X Jigsaw New Nightmare Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, A Seed of Chucky Saw Saw II Saw III Saw IV Saw V Saw VI Saw 3D: The Final Chapter Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

See also

Child's Play Child's Play films Child's Play media

Child's Play images Child's Play characters Child's Play miscellaneous

External Links

Child's Play 2 at AMG Child's Play 2 at IMDB Child's Play 2 at Wikipedia Child's Play 2 at Stomp Tokyo Child's Play 2 at the Flesh Farm Child's Play 2 at Horrormovies.org

Child's Play 2 at Rotten Tomatoes Child's Play 2 at the Horror Film Wiki Child's Play 2 at Obscurehorror.com Child's Play 2 at Classic-Horror.com Child's Play 2 at The Video Graveyard Child's Play 2 at Turner Classic Movies

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