Child's Play 2

Plot synopsis:
In 1990, two years after Chucky was destroyed by the Barclays and detective Mike Norris, the killer "Good Guy" doll Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) is rebuilt from scratch by the Play Pals company to prove there is no fault with the dolls. As a result of Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent) blaming Chucky for the murders committed, the company has suffered. One of the men working on Chucky is killed via electrocution; as a result, the CEO of the company Mr. Sullivan (Peter Haskell) orders his assistant Mattson (Greg Germann) to cover the accident and get rid of Chucky.
Meanwhile, Andy is now in foster care, due to his mother being in a mental hospital for supporting his story about Chucky. Andy is adopted by Phil (Gerrit Graham) and Joanne Simpson (Jenny Agutter). In his new home, Andy meets his new foster sister Kyle (Christine Elise).
After work, Mattson goes to a corner store and while he leaves his car, Chucky uses the car phone to ring Grace Poole (Grace Zabriskie), the manager of Andy's foster center. He claims to be a relative of Andy's in order to get his new address. He then carjacks the car and orders Mattson to drive outside the Simpson household at gun point. Chucky then kills him by suffocating him with a plastic bag. In the house, Chucky accidentally activates "Tommy", another "Good-Guy" doll, and destroys him with Joanne's ornament. Chucky then buries the doll in the garden and takes his place as "Tommy". Phil punishes the children believing one of them broke the ornament. After Andy spends the rest of the day with Kyle, Chucky waits for nightfall and ties up Andy in order to possess him. However, Kyle, who snuck out, arrives and the ritual is interrupted. After Andy claimed Chucky tied him up, Phil throws Chucky in the basement.
The next day, Chucky hitches a ride on the bus to Andy's school. Andy's teacher Miss Kettlewell (Beth Grant) discovers an obscenity Chucky wrote on his worksheet. Believing Andy was responsible, she forces Andy to stay in the classroom as punishment, and locks Chucky in the closet. Andy escapes, and Chucky beats Miss Kettlewell to death with a yardstick. After Andy insisted Chucky got him in trouble, Phil considers taking him back to the foster center.
That night, Andy tries to kill Chucky with an electric knife in the basement, but Chucky attacks him. Phil goes to investigate the commotion but he is killed by Chucky who trips him and throws him to the floor, snapping his neck. Joanne, onvinced that Andy killed him, sends him back to the foster center. Later, Kyle discovers the buried doll in the garden and realizes Andy was telling the truth all along, and rushes in to find Joanne dead. Chucky attacks Kyle and orders her to take him to the center. There, during a false fire alarm, he kills Grace and orders Andy to take him to the PlayPals "Good-Guy" factory for the transfer.
Kyle follows Chucky and Andy to the factory. After knocking Andy unconscious once again, Chucky fails to possess the boy, since he spent too much time within the doll's body. Enraged, Chucky decides to kill Andy and Kyle instead. Chucky murders a factory worker. He then loses one of his hands, which he replaces with his knife, and his legs, but still goes after the two. Kyle and Andy then pour molten plastic over him before inserting an air hose in his mouth, which causes his head to explode and finally defeating him. Andy and Kyle leaves the factory for "home", with Andy asking where "home" is and Kyle responding that, in truth, she doesn't know.

Tags: comedy, gothic, violence

Review:
I think I liked Child's Play 2 more than most people, given the reviews that I've read and the movie's low voter rating on the IMDb. A cute kid's doll is once again the unlikely home of Charles Lee Ray, notorious serial killer, again feeding off of the surrealism created by seeing a kid's doll screw it's face into expressions of the purest rage and spouting all manner of profanities.
It's difficult enough trying to figure out why it's even there WITHOUT having to watch this mental giant grab Andy by the arm and ask him what on earth is the matter.There are some funny moments in the film, such as when Chucky smashes the head of the innocent Good Guys doll, buries it, and takes its place in the house, and my favorite, when Chucky is later addressed by a doting adult, Chucky responds by saying in his cute doll voice, 'Hi!
Waste not, want not, I guess.At any rate, Chucky comes back in a fresh plastic body (too bad he can't be transferred to a human as easily as he can be transferred from one doll body to another), and once again resumes his quest for Andy's soul.
This would have made the movie much more interesting and added another level of originality; my guess is they just didn't have the budget for something that big.Nevertheless, even though the first sequel in the Child's play series comes dangerously close to falling into that sophomore sequel chasm of falling flat because of obviously feeding off the success of its predecessor without having much of anything to add to the story, Child's Play 2 escapes into the world of moderately acceptable horror sequels, kind of like Psycho II, which had no hope of matching its predecessor but at least was able to justify its own existence.
I think it's easy to be put off by the conclusion of Child's Play 2, but I was pretty impressed with the toy factory setting, if only because it created such a great atmosphere for Chucky to make his hunt and Andy and his foster sister Kyle to try vainly to escape.
There was some pretty clever stuff in the final act of the film, not including, however, the scene where Kyle and Andy run around completely lost, making the factory seem like a maze by editing together a lot of clips of them clearly running around the same corner half a dozen times or so.
Child's Play 2 picks up not long after where its infamous predecessor left off, and straight into the film, the original Good Guy doll housing the spirit of the Lakeshore Strangler is being fixed up and Good Guys are back in action.
From there, the typical mayhem follows, with plenty of doll-style murders, witty lines from Chucky and a great finale at the Good Guy doll factory.While the original Child's Play is a terrifying classic, part 2 is somewhat of a step down, only because one knows what to expect, for the most part.
The not-so-innocent movie about a child's doll continues with Andy Barkley (Alex Vincent) being sent to live in a foster care home while his mom is recovering from a mental hospital.
Nobody believes Andy's story about Chucky the killer doll, but that soon changes when the doll returns, possessed once again by serial killer Charles Lee Ray. It goes on another rampage, this time trying to free his evil soul from the doll and transfer into Andy's body.The plot's pacing, script, and music score work fine in this movie, with a some good humor and suspense, and some creepy moments.
And, guess what, Andy Barclay is top of his 'hit list.' Brad Dourif returns to voice the killer doll, Chucky, and he gets it right on the mark again.
Young Alex Vincent reprises his role from the original as Andy Barclay, the boy who in this movie goes to live with foster parents while his mother seeks psychiatric help (from the events in "Child's Play").
Chucky, the sweet-faced lovable little doll filled with the soul of a voodoo loving serial killer, is back in his second feature, aptly if not originally named Child's Play 2.
The only other member of the cast of the original film to return is the young Alex Vincent as the boy Chucky must kill so as to not permanently be imprisoned in the body of the doll.
Knowing that he has to get out this body, Chucky goes about trying to locate Andy, so he can transfer his soul into his body.The lovable, foul-mouthed good guy doll is back at it again in this far from surprising sequel spawned by the original's success.
If you have actually seen the film you may say that 'Child Play 2' surpasses the cult classic original in 3 ways.
first, it skips the murder mystery (not saying that the mystery is bad in the original its just that the cover shows Chucky with a knife and all the sequels tell you he is real) and gets strait to the horror.
Second, it has a nice foster sibling sub plot that is not just interesting, but something you nearly never see in films, especially horrors, And thirdly, the creative one liners and weapons propel Chucky into the slasher big leagues and are blue prints for the One line spouting Chucky we all know and love today.
With interesting characters, Quotable quips, A good child actor, Brad Dourif's Haunting voice, and a satisfying bloody end to Chucky.
This movie was great because it knew exactly what it wanted to be,a fun slasher film.First,the good,the characters,just like in the first one they're well written,acted,and feel real.The kills,they were suspenseful and very creative.The music was great,and I loved the climax,it was very fun,fit the tone perfectly.Last pro,Chucky,he was hilarious,creepy,and you could feel all of his anger.Now the cons,I feel like the movie,well super fun,should've been slower,and it feels like a soap opera in some scenes in the beginning.My last con is that some plot holes were a bit too noticeable,and very stupid,just like in the first one.Child's Play 2 is a wildly entertaining movie with some pacing issues..
It seems that the creative team behind "Child's Play 2" sought to not only create an effective sequel, but also build the character of Chucky into the sort of thing that legends are made of.
Does it work?And the answer to that question: Sort of, I guess.Following a wild opening in which Chucky (voiced by the fantastic Brad Dourif) is re-constructed in a way that I actually found quite intriguing, he escapes and sets off to find his old target- young Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent), who is in the process of being placed into a new foster home.
And so a sort-of deadly game begins, as Chucky infiltrates Andy's new home, and toys with him, causing him distress and picking off the people around him, leading up to a final confrontation that I can only describe as epic in scope and quite satisfying.Returning screenwriter Don Mancini seems more at home this time around (after some apparent drama with the first film going into rewrites), and relishes in the chaos of the storyline.
Some of the performers aren't up to snuff (despite the main cast being great), some of the deaths are bizarre and weak, and some moments just seemed silly, or went on for far too long.If the film could have gone through just a little bit more trimming and re-editing, I think it could easily have matched the quality of the original.But still, as it stands, "Child's Play 2" is highly enjoyable, albeit flawed.
Rated R for Violence and Language I have seen all the Chucky films except for Bride Of Chucky.This film is a continuation of the first film.Andy is now older and with a foster family but Chucky has followed him and tries to kill him so he can take over his body.The only person who later believes and helps him is the other foster child.I haven't seen this one in a while but I remember there being one funny scene in the film.I find this is foreshadowing for the series becoming a horror/comedy.Its not as good as the first Child's Play or Seed Of Chucky but its worth a look if you saw the first one.Its better than Child's Play 3..
Then we have the real wench of the movie, Andy's 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Kettlewell, play by Beth Grant (Too Wong Foo, Donnie Darko).The film also stars many wonderful practical animatronics by the master of puppets, Kevin Yagher (Tales from the Crypt, A Series of Unfortunate Events).
I wrote a review​ "Chucky is made of extra cool nightmares on wax" over a decade ago on the original movie under my other username Cadillac_ghost In this second installment of the Child's play franchise.
Karen Barclay from the first movie was taken to a psychiatric hospital as described by one executive who is later killed by Chucky and led to track down eight year old Andy settled with foster parents (Garrett Graham, and Jenny Agutter from American werewolf in London) in the middle class west side of Chicago and his nightmare is relived, it is up to adopted teenage older sister Kyle (Elise from Beverly Hills 90210) to come to the rescue like a Karen Barclay surrogate mother to protect him​.This is more of a fun house ride and more comedic lines and scenes than the original, some of the scenes is funny (watch out for the wonderful Beth Grant from Donnie Darko as another witchey poo Teacher role and Grace Zabriskie from Servants of Twilight, the photocopy death scene was being ripped off by many action movies in its day) the special effects on Chucky are at best here, I liked the way he moves in this movie and really seemed demonically possessed for real, and his catchphrases are superb.
Child's Play 2 seems to have one of your basic 1st horror sequel plan: Up the gore, up the scares, up the fun- but the paper thin characters with no interesting qualities really make this film boring.
this was a alright follow up of the original child's play movie it's more violent and the language is rough.chucky the killer doll is rebuild and he decides to track down his target Andy Barclay so he can steal his soul.
Christine Elise is also very strong as the Kyle character as is Jenny Agutter as the foster mom.While I can't recommend the film to the squeamish, I can safely say that if you are a horror fan and you're in the mood for a truly sick and wild gorefest of a slasher film, CHILD'S PLAY 2 is definitely a must-see.
The original Child's Play was constructed like Jaws, the monster (or monster doll in this case) was kept in the shadows until the last half hour, which was good filmaking on the part of both directors.
In doing so, they also bring the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray back to life.Andy soon find out that chucky is back and up to no good, of course he tell in his forester parents that doll is alive, yet again now one believes him, There some deaths scene that not gory and not even little bit scary and two of death scene are off-screen.
Everything about this movie is so boring and deaths scene could not even save the movie, I would say this is the Worst Child's play movie in the series, I would say fast forward to last 7 minutes of the movie, as it the only worth watching part of movie, to see chucky getting killed off yet again..
If there is anything good to say about the film it's that it retains the originality of the first, only to be ruined by your typical worse-than-Hell horror movie sequel formula.
A real surprise here is the presence of Jenny Agutter (the nurse in "An American Werewolf in London") and Gerrit Graham (Beef in "Phantom of the Paradise") as Andy's foster parents, particularly with what Chucky does to the dad on the staircase leading to the basement.Yes, it is a sequel, so it's even harder to take seriously than the original was, but this is truly a good time.
i don't like child's play 2 the plot was gone not good for a sequel.
A surprisingly effective sequel, "Child's Play 2" succeeds primarily by focusing on the continuing story of Andy (Alex Vincent), now in a foster home as Chucky (voiced by the always-frightening Brad Dourif) continues to terrorize him.
And the movie, I think, flows way better than the first one, where first Andy knows about Chucky, then the mother, then the police officer.
And, guess what, Andy Barclay is top of his 'hit list.'It's nice to see the little boy who plays Andy come back and, in terms of child actors, he's actually quite good (still!).
2 years after Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent) was attacked by his Good Guy doll Chucky (Voiced by Brad Douriff) and traumatized by the murders that happened.
Chucky is once again on the loose killing off anyone that gets in his way to transfer his soul into Andy.A thrilling and exciting sequel to the 1988 horror classic is a sequel that surpasses the original!
The film may not have the most original story of the movie but it manages to be more energetic and tense than the first film, just because an adopted child occupies the position of protagonist of the film, which makes things reasonably more tense, And also mentioning the performance of Alex Vincent who also steals the scene for him.
I really believed that my mom's doll will come alive and try to get me like Chucky tried to get Andy and put his soul in it.
Just like the film producers resurrected Jason back to live in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and I love this slasher film, It is really dark, creepy and scary enough.Catherine Hicks and Chris Sarandon did not return for this sequel and also Tom Holland did not return to direct this film, but it was directed by John Lafia who also helped to write the script for the first film and I think he did a good job directing it.
I love the chemistry between Andy and Kyle I love character Andy Barclay to death.The plot is about Andy's mother is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, the young boy is placed in foster care, and Chucky is resurrected and he is back, determined to claim Andy's soul.This movie is fast paced, intense, scary well executed and entertaining well done horror flick from the 90's.
So this movie had a flair for chucky once again it was real good for a sequel i was amazingly impressed at this second movie of the child's play series my rating for this great and gory sequel is 6 or 7 out of 10.
I have to be honest though this movie has the exact same storyline as the first film, just a different setting and different characters.Its Chucky going out to find the little boy Andy (who is now older and slightly smarter) to steal his soul.
Which is the same as its original film, despite this its much better than first in almost every way.Acterly Childs play 2 wouldn't be a bad remake but its probably much better as a sequel.
Charles "Chucky" Lee Ray, our favorite little profane puppet, is back for more murderous mayhem and to hunt down his nemesis Andy Barclay (and his little soul too!) in this, the second of the increasingly bizarre "Child's Play" films.'Child's Play 2' is in no way a bad movie, however, as Ebert pointed out in his review, you are likely to walk away from it feeling conflicted.
But it really doesn't matter with "Child's Play 2", because even though it doesn't reach the potential like the original, it generally works very well, where the viewer can become distressed because of what Chucky does to poor Andy in this one.Overall, a great sequel that has it's dark and disturbing moments.8/10.
So bottom line, this movie is pretty bad, but hey, it's better than what the producers did to chucky in the OTHER sequels..
Child Play, starring the good guy doll, Chucky, who has the soul of a killer stuck in him, is what makes it original and very scary!
After the events of CHILD'S PLAY,Andy Barclay(Alex Vincent)was sent to live with foster family,The Simpsons,Joanne(Jenny Agutter),Phil(Gerrit Graham)and Kyle(Christine Elise).Andy fits in soon,but all that is about to change,because CHUCKY(Brad Dourif)is resurrected by the same company who made him and now he just isn't after Andy,but to kill and harm those around him.Because this time it's not play-time,but death-time.
This is a very good sequel to the hit CHILD'S PLAY with a big change.More screen time for CHUCKY.Making not only look,but you can feel his evilfulness and hate he has on the world.Don Mancini was close to bringing a film better than his first one.Just close,but this is a very good sequel to it..
It has action, it is more like an action horror to me.My favorite part was when Chucky's head exploded, that was so grusome!This is an enjoyable movie, you wanna scare your girlfriend, get it out immediatly, and have a good time!.
I'm doing a review on THIS movie right now so...If you liked Child's Play you will love this smash hit!
Overall Child's Play 2 was a very good movie..
Child's Play is the only horror series I've seen completely, so I should know the goods and bads of all of them.
Child's Play Was The Second Best Chucky Movie!!!
This film also had a great score to it that fit the scenes of the "Good Guy" toy factory.....I give this movie a B+