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Child's Play (1988) [R]

Release Date:
November 9, 1988

Original Title:
Child's Play

Alternate Titles:
Blood Brother
Blood Buddy
Child Play
Die Mörder-Puppe
Dziecieca zabawa
I koukla tou satana
Muñeco diabólico
Дитяча гра

Genres:
Horror

Production Companies:
David Kirschner Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: 16  AU: MA 15+  BR: 16  CA: 14A  CZ: 15+  DE: 18  ES: 18  FR: 12  GB: 15  HU: 16  IE: 18  NL: 16  PL: 16  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 87

You'll wish it was only make-believe.

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An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.

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Production

ADR Editor:
Ronald Sinclair
George Steven

Assistant Art Director:
Bernard P. Cutler

Assistant Property Master:
Joann Hicks

Assistant Sound Editor:
John Cousineau
Cheryl Kroll

Associate Producer:
Laura Moskowitz

Boom Operator:
Douglas Vaughan

Carpenter:
Francis J. Roix

Casting:
Sharon Bialy
Richard Pagano

Co-Executive Producer:
Elliot Geisinger

Construction Coordinator:
James F. Orendorff
Edward England

Costume Design:
April Ferry

Creator:
Don Mancini

Dialogue Editor:
Dan Yale

Director:
Tom Holland

Director of Photography:
Bill Butler

Editor:
Edward Warschilka
Roy E. Peterson

Executive Producer:
Barrie M. Osborne

First Assistant Director:
Michael Green

Foley Artist:
John Roesch
Joseph T. Sabella
Ellen Heuer

Foley Editor:
Scott A. Tinsley

Foley Mixer:
Greg Orloff
Marty Church

Foley Recordist:
Carolyn Tapp

Hairstylist:
Marina Pedraza

Insert Unit First Assistant Director:
Arthur Anderson

Leadman:
Casey Hallenbeck
Joel Prihoda

Makeup Artist:
Michael Hancock

Original Music Composer:
Joe Renzetti

Paint Coordinator:
Kenneth Robertson

Producer:
David Kirschner

Production Design:
Daniel A. Lomino

Property Master:
Arthur Shippee
William D'Ambra

Scenic Artist:
Robert E. Knight

Screenplay:
Tom Holland
John Lafia
Don Mancini

Second Assistant Director:
George Fortmuller
Linnea Ebba Wicklund

Second Unit Director:
Bud Davis

Second Unit First Assistant Director:
James Giovannetti Jr.

Set Decoration:
Cloudia Rebar

Set Designer:
Gary Baugh
William Arnold
James E. Tocci

Set Dresser:
Timothy W. Tiedje

Sound Editor:
Kirk Schuler
Sherman Waze
Harry Cheney
Dan Yale
Clayton Collins

Sound Mixer:
James E. Webb
Don Summer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Franklin Jones Jr.
Kevin O'Connell
Rick Kline
Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Recordist:
Jack Keller

Standby Painter:
Earl Benton

Story:
Don Mancini

Storyboard Artist:
Pete von Sholly

Stunt Coordinator:
Bud Davis

Stunts:
Glory Fioramonti
Joe Gilbride
Rick LeFevour
Joie Chitwood Jr.
Bob K. Cummings
Carl Paoli
Stacy Logan
Anthony Cecere
James Fierro
Eddie J. Fernandez
Debbie Lynn Ross
Kay Whipple
Dennis Scott

Supervising ADR Editor:
Becky Sullivan

Supervising Sound Editor:
John Riordan

Swing:
David Gianneschi

Unit Production Manager:
Carl Olsen
Robert Latham Brown

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Peter Donen

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