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Child's Play
Six-year-old Andy Barclay receives the birthday present of his dreams: a Good Guy doll named Chucky. However, neither Andy nor his mother Karen realises that the seemingly innocent toy harbours the soul of notorious serial killer Charles Lee Ray. After transferring his consciousness into the doll through a voodoo ritual, Chucky begins a murderous rampage while attempting to reclaim a human body. As the bodies pile up, Andy struggles to convince the adults around him that his favourite toy is alive and responsible for the killings.
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What changed in this version?
The Child's Play – Lost Footage Workprint with Longer VHS Screener Intro (Restored Extended Edition) is described by its filename as an extended restoration incorporating rare footage and material associated with the film's early production and promotional history.
The original 1988 film underwent substantial editing following unsuccessful test screenings. An early cut reportedly ran approximately two hours, with roughly 25–30 minutes removed before theatrical release. This included additional character moments, expanded sequences and material featuring Chucky.
Known Differences and Additional Material
- Longer VHS screener introduction: MGM's 1989 promotional VHS screener featured a special Chucky-hosted introduction aimed at video retailers. The surviving promotional segment runs approximately six minutes and features Brad Dourif voicing Chucky, film clips, jokes about other horror icons and a musical sequence.
- Lost workprint material: The film's early edits featured sequences subsequently removed or shortened, including an alternative opening involving Detective Mike Norris, expanded Andy and Chucky scenes, additional voodoo-related material and an extended finale.
- Restored Extended Edition: The filename suggests that the release combines available rare material into a longer presentation, rather than being an untouched original studio workprint.
Archival Significance
Child's Play remains an important entry in 1980s horror cinema, introducing one of the genre's most recognisable villains.
Rare workprint-related footage and original VHS promotional material offer an intriguing glimpse into the film's development, editing and marketing.
For collectors and film preservation enthusiasts, this edition is of particular interest because it potentially brings together material that was never included in the standard theatrical presentation.
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