Childs' Play 3 (A Controversial Film)

Child’s Play 3 AKA Child’s Play 3: Look Who’s Stalking is a 1991 horror film; it is the third installment in the Child’s Play series.

Plot:

It has been eight years since the second film; we now see that Andy is a teenager who has been enrolled in a military school. Play Pals Toy Company decides to re-release its Good Guys line, feeling that after all this time, the bad publicity has died down. As they re-used old materials, the spirit of Charles Lee Ray once again comes to life. In his search for Andy, Chucky falls into the hands of a younger boy, and he realises that it may be easier to transfer his soul into this unsuspecting child. Andy is the only one who knows what Chucky is up to, and it's now up to him to put a stop to it.

Cast:

Justin Whalin                      Andy Barclays

Perrev Reeves                   Kristen De Silva

Brad Dourif                         Chucky

Andrew Robinson              Sergeant Botnick

Travis Fine                          Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Brett C. Shelton

Dakin Matthews                  Colonel Cochrane

Burke Byrnes                      Sergeant Clark

Matthew Walker                  Major Ellis

Jeremy Sylvers                  Ronald Tyler

Dean Jacobson                   Harold Aubrey Whitehurst

Peter Haskell                       Mr. Sullivan

Reception:

The film was a box office disappointment, grossing $20.5 million worldwide. Some critics felt that the film itself was darker, despite some scenes of Chucky’s humour; mainstream critics were generally negative reviews and horror fans thought it to be the worst of the series.  

James Bulger Controversy:

This film has been indirectly linked to the murder of James Bulger. The killers were 10 years old at the time and it was said that they had imitated a scene in which one of Chucky’s victims us splashed with blue paint, although these allegations have never been proven it had led to some new legislation for video films.

The boys managed to get hold of this film through the father of one of the boys; he had rented Child’s Play 3. However, police found that the son was not living with his father so at the time it was unlikely that he would have seen the film.





James Bulger



10 year old boys (murders)