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Child's Play (1988)

Film

DirectorTom Holland

Meta takes3

Figures

Objects & symbols

The hybrid nature of Chucky (doll/human/machine)

Form & technique

Chucky's initial movements and speech, perceived only by Andy → The Uncanny
Chucky's voice (performed by Brad Dourif) → The Unseen Voice

Tropes

Chucky as a "Good Guy" doll → The Commodity Fetish
The Damballa ritual used by Charles Lee Ray
The single-parent household of Karen and Andy Barclay
Chucky murdering Maggie with a hammer
The "Good Guy" doll's animatronic features

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