Child's Play 2
Movie, 1990, Charles Lee Ray, Set in Andy's foster home
Child's Play 2 is #2 of 9 in release order and #2 of 9 in chronological order in the Child's Play.
The story
Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and tracks young Andy Barclay to a foster home where the chase begins again.
Child's Play 2 recap
Child's Play 2 (1990) has the toy company rebuild Chucky to clear its name, and the revived doll goes straight after Andy Barclay, now in foster care. John Lafia directs from Don Mancini's script, set two years after the first film, with Alex Vincent back as Andy and Brad Dourif as Chucky. Andy's mother has been institutionalised, so he goes to foster parents Phil (Gerrit Graham) and Joanne Simpson (Jenny Agutter), who also look after Kyle (Christine Elise), a guarded teenager. Chucky gets their address from the foster center manager, Grace Poole (Grace Zabriskie), swaps places with the house's own Good Guy doll and buries it in the yard. He kills Andy's teacher and both foster parents, framing Andy each time. Kyle digs up the real doll and comes around. Chucky is racing the clock: his doll body is becoming human, and he needs Andy's body before he is trapped. It follows Child's Play.
Child's Play 2 ending explained
Child's Play 2 ends at the Play Pals factory, where Chucky finally performs the ritual on Andy and it fails: he has stayed in the doll too long and is stuck. Andy and Kyle mangle him on the assembly line and drench him in molten plastic, and Kyle jams an air hose into his mouth until his head bursts. Child's Play 3 starts eight years later with his blood in a new batch of dolls.
Post-credits scenes
No. Child's Play 2 has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch Child's Play 2
Child's Play 2 is streaming on Netflix, Philo, AMC+, and AMC in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 53%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Child's Play, before Child's Play 3.
- Chronological order: after Child's Play, before Child's Play 3.
What to watch before Child's Play 2
Child's Play (1988), which Child's Play 2 (1990) continues.
Cast
- Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay
- Brad Dourif as Chucky (voice)
- Christine Elise as Kyle
- Jenny Agutter as Joanne Simpson
- Gerrit Graham as Phil Simpson
- Grace Zabriskie as Grace Poole
- Peter Haskell as Sullivan
- Beth Grant as Miss Kettlewell
- Greg Germann as Mattson
- Raymond Singer as Social Worker
- Charles Meshack as Van Driver
- Stuart Mabray as Homicide Investigator
Directed by John Lafia.