Cult of Chucky
Movie, 2017, Charles Lee Ray, Set in An asylum
Cult of Chucky is #7 of 9 in release order and #7 of 9 in chronological order in the Child's Play.
The story
Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family... until a string of grisly deaths occur after her psychiatrist introduces a new group therapy tool -- a "Good Guy" doll.
Cult of Chucky recap
Cult of Chucky (2017) sends Chucky into the asylum where Nica Pierce is held for his murders, and several Chucky dolls are soon killing the patients. Don Mancini writes and directs, with Fiona Dourif as Nica, Alex Vincent as Andy Barclay, Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany and Brad Dourif voicing Chucky. After years of treatment, Nica now believes she killed her family herself. Her psychiatrist Dr. Foley (Michael Therriault), who abuses her, moves her to a medium-security ward and brings in a Good Guy doll for group sessions. Tiffany visits to say Alice has died and leaves a second doll. Patients start dying; Malcolm (Adam Hurtig), who has dissociative identity disorder, begins calling himself Charles. Andy, who has spent years torturing Chucky's living head, realises the doll has learned to split his soul across several bodies, and has himself committed to stop him. It follows Curse of Chucky and leads into the TV series.
Cult of Chucky ending explained
Cult of Chucky ends with one piece of Chucky's soul taking Nica's body, letting her walk again; she kills Foley and leaves with Tiffany and a living Tiffany doll. Andy destroys one doll with a gun he had hidden in it but is locked in his cell as Nica drives away. The Chucky series continues from here, with Nica, Tiffany, Andy and Kyle all returning.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In the unrated cut, a post-credits scene shows Kyle (Christine Elise) arriving at Andy's house to carry on torturing Chucky's head; the rated version leaves it out.
Where to watch Cult of Chucky
Cult of Chucky is streaming on Netflix, Philo, and AMC+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 81%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Curse of Chucky, before Child's Play.
- Chronological order: after Curse of Chucky, before Chucky.
What to watch before Cult of Chucky
In release order, the essentials before Cult of Chucky (2017) are Child's Play (1988), Child's Play 2 (1990), Child's Play 3 (1991), Bride of Chucky (1998), Seed of Chucky (2004), and Curse of Chucky (2013).
Cast
- Fiona Dourif as Nica
- Brad Dourif as Chucky (voice)
- Alex Vincent as Andy
- Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany
- Michael Therriault as Dr. Foley
- Adam Hurtig as Michael
- Elisabeth Rosen as Madeline
- Zak Santiago as Nurse Carlos
- Ali Tataryn as Nurse Ashley
- Grace Lynn Kung as Claire
- Marina Stephenson Kerr as Angela
- Allison Dawn Doiron as Rachel
Directed by Don Mancini.