Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Alex VincentAndy Barclay
- Brad DourifChucky (voice)
- Christine EliseKyle
- Jenny AgutterJoanne Simpson
- Gerrit GrahamPhil Simpson
- Grace ZabriskieGrace Poole
- Peter HaskellSullivan
- Beth GrantMiss Kettlewell
- Greg GermannMattson
- Raymond SingerSocial Worker
Recommendations
- 88
Orlando Sentinel
Drive-In Academy Award nominations for Alex Vincent, the same kid from the first movie, for attacking Chucky with an electric carving knife; Christine Elise, as Andy's big foster sister, for pitching Chucky through a station-wagon windshield; Don Mancini, the writer, and John Lafia, the director, for having Chucky use a cellular phone and saying, "Now it's time to play Hide the soul." [30 Nov 1990, p.7] - 60
TV Guide Magazine
This sequel to the surprise 1988 hit is a slicker and ultimately more disturbing film than the first. - 50
Washington Post
Child's Play 2 is an inevitable sequel that's not as good as its progenitor, but better than most movies with the numbers 2 through 8 in their titles. Thin plot-wise, it caters to an audience apparently amused on the first go-round by the antics of a foul-mouthed doll named Chucky. - 50
Los Angeles Times
It's an all-out horror film--handsomely produced but morbid and not in the least amusing to watch. - 50
The New York Times
Vicious as Chucky is, it's hard to be scared by anything that kicks its little feet helplessly every time it flings itself upon a full-sized human target. - 50
The A.V. Club
In every way, it hangs together less effectively than its predecessor, but Mancini’s script is smartly self-aware (a recurring theme in these films), and new director John Lafia creates some enjoyably gonzo moments. - 50
Miami Herald
In the hands of director John Lafia, who uses many tricks of the genre (none of them his own), this is all less horrifying than it sounds, and a good deal funnier. [09 Nov 1990, p.G5] - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Child's Play 2, stupid as it is, is a surprisingly tight low-budget production, making effective use of dark settings and rainy nights, and a handful of in-yer-face scare tactics that keep the action pumped up. [10 Nov 1990, p.C3]
