Chucky is back! “A jolting roller-coaster of a ride” (Los Angeles Times), Child’s Play hit theatres in 1988, and forever changed the way the world saw dolls. On October 18, 2016, the SCREAM FACTORY™ home entertainment brand celebrates the landmark film and the iconic character with a 2-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release which includes a brand new 2K scan of the film and hours of bonus material.
Scream Factory will also have a limited edition set offer complete with an exclusive poster, slipcover and “Good Guys” Chucky action figure from NECA available for pre-order on shoutfactory.com beginning July 7th.
The “chills come thick and fast” (Los Angeles Times) in this riveting, jolt-a-minute thriller about an innocent-looking doll inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refused to die. From the director of Fright Night, Child’s Play comes complete with “excellent special effects” (Leonard Maltin) and a slew of special features that make this Blu-ray your “friend to the end!”
Since its release, the killer-doll film, alongside its synonymous character, has proven itself one of the all-time horror classics, and Child’s Play is now offered as a definitive, two-disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.
Special features (at press time):
• NEW 2K scan of the interpositive
• NEW Audio Commentary with director Tom Holland
• Audio Commentary with Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks and “Chucky” designer Kevin Yagher
• Audio Commentary with Producer David Kirschner and Screenwriter Don Mancini
• Select Scene Chucky Commentaries
• Evil Comes in Small Packages featuring interviews with Don Mancini, David Kirschner, John Lafia, Chris Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks, Alex Vincent, Kevin Yagher (24 minutes)
• Chucky: Building a Nightmare featuring Kevin Yagher (10 minutes)
• A Monster Convention featuring Catherine Hicks, Alex Vincent and Chris Sarandon (5 minutes)
• Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child’s Play Vintage Featurette (6 minutes)
• The Decade of Darkness – featurette on ‘80s horror films (23 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Still Photo Gallery
More exciting special features are currently in progress and will be announced soon at a later date.
Fans of the film will want to take note of two exclusive offers on the release—which are only available at www.shoutfactory.com while supplies last.STANDARD OFFER
- Receive the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray with slipcover
- Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art from artist Justin Osbourn
- Product will be shipped two weeks earlier than National Street date of October 18th
Pre-order @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/child-s-play-collector-s-edition
DELUXE OFFER (Limited to 2,000 orders only – pictured below)
- Receive the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray with slipcover
- Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art from Justin Obsourn
- Product will be shipped two weeks earlier than National Street date of October 18th
- Receive a second custom-made “Good Guys Doll” slipcover—made exclusively for this promotion.
- Receive a second 18” x 24” poster of the custom-made “Good Guys Doll” artwork
- Receive an exclusive, limited edition 5.5″ tall “Good Guys Chucky” doll by NECA
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