<P> Child 's Play is an American horror film franchise created by Don Mancini that consists of seven slasher films , starring Academy Award nominee Brad Dourif . The first installment , Child 's Play , was released on November 9 , 1988 . The film has spawned six sequels and has gone into other media , such as comic books . The films are all centered on Charles Lee Ray ( played by Dourif ) aka Chucky , a notorious serial killer known as the `` Lakeshore Strangler '' whose soul is trapped inside a Good Guy doll following a voodoo ritual to avoid the afterlife and possibly going to hell . The first , second , and fourth films were box office successes with all of the films earning over $182 million worldwide . Including revenues from sales of videos , DVDs , VOD and merchandise , the franchise has generated over $250 million . </P>
<P> Child 's Play is an American horror film franchise created by Don Mancini that consists of seven slasher films , starring Academy Award nominee Brad Dourif . The first installment , Child 's Play , was released on November 9 , 1988 . The film has spawned six sequels and has gone into other media , such as comic books . The films are all centered on Charles Lee Ray ( played by Dourif ) aka Chucky , a notorious serial killer known as the `` Lakeshore Strangler '' whose soul is trapped inside a Good Guy doll following a voodoo ritual to avoid the afterlife and possibly going to hell . The first , second , and fourth films were box office successes with all of the films earning over $182 million worldwide . Including revenues from sales of videos , DVDs , VOD and merchandise , the franchise has generated over $250 million . </P>
when did the first childs play come out
when did the first childs play come out
November 9 , 1988
November 9 , 1988