John Lafia was one of the co-writers of the first film and came back to direct the sequel with creator Don Mancini also coming back. Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent) is also back, but unlike so many slasher sequel characters, his life has changed so much since encountering the possessed doll with the spirit of Charles Lee Ray. His mother was institutionalized after the end of the last movie and now he’s in foster care being raised by Phil and Joanne Simpson (Gerrit Graham and Jenny Agutter) along with Kyle (Christine Elise), a punk rock mean girl that my wife, when questioned on this film, said, “She had the wardrobe and attitude that I wanted when I was a kid. And she smoked!” Keep in mind Becca was six or seven when she watched this at least a hundred and fifty times.

Meanwhile, the Play Pals Corporation has convinced shareholders that the Chucky incident never really happened. That means that as soon as the line fires up, there’s an incident and Charles Lee Ray finds himself back in the body of a Good Guy doll.

Of course, this ends in the factory where the dolls get made as Chucky starts to become human and needs Andy for a host. Kyle bonds with him and together they blow the doll’s head up real good.

I love how John Lafia made this movie from the point of view of a kid. He used very wide lenses, low angles, bright colors and a deep depth of field to show the world as a place larger for children than grown-ups.

This was a number one box office smash the day it was released. Not everyone loved it. Gene Siskel asked, “Who was this trash made for and would you want to sit next to them in a theater?”