This week on Myopia Movies, we head back to military school where the uniforms are crisp, the cadets are angry, and somehow Chucky has access to live ammunition. It’s Child's Play 3 — the movie that asks, “What if summer camp, toxic masculinity, and a killer doll all collided in the least supervised environment imaginable?”

Join us as we discuss the rapid-fire sequel production schedule, why every adult in this movie seems wildly unconcerned about obvious murders, and the strange energy of turning a slasher franchise into a coming-of-age military academy drama. We also dig into the evolution of Chucky as a horror icon, the accidental comedy of the paintball sequence, and whether this is secretly one of the most aggressively early-90s films ever made.

Plus: weird pervert barbers, carnival death traps, overacting cadets, and the eternal question — why does nobody ever believe the kid about the murder doll?

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How will Child's Play 3 hold up?

Directed by Jack Bender

Starring:

Justin Whalin as Andy Barclay
Perrey Reeves as Kristen DeSilva
Jeremy Sylvers as Tyler
Travis Fine as Shelton
Dean Jacobson as Whitehurst
Andrew Robinson as Colonel Cochrane
Dakin Matthews as Sullivan
Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky