How Child’s Play’s Chucky Works
THIS IS THE UPDATED ONE
[And these are controlled by a set of 3D-printed gloves](https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/childs-play-behind-the-scenes-making-of-chucky-puppets-at-mastersfx-todd-masters-interview#:~:text=To bring life to his fully articulated hands%2C Chucky’s little fingers were threaded with tiny cables that would lead back through a rod and out the elbow to a finger control mechanism operated by the puppeteers.)
[which transmit the puppeteer’s movements to the doll](https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/childs-play-behind-the-scenes-making-of-chucky-puppets-at-mastersfx-todd-masters-interview#:~:text=To bring life to his fully articulated hands%2C Chucky’s little fingers were threaded with tiny cables that would lead back through a rod and out the elbow to a finger control mechanism operated by the puppeteers.)
Tiny motors in his head move his eyes, eyebrows and mouth.
And these are controlled by a joystick,
making his face change from friendly to terrifying in a second.
[Rods in his body allow his head, shoulders, and arms to be moved around.](https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/childs-play-behind-the-scenes-making-of-chucky-puppets-at-mastersfx-todd-masters-interview#:~:text=with arms%2C legs and body puppeteered by rods.)
And once they’re green-screened out, the killer doll comes to life.