Brought back to life when the "Good Guy" doll assembly line is reactivated, Chucky - the plastic Terminator - traces his former owner (Justin Whalin, taking over from moppet Alex Vincent) to military school and starts decimating the student body. The bottom-of-the-barrel, slice-and-dice nonsense that follows embellishes the first sequel's sadistic streak and has an okay finale set on a carnival ride in an amusement park. Director Jack Bender's useless entry in the series is now infamous for being cited (wrongly) in the tabloid frenzy surrounding the Jamie Bulger murder case in Britain.

Eight years after seemingly destroying the killer doll, teen Andy Barclay is placed in a military school, and the spirit of Chucky returns to renew his quest and seek vengeance after being recreated from a mass of melted plastic.