Where to Watch Child's Play (1972) in the US

What it's about

Paul Reis returns to the exclusive Catholic prep school he graduated from nine years earlier as a gym teacher. He is reunited with his former mentor and English teacher, the affable and gregarious Joseph Dobbs, the most popular member of the faculty and advisor to the junior class, and Jerome Malley, a strict disciplinarian and teacher of classical languages, whose old-fashioned methods make him heartily disliked by his pupils. Reis finds himself caught in between the two men in a struggle for the hearts, minds, and souls of the boys. Malley, nicknamed "Lash" by his students has ruled out retirement, and Dobbs, who feels that Malley has lost touch with the students, hopes to inherit the senior class. Even though Malley's mother is dying an agonizing death from cancer, the Latin and Greek teacher refuses to surrender his position as head of the senior class to a man whose motives he questions. The tensions on the faculty are mirrored in the student body, which has endured a rash of malicious hazing and ritualistic violence that no one on the staff seemingly understands.

Cast and crew

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writer

Leon Prochnik, Robert Marasco

Starring

James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges

Details

Release date

Jun 1, 1973

Language

English

Country

United States

Box office

$133,069

Awards

1 nomination total

Where to Watch Child's Play (1972) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Child's Play in the United States?

Child's Play is available to rent in the United States. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store (HD), Fandango at Home (HD), and Prime Video (HD).

Can I stream Child's Play or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Rent the movie on Apple TV Store (HD), Fandango at Home (HD), and Prime Video (HD).

Can I watch Child's Play for free in the United States?

We have not confirmed a free option for Child's Play in the United States.