Charles Lee Ray (who looks an awful lot like Tommy Wiseau) was 30 years old when he died during a shoot-out with Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon) in 1988. His 30-year-old soul has been possessing the Chucky doll for over three decades now, and there's no stopping him.

Child's Play opened with a wild chase scene, as wanted killer Charles Lee Ray had finally been tracked down by the Chicago police. Charles suffered a bullet wound that ultimately led to his demise, but he was determined to beat the clock and find a way for his soul to continue living (and killing) on Earth. While on the run from Detective Mike, a desperate, bleeding-out CLR shut the lock on a door belonging to a toy store. He ran in without a plan, realizing he was likely about to die.

Hoping to use a soul-transferring technique he learned from voodoo instructor John Bishop (Raymond Oliver), aka Dr. Death, CLR frantically looked around the deserted toy store in search of fresh blood. Time was running out, and Charles Lee Ray had no other choice but to transfer his soul into a plastic toy, more specifically into a redheaded Good Guys doll.

In an explosive scene embellished with thunder, lightning, and fire, CLR recited a spell while using The Heart of Damballa to put his vile soul into who we now know as Chucky.