Fun Time

Fun Time is a 1987 American Psychological Horror film written by Don Mancini and directed by Tom Holland starring Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, Elijah Wood, Willem Dafoe and Michael Madsen.

The film served as the introduction of Elijah Wood in cinema, as well as the first of an huge series of films.

The score was composed by Steve Jablonsky.

The film was released on November 3, 1987 and was met with moderate success. It has since developed a cult following among fans of the horror genre. The film is the first in the Fun Time film series, and is the first movie to feature the killer clown doll Smiley. It was the only film in the series released by MGM/UA, as the rights to the series were sold to New Line in 1990, right before production on Fun Time 2 started.

Plot
Jack Kemper Norris (Willem Dafoe), a 38-old voodoo murderer, is on the run from the police in Chicago in November of 1987. After Ash Johnson (Clive Owen) shoots him, Martin Evans (Steven Ogg), Jack's driver and partner, betrays Jack by driving off without him to escape Ash's partner Howard Lewis (Michael Medsen). Jack takes refuge in a play pals toy shop, where he is again shot by Ash. Discovering he is mortally wounded, Jack swears revenge on both Ash and Martin. Chanting in voodoo, Jack transfers his soul to a Blinky-Clown doll after coming across boxes of them. The ritual causes thunder and lighting that destroys the store and Ash finds Jack's body, believing he had killed him.

Later that morning, 6-year-old Andy Davis (Elijah Wood) tells his widowed mother Susan (Jodie Foster) that he wants a Blinky-Clown doll for his birthday after watching a TV commercial for it. Unable to afford the full price, Susan buys a stolen doll from a street peddler, which is the same doll that Jack had earlier transferred his soul into.

That night, as Andy is playing with the doll (who has introduced himself as "Billy" through the talking feature of the doll), Susan's friend and Andy's "aunt" Mary Smith (Sophie Aldred), who is babysitting Andy, scolds him for turning on the evening news and placing Billy in front of the TV. When Andy tries to tell Mary that he didn't put Billy in front of the TV, she doesn't believe him and sends him and the doll to bed. Later on, Mary is viciously struck with a toy hammer by an unknown figure and falls out of the apartment window, falling several stories to her ultimate death. The killer's identity is left ambiguous. When questioned, Andy insists that Billy has revealed himself to be alive and that he killed Mary, though he defends Billy's decision by stating that Billy told him that "Aunt Mary was a real bitch" and that she "got what she deserved". Unfortunately, no one believes Andy's side of the story.

The next day, Andy, apparently upon Billy's request, visits the house of Martin Evans, Jack Kemper Norris accomplice, who had betrayed him and led him to his death. Billy is revealed as being alive. He sneaks into Martin's house and blows out the pilot light on the stove and turns up the gas. In panicked self-defense, Martin fires his gun and the house explodes, killing him.

Later, authorities place Andy in a psychiatric ward after he is found near the crime scene. Susan believes the doll to be the culprit after she realizes that his batteries had never been put in. She demands he talk, but when he doesn't, she goes to make him talk by lighting a match into the fireplace. Finally, Susan threatens to throw Billy into the fire unless he reveals himself to her. Billy finally comes to life in her hands and bites her in the neck, wrist, and arm (causing bloody teeth marks). Susan finally manages to throw Billy off of her and he gets up and runs out of the apartment. Quickly, Susan contacts Detective Johnson, who is now investigating Mary's death. Although he initially doubts her story, the homeless man who sold Susan the doll confirms that he retrieved it from the burnt down toy store where Jack Kemper Norris was killed. Later on, Johnson becomes a firm believer after he is attacked by Billy in his car and survives only by shooting the doll.

Later on, Billy meets with Will Voodoo (Peter Mensah), his voodoo instructor from years past, and asks him why his gunshot wound bled. Under torture via voodoo doll, Will informs him that his body is slowly conforming to that of a human's and that he will soon be trapped in the body if he doesn't transfer his soul into the body of the first person he revealed himself to, which is Andy. Offhandedly remarking that he is going to "get to be 6 years old again", Billy finally stabs the voodoo doll in the chest and leaves Will to die. Susan and Detective Johnson, following leads from Jack Kamper Norris case file, find Will as he lay dying and receive instructions on how to kill Billy; although Billy is a doll, his is mortal and vulnerable to fatal injury.

Andy escapes from the psychiatric unit and Billy brutally kills Dr. Woordrue (Christopher Lee) in the process. The authorities believe Andy killed the doctor while escaping. Ash and Susan rush back to the apartment hoping that Andy is there. Billy reaches the apartment where Andy is and knocks him unconscious with a baseball bat to steal his soul. After a prolonged struggle, Billy kills Susan and fights Ash. Billy pleads for Andy to spare him saying "We're friends till the end" Billy is then thrown into the fireplace by Ash and is lit on fire by Andy after he throws the match in the fireplace stating "this is the end friend".

An ambulance arrives to take Ash to the hospital. Andy and Howard help Ash walk out the door, but Andy stays and looks over the remains of Billy. An police officer returns and leads Andy out of the room and turns off the lights. Andy turns to look at Billy one last time before leaving. Billy then says, "Hi I'm Billy. Wanna fun?" as his last words.

Cast

 * Jodie Foster as Susan Davis
 * Clive Owen as Detective Ash Johnson
 * Elijah Wood as Andy Davis
 * Willem Dafoe as Jack Kemper Norris/ Voice of Billy
 * Michael Medsen as Detective Howard Lewis
 * Sophie Aldred as Mary Smith
 * Steven Ogg as Martin Evans
 * Christopher Lee as Dr. Woordrue
 * Peter Mensah as Will Voodoo