Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Anne Twomey

A lonely teenage genius has only two friends in the world, a robot named Bee Bee and his neighbor Samantha. When they are both involved in an accident, he attempts to save them by pushing technology b...( read more  read more... )eyond its mortal limits into a horrible new realm.

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Wes Craven, Peter Graupner

Release Date: October 10, 1986

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DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007

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  • September 1, 2008
    I just found this movie on DVD. This is an 80's horror flick, which I adore.
    It stars Matthew Laborteaux, Albert from Little House on the Prairie, as Paul. It also stars a baby faced Kristy Swanson, as Sam.
    You have to keep in mind that is an 80s film, to appreciate this story...( read more). I think it is one of Wes Carven's best of that decade, a part from the Nightmare On Elm Street collection.
    There is some acting in this film that is less than cosmic, some obvious plot holes here and there, and some special effects that aren't so special. But, you have to appreciate the make up skills of that time frame. Yes, with enough blue and black eye shadow - even you can look like the undead!
    Deadly Friend is a unquestionable must see for horror lover's. It is a classic of it's genre.
  • August 24, 2007
    Unbelivable, cheesy, tragic and fascinating! An electronics geek (Matthew Laborteaux from "Little House on the Prairie") tries to bring his deceased girlfriend (Kristy Swanson) back to life with parts from his robot project. The life-giving experiment turns her into a monstrous c...( read more)reation to be dealt with named "Bee-Bee". Gosh, this movie has a silly Frankenstein-esque premise, which delivers a cool 80's horror experience. Wes Craven actually directed this post-Elmstreet, so it deserves some attention.
  • June 24, 2007
    Very much part of the Frankenstein-genre, this Wes Craven effort is often strangely touching and almost sickly compared with his usual fare.
  • September 29, 2008
    Nice cross between Frankenstein and 80's teen flick, but continues for a bit after it should have ended.
  • October 4, 2007
    God, Wes Craven sucks. Not even a head being thrown against a wall and smashing like a ripe melon can save this turd. You suck Craven!
  • October 29, 2009
    This was strangely uneven, feeling at times like a light Disney romp with the children and the robot, but then someone's head gets stuffed into a furnace!

    The corny elements are outweighed by the completely over the top violence, which has some wild moments, and then there's tha...( read more)t completely asinine ending that makes this worth at least a single rental if only for a few laughs.

    Rental.
  • September 14, 2009
    Me encanto esta pelicula desde la primera vez que la vi.
    Tiene cierto romanticismo, que se tranforma en algo obsesivo.
  • August 7, 2009
    CLASSIC!!! The book is cool too.
  • March 20, 2009
    Great shit. Early craven movie, had great gore and was about a girl with a robot brain. corniness adds to the appeal.
  • February 7, 2009
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Albert the Morhine Addict from Little House on the Prairie and a robot named Bee Bee in a true love/horror film......Basketball anyone???

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