Deadly Friend (1986)
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0% of critics liked it
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41% of users liked it
(3,230 ratings)
With the over-the-top gruesomeness of The Re-Animator to compare it to, Wes Craven's Deadly Friend limps into the second tier, coming across as a Frankenstein tale lost on Elm Street. Paul (Matthew Laborteaux) is a teen computer genius who has recently moved to a new town. The quiet and peaceful… More With the over-the-top gruesomeness of The Re-Animator to compare it to, Wes Craven's Deadly Friend limps into the second tier, coming across as a Frankenstein tale lost on Elm Street. Paul (Matthew Laborteaux) is a teen computer genius who has recently moved to a new town. The quiet and peaceful milieu permits him to continue experimenting with his life's work -- a human-like robot named Bee Bee. But Paul becomes smitten with the comely girl next door, Samantha (Kristy Swanson). For Samantha, however, the small-town life is less than quiet and peaceful; she is the victim of an abusive father, who she dreams of killing. During an argument, her father pushes her down the stairs, and she lapses into a coma. Paul, with the help of local paperboy pal Tom (Michael Sharrett), decides to implant Bee Bee's microchips into Samantha's brain to re-animate her back to life. But Samantha, restored to life and with the strength of an inhuman robot, decides to exact vengeance upon her father and the rest of the townspeople who have done her wrong. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Wes Craven, Peter Graupner
- Written By
- Bruce Joel Rubin
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 10, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
Has become progressively cheesier as the years pass.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A Wes Craven misfire in nearly every area.
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Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
One of Wes Craven's worst movies.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Goofball turkey from Wes Craven.
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Cast
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Matthew Laborteaux
as Paul
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Kristy Swanson
as Samantha
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Michael Sharrett
as Tom
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Anne Twomey
as Jeannie Conway
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Anne Ramsey
as Elvira Williams
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Richard Marcus
as Harry
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Frank Cavestani
as Angry Resident
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Charles Fleischer
as "BB"
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Joel Hile
as Deputy
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Russ Marin
as Dr. Johanson
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Merritt Olsen
as CAT Scan Technician
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Lee Paul
as Police Sgt. Volchek
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Tom Spratley
as Neighbor
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Faeth M.D.
as William H./Doctor in Sam's Room
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Robin Nuyen
as Thief
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Andrew Roperto
as Carl Denton
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Jim Ishida
as Coroner
