Trick or Treat (1986)
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59% of users liked it
(6,594 ratings)
Character actor Charles Martin Smith directed this quirky horror film about a dead rock star who wreaks vengeance on a small town. When a rock musician is banned from performing at a high school Halloween dance and ends up perishing in a hotel fire, he vows vengeance on the town and comes back from… More Character actor Charles Martin Smith directed this quirky horror film about a dead rock star who wreaks vengeance on a small town. When a rock musician is banned from performing at a high school Halloween dance and ends up perishing in a hotel fire, he vows vengeance on the town and comes back from beyond the grave to obliterate the population. He does this through one of his most rabid fans, the nerdy Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price), a high school outsider. He is such a fan that he plays the rock star's final album "Songs in the Key of Death" in reverse, looking for instructions on how to live his life. The rock star willingly obliges Eddie with helpful hints and soon Eddie is able to face down the high school bullies and gain the attention of an attractive girl. But soon Eddie begins to suspect that the ghost is using him. With the ghost intent on destroying the town, Eddie uses his newfound self-confidence to stand up to the ghost and save the town from destruction. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles Martin Smith
- Written By
- Michael S. Murphey, Rhet Topham
- Genres
- Horror, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 24, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Lorimar Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
It manages to be a sort of dumbly charming.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Trick or Treat" is reasonable. It shares many unfortunate similarities with Robert Englund's dire "976-Evil" but also some of the finer films of the genre, notably "Carrie".
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
I loved metal music when this came out, hence I loved the film. Yes, it's trash, but it's special trash to me.
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Cast
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Marc Price
as Eddie Weinbauer
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Tony Dean Fields
as Sammi Curr
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Lisa Orgolini
as Leslie Graham
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Doug Savant
as Tim Hainey
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Ozzy Osbourne
as Rev. Aaron Gilstrom
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Elaine Joyce
as Angie Weinbauer
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Glen Morgan
as Roger Mockus
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Gene Simmons
as Nuke
- Barry Bell
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Steve Boles
as Cop
- Richard Doyle
- Peter Jason
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Terry Loughlin
as Senator
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Alice Nunn
as Mrs. Cavell
- Jan Smithers
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Charles Martin Smith
as Mr. Wimbley
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Kevin Yagher
as Lead Guitarist
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Clare Nono
as Maggie Wong-Hernandez
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Amy Bertolette
as Fairy
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D. James Nelson
as Dave the Partier
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Richard Pachorek
as Ron Avery
- Denny Pierce
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Elise Richards
as Genie Wooster
- Ray Shaffer
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Graham F. Smith
as Stan
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Larry Sprinkle
as Marv McCain
- Leroy Sweet
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Claudia Templeton
as Hysterical Survivor
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Brad Thomas
as Goon
