Deadly Friend (1986)

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers:

Diana Henstell (novel)
Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 October 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

She can't live without you.

Plot:

Paul is a new kid in town with a robot named "BB". He befriends Samantha and the three of them have a lot of good times together...

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Father | Abusive Father | Halloween | Murder

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Matthew Laborteaux	...	Paul Conway
Kristy Swanson	...	Samantha Pringle
Michael Sharrett	...	Tom 'Slime' Toomey
Anne Twomey	...	Jeannie Conway
Anne Ramsey	...	Elvira Parker
Richard Marcus	...	Harry Pringle
Russ Marin	...	Dr. Johanson
Lee Paul	...	Sergeant Volchek
Andrew Roperto	...	Carl
Charles Fleischer	...	BB (voice)
Robin Nuyen	...	Thief
Frank Cavestani	...	Angry resident
Merritt Olsen	...	CAT Scan Technician
William H. Faeth M.D.	...	Doctor in Sam's room
Joel Hile	...	Deputy

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (original rating) (cut) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) (uncut version) | West Germany:18 (original rating) (uncut) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1988) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2007) (self applied) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1987) | France:-12 | Norway:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Quotes:

Tom: Hey, she's dead? Hey, what the hell are you doing, you didn't say anything about a dead body, we were supposed to save her life!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Wes Craven (#1.4)" (1999)

An overlooked horror movie from the 80's.

Deadly Friend is not a bad movie. Looks like alot of critics did not like this movie. But why like a movie like scream? Those movies did not make any sense. Deadly friend had some great scenes. The best I would say is when Sam jumps out the window to attack Paul's friend. This movie had some scary moments. I feel it was overlooked by alot of people. Wes Craven makes good horror movies. He did a great job with this movie. It's really worth watching.