Trick or Treat (1986)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Charles Martin Smith

Writers:

Rhet Topham (story)
Michael S. Murphey (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

24 October 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Music

Tagline:

What are you afraid of? It's only rock and roll...

Plot:

Hard rock idol Sammi Curr (Tony Fields) burns to death in a hotel fire. His biggest fan, Lakeridge High...

Plot Keywords:

Rock | School | Rock Star | Teenager | Halloween

Cast

Marc Price	...	Eddie Weinbauer
Tony Fields	...	Sammi Curr
Lisa Orgolini	...	Leslie Graham
Doug Savant	...	Tim Hainey
Elaine Joyce	...	Angie Weinbauer
Glen Morgan	...	Roger Mockus
Gene Simmons	...	Nuke
Ozzy Osbourne	...	Rev. Aaron Gilstrom
Elise Richards	...	Genie Wooster
Richard Pachorek	...	Ron Avery
Clare Nono	...	Maggie Wong-Hernandez
Alice Nunn	...	Mrs. Sylvia Cavell
Larry Sprinkle	...	Mark McCain
Charles Martin Smith	...	Mr. Wimbley
Claudia Templeton	...	Hysterical Survivor
Denney Pierce	...	Goon #1 (as Denny Pierce)
Ray Shaffer	...	Goon #2
Brad Thomas	...	Goon #3
Terry Loughlin	...	Senator
Graham Smith	...	Stan
Kevin Yagher	...	Lead Guitarist (as Kevin Yahger)
Amy Bertolette	...	Fairy
Leroy Sweet	...	Cop #1
Barry Bell	...	Cop #2
Steve Boles	...	Cop #3
James D. Nelson	...	Dave the Partier
Richard Doyle	...	Voice (voice)

Directed by
Charles Martin Smith

Writing credits
Rhet Topham		(story)
Michael S. Murphey		(screenplay) and
Joel Soisson		(screenplay) and
Rhet Topham		(screenplay)
Glen Morgan		uncredited and
James Wong		uncredited

Produced by
Michael S. Murphey	....	producer
Joel Soisson	....	producer
Scott White	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit

Film Editing by
Jane Schwartz Jaffe

Production Design by
Curtis A. Schnell

Art Direction by
Colin D. Irwin

Set Decoration by
Douglas A. Mowat

Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson

Makeup Department
Everett Burrell	....	special makeup assistant: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Rudolph Eavy III	....	assistant makeup artist
Alec Gillis	....	special makeup assistant: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Chris Goehe	....	special makeup assistant: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Michelle Johnson	....	assistant hair stylist
David Kindlon	....	special makeup assistant: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Daniel Marc	....	key hair stylist
Daniel Marc	....	key makeup artist
Ralph Miller III	....	special makeup assistant: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
John O'Gorman	....	makeup artist
Brian Penikas	....	special makeup assistant: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects creator: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.

Art Department
Steve Davis	....	set dresser
Joe Fiacco	....	assistant property master
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound effects
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew McFadden	....	boom operator
Ed White	....	sound

Special Effects by
Yancy Calzada	....	possesed speakers
Jeff Frink	....	mechanical effects crew
Randy Kenan	....	mechanical effects crew
Tom Love	....	mechanical effects crew
Regina McLeod	....	creature crew
Larry Roberts	....	mechanical effects crew
Steve Wolke	....	mechanical effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
James Belohovek	....	speaker transformation assistant: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Doug Beswick	....	speaker transformation effects: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Yancy Calzada	....	speaker transformation assistant: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Tony Gardner	....	speaker transformation assistant: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Richard Malzahn	....	optical effects creator
Margaret Prentice	....	speaker transformation assistant: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
David S. Williams Jr.	....	optical effects creator

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunt coordinator
Dan Bradley	....	stunts
C.J. McBeth Cook	....	stunts
Scott Alan Cook	....	stunts
Tammy Lyn Cooper	....	stunts
John Copeman	....	stunts
John Copeman	....	utility stunts
Jamie Dudley	....	stunts
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunts (as Gloria Fioramonti)
Ron Moncovich	....	stunts (as Ron Mowcovich)
Deborah A. Nolan	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Larry Roberts	....	stunts
Donald L. Schisler	....	stunts (as Donald Schisler)
Ray Shaffer	....	stunts
Debra Shuckman	....	stunts (as Debra Schuckman)
James Wiggins	....	stunts (as Jim Wiggins)

Camera and Electrical Department
Malcolm Bryce	....	lighting operator
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
R. Michael Givens	....	assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	extras casting
Craig Fincannon	....	location casting
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ronald Leamon	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Dean Holder	....	apprentice film editor

Music Department
Paul Francis Witt	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Beau Holden	....	driver

Other crew
Al Magliochetti	....	puppeteer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Distributors

• Castle Home Video
• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Future Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Lorimar Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Nelonen (1999) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Pictures (Canada only)
• Platinum Disc (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Transworld Video (1989) (Finland) (video)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2002) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

Marc Price starred as geeky Erwin 'Skippy' Handleman on the popular 80's comedy sitcom Family Ties.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: A red boom mic is clearly visible during the scene when Eddie's mom is going out the door to a Halloween party with Stan.

Quotes:

Sammi Curr: [Sammi has just killed Ms. Cavell, and turns toward Roger] Roger.
Roger Mockus: You've got it - number one album!
Sammi Curr: Shut up! Play my tape for me tonight or die!

Movie Connections:

Features The Fog (1980)

Soundtrack:

Trick Or Treat

A True Metal Movie

This film is the most cult movie on metal there is. Premise: A kid gets a hold of the final recording of his favorite artist Sammy Curr who recently dies in a hotel fire. He plays it backwards and summons him back from the dead to get revenge in the name of heavy metal on those b**tardly jocks who torment him. Any fan of true metal will enjoy this movie, and if you are a metal head being tormented by jocks, play a Sammy Curr album backwards.........no wait he is fictitious, well get a hold of this movie and watch it with your fist in the air, your head banging, and the volume at 11!