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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Diana Henstell (novel)
Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 October 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
She can't live without you. more
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
In One Word - Outstanding!! more (56 total)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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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

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Sam: He's my father. Sometimes I want to roll a truck over his face but he's still my father. more
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In One Word - Outstanding!!, 21 August 2000
Author: ary luiz dalazen jr. (ajr@fortalnet.com.br) from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Deadly Friend is a largely unknown film from acclaimed director Wes Craven, who became famous for movies like The Hills Have Eyes and The Last House on the Left. But if you give a chance to this thriller you will find something very original and scary...very scary!Deadly Friend is a genuinely frightening experience, it has such a great story that catches you from the beginning to the end. First of all, the plot is original and interesting - Deadly Friend isn't just another horror film, it's in parts a love story and in others it works as an old-fashioned gripping thriller that would make Hitchcock or De Palma proud of. Paul is a new kid in town, and he is a genius in computers and robots. He falls in love with the kind, sweet and vulnerable girl next door, Samantha, but everything ends up bad when Samantha's abusive father kills her. The guy freaks out and steals Samantha's body. He uses all his knowledge in machines and computer chips, and achieves to bring her back...as a killer robot!he takes her to his attic but she soon starts to kill the persons who used to humiliate her.

The Cast: the cast is great, terrific performances are delivered by the main actors. Kirsty Swanson is outstanding as Samantha, in the first hour of the film she is so sweet you may fall in love with her, in the last hour she is scary as hell. She is an excellent young star, and in certain ways, she reminds a lot another great young actress, Reese Witherspoon, she has that quality of delivering true-to-life, real performances, and like Reese she has an innocent beauty.Mathew Laborteaux makes a believable character, Paul is a guy who isn't a bad kid, he just is desperate to help the girl he loves but doesn't know how to deal with the consequences of his acts.

The Director: Wes Craven once again hits big time!this is one of his greatest films, but it will be a surprise for his fans because, instead of what they saw in The Hills Have Eyes and in most of Craven's films, Deadly Friend isn't so violent. Of course, you get some blood and guts here, but the deaths are relative low. If you want to see a body count, go rent Hellbound Hellraiser 2. Craven's goal here is that he sustains some kind of genuine suspense during the whole film with mastery, something that just Alfred Hitchcok used to do well.

The Story: in just one word - OUTSTANDING!this is a different, compelling story, it's a gripping tale that mixes such elements like love and horror, it's an appealing and charming material.

If you want to watch something really good, rent this great movie!here you will find suspense, humor, horror and love. It's a great job from great professionals!

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