Trick or Treat (1986)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Charles Martin Smith

Writers:

Rhet Topham (story)
Michael S. Murphey (screenplay) ...

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

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:

Revealing mistakes: When Eddie leaves the car that almost went off the drawbridge, one can easily see a jack holding up the back of the car.

Quotes:

Eddie Weinbauer: [realizing that he is talking to a stereo] Maybe I'm lonely and I'm nuts!
Sammi Curr: [Sammi's voice booms] YOU! Namgar! Ragman! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Movie Connections:

Features The Fog (1980)

Soundtrack:

Stand Up

The timing has to be right

I noticed many of the comments on this movie came from people who saw it during the last five years and bought it out of a bargain bin of $5 or $6 DVDs. I saw it when it came out in 1986 and was quite entertained. I learned long ago when it comes to watching horror flicks, you can't take them seriously. In this case, it's simply a sign of the times. During the 1980s when the concern over music's lyrics was at it's peak and Tipper Gore was on her PMRC crusade, this movie fit perfectly.

Please don't judge it in the 21st century. That's why you haven't seen it in a bargain bin until now. It just doesn't fit anymore. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 for its entertainment value.