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Title: Trick or Treat (1986)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Marc Price | ... | Eddie Weinbauer | |
| Tony Fields | ... | Sammi Curr | |
| Lisa Orgolini | ... | Leslie Graham | |
| Doug Savant | ... | Tim Hainey | |
| Elaine Joyce | ... | Angie Weinbauer | |
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Glen Morgan | ... | Roger Mockus |
| Gene Simmons | ... | Nuke | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | ... | Rev. Aaron Gilstrom | |
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Elise Richards | ... | Genie Wooster |
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Richard Pachorek | ... | Ron Avery |
| Clare Torao | ... | Maggie Wong-Hernandez (as Clare Nono) | |
| Alice Nunn | ... | Mrs. Sylvia Cavell | |
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Larry Sprinkle | ... | Marv McCain |
| Charles Martin Smith | ... | Mr. Wimbley | |
| Claudia Templeton | ... | Hysterical Survivor | |
Hard rock idol Sammi Curr burns to death in a hotel fire. His biggest fan, Lakeridge High School student and resident metal head Eddie Weinbauer is devastated by the news and turns to local radio DJ "Nuke" for emotional support. After a heated discussion about the deceased rock star, Nuke presents Eddie with a rare demo record, the last ever recorded by Sammi and the only copy in existence. Overwhelmed by Nuke's generosity, Eddie accepts the gift without hesitation, unaware of it's dark role in things to come. After constant humiliation and a near drowning at the hands of school bully Tim Hainy and his sports jock friends, Eddie becomes enraged and vows revenge on all those who have wronged him, much to the dismay of love interest, Leslie and best friend, Roger. Alone in his room with feelings of rage and retribution racing through his mind, Eddie places the new record onto his stereo and is shocked to discover that he can communicate with the deceased rock star when it is rotated ... Written by phantomdroid
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Sure the movie is cheesy, but that is part of its charm. My favourite line has to be when the one chick (I think her name was Genie Wooster) tells Eddie that he is creepy, and when he says he doesn't understand, she replies "If you weren't so creepy, you would know what I mean". The reason why I love this line so much is as follows: It reminds me (and I am sure many others) of stuck up people in high school who had the same attitude. I can think of one, in particular right now.
So despite the movie's lack of appeal to awards committees, it does have some great moments, and although it does not have mass appeal, I don't think that was its purpose. It reaches out to the lost children of the world by showing them that they are not alone.
Besides, it is just a fun movie. Where else will you get to see Ozzy Osbourne preach about the evils of heavy metal music?
Oh yeah: One person compared Sammi Curr to Alice Cooper, which isn't a bad comparison, but I am positive that he was modelled after Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. He had the same look and similar attitude, and just as Blackie was a big target of the PMRC, Sammi was a big target of the parents groups in Trick or Treat.
I would also highly recommend another cheesy 80s horror movie called "Basket Case".