“What are you afraid of? It's only rock & roll.”
Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings Sammi back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...it's life and death.
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
Trick or Treat is a horror, comedy, music film released in 1986 exploring themes of rock 'n' roll, rock star, halloween, heavy metal. Directed by Charles Martin Smith, it stars Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini. Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings Sammi back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...it's life and death.
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