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Deadly Friend

Deadly Friend

There's no one alive who'll play with the girl next door.

19866.21h 31m

Overview

When tragedy strikes his remarkable robot and the beautiful girl next door, lonely teenage genius Paul tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its known limits into a terrifying new realm.

Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Diana Henstell, Bruce Joel Rubin
Produced by Robert M. Sherman
Box Office0Revenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Matthew Labyorteaux

Matthew Labyorteaux

Paul

Kristy Swanson

Kristy Swanson

Samantha

Michael Sharrett

Michael Sharrett

Tom

Anne Twomey

Anne Twomey

Jeannie

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Elvira

Richard Marcus

Richard Marcus

Harry

Russ Marin

Russ Marin

Dr. Johanson

Lee Paul

Lee Paul

Sgt. Volchek

A

Andrew Roperto

Carl

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer

BB (voice)

Themes & Keywords

child abuseartificial intelligence (a.i.)based on novel or bookresurrectionrevengerobotexploding headalcoholicbrawlcircuit boardparanoiacandroid horror

About Deadly Friend

Deadly Friend is a horror, science fiction film released in 1986 exploring themes of child abuse, artificial intelligence (a.i.), based on novel or book, resurrection, revenge, robot. Directed by Wes Craven, it stars Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett. When tragedy strikes his remarkable robot and the beautiful girl next door, lonely teenage genius Paul tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its known limits into a terrifying new realm.

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