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Deadly Friend (1986)

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Release Date: Oct 10, 1986 Wide

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Average Rating: 3/5
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With the over-the-top gruesomeness of The Re-Animator to compare it to, Wes Craven's Deadly Friend limps into the second tier, coming across as a Frankenstein tale lost on Elm Street. Paul (Matthew Laborteaux) is a teen computer genius who has recently moved to a new town. The quiet and peaceful milieu permits him to continue experimenting with his life's work -- a human-like robot named Bee Bee. But Paul becomes smitten with the comely girl next door, Samantha (Kristy Swanson). For Samantha,

Sep 25, 2007

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Has become progressively cheesier as the years pass.

February 11, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed
Cinema Crazed

A Wes Craven misfire in nearly every area.

April 2, 2003
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

One of Wes Craven's worst movies.

January 29, 2003
KFOR Channel 4 News

Goofball turkey from Wes Craven.

July 25, 2002
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Audience Reviews for Deadly Friend

Unbelivable, cheesy, tragic and fascinating! An electronics geek (Matthew Laborteaux from "Little House on the Prairie") tries to bring his deceased girlfriend (Kristy Swanson) back to life with parts from his robot project. The life-giving experiment turns her into a monstrous creation to be dealt with named "Bee-Bee". Gosh, this movie has a silly Frankenstein-esque premise, which delivers a cool 80's horror experience. Wes Craven actually directed this post-Elmstreet, so it deserves some attention.
August 24, 2007
YosemiteSamFan

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Very much part of the Frankenstein-genre, this Wes Craven effort is often strangely touching and almost sickly compared with his usual fare.
June 21, 2007
drblood

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    1. Tom: Great tits!
    2. Paul: You're telling me!
    – Submitted by John T (33 days ago)
    1. Jeannie Conway: Boy, I make good coffee.
    – Submitted by John T (57 days ago)
    1. Samantha: He's my father. Sometimes I want to roll a truck over his face but he's still my father.
    – Submitted by John T (2 months ago)
    1. Tom: Hey, she's dead? Hey, what the hell are you doing? You didn't say anything about a dead body. We were supposed to save her life!
    – Submitted by John T (2 months ago)

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