Trick or Treat (1986)

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Release Date: Oct 24, 1986 Wide

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Character actor Charles Martin Smith directed this quirky horror film about a dead rock star who wreaks vengeance on a small town. When a rock musician is banned from performing at a high school Halloween dance and ends up perishing in a hotel fire, he vows vengeance on the town and comes back from beyond the grave to obliterate the population. He does this through one of his most rabid fans, the nerdy Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price), a high school outsider. He is such a fan that he plays the rock

R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Horror, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy

Directed By: Charles Martin Smith

Written By: Michael S. Murphey, Rhet Topham

In Theaters: Oct 24, 1986 Wide

On DVD: Nov 1, 2002

Lorimar Home Video

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Cast

Marc Price
Eddie Weinbauer
Tony Dean Fields
Sammi Curr
Lisa Orgolini
Leslie Graham
Doug Savant
Tim Hainey
Ozzy Osbourne
Rev. Aaron Gilstrom
Elaine Joyce
Angie Weinbauer
Glen Morgan
Roger Mockus
Gene Simmons
Nuke
Barry Bell
Steve Boles
Cop
Richard Doyle
Peter Jason
Terry Loughlin
Senator
Alice Nunn
Mrs. Cavell
Jan Smithers
Charles Martin Smith
Mr. Wimbley
Kevin Yagher
Lead Guitarist
Clare Nono
Maggie Wong-Hernandez
Amy Bertolette
Fairy
D. James Nelson
Dave the Partier
Richard Pachorek
Ron Avery
Denny Pierce
Elise Richards
Genie Wooster
Ray Shaffer
Graham F. Smith
Stan
Larry Sprinkle
Marv McCain
Leroy Sweet
Claudia Templeton
Hysterical Survivor
Brad Thomas
Goon

Critic Reviews for Trick or Treat

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Trick or Treat" is reasonable. It shares many unfortunate similarities with Robert Englund's dire "976-Evil" but also some of the finer films of the genre, notably "Carrie".

December 27, 2002 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

I loved metal music when this came out, hence I loved the film. Yes, it's trash, but it's special trash to me.

November 22, 2002 Comment

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

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'Trick or Treat' is the prime example of a sleeper: a film that was overlooked upon its release and is actually a kitschy, supremely fun picture in its own right. I love the anti-glorification of the self-destructive rockstar lifestyle and how impressionable teenagers would become drawn to it. Despite their prominence

October 9, 2011