Deadly Friend
1986 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.2 · 26% critics
A lonely teen science prodigy moves to a new town with his homemade robot and starts to connect with the girl next door. After a sudden tragedy, he tries to undo what happened using experimental technology, but his well-meaning plan pushes him into dangerous territory and brings terrifying consequences to the neighborhood.
Based on Friend
Also known as Wes Craven's Deadly Friend · Artificial Intelligence · A. I. · Friend
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-10-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 26/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (265 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an offbeat mix of teen sci-fi, dark humor, and splattery shocks that doesn’t take itself too seriously; Not for you if you hate tonal whiplash or campy gore like Shocker.
Pros: oddball 80s charm; likable teen trio; memorable gore moments | Cons: uneven tone shifts; messy story logic; forced-feeling ending
Themes
- child abuse
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- based on novel or book
- resurrection
- revenge
- robot
- exploding head
- alcoholic
- brawl
- circuit board
- paranoiac
- android horror
Cast & crew
Matthew Labyorteaux
as Paul
Kristy Swanson
as Samantha
Michael Sharrett
as Tom
Anne Twomey
as Jeannie
Anne Ramsey
as Elvira
Richard Marcus
as Harry
Russ Marin
as Dr. Johanson
Lee Paul
as Sgt. Volchek
- AR
Andrew Roperto
as Carl
Charles Fleischer
as BB (voice)
Directed by Wes Craven