Deadly Friend
Seen it?1986 | 91 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved M3GAN or Upgrade, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
20% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 67K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wes Craven
- Matthew LabyorteauxPaul
- Kristy SwansonSamantha
- Michael SharrettTom
- Anne TwomeyJeannie
- Anne RamseyElvira
- Richard MarcusHarry
- Russ MarinDr. Johanson
- Lee PaulSgt. Volchek
- Andrew RopertoCarl
- Charles FleischerBB (voice)