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CrapScore 75, Premium Crap

Deadly Friend

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

Premium Crap. CrapScore 75, rated by 1 admin.

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Why it’s crap
A teenage inventor tries to save his neighbour with a robot's technology, and the film veers from sweet science fiction into lurid revenge horror. Its most outrageous violent moments land so far outside the surrounding drama that the tonal whiplash becomes the main event.

Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones

The club’s verdict

Acting
7/10
Plot
8.5/10
Effects
8/10
Dialogue
6.5/10
Rewatchability
7.5/10
  • “A teenage crush with a catastrophic hardware upgrade.”

    @flabbergasted_jones, scored it 75

Synopsis and movie facts

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.

Released
1986
Directed by
Wes Craven
Running time
91 min

Starring

  • 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

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