Deadly Friend (1986)

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Brilliant and touching

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

I've been wanting to see this movie for the longest time now but I've only been able to see it just recently.After all this time I must say I'm disappointed.Deadly Friend started off good but after robot BB was destroyed the movie went downhill.Robot BB was like a version of Johnny 5 that started Short Circuit-ing (Ha Ha Ha, I made myself laugh) I was really hoping BB was going to be rebuilt but..... Nope.After Robot BB's brain was implanted in Samantha, I was interested in seeing where this was going but I started losing interest as well.It just was NOT the same anymore.The Elvira kill scene has to be 1 of the worst kill scenes I've ever seen.It was definitely different but stupid & the final end scene has to be 1 of the worst endings I've ever seen.If Deadly Friend was remade then I hope it's Wes Craven directing again & this time, I hope he'll be able to direct it exactly the way he wants

Precocious electronics whiz kid Paul Conway (a solid and likable performance by Matthew Laborteaux) brings his sweet girlfriend Samantha Pringle (ably played with bubbly charm by the lovely Kristy Swanson) back to life by placing a robot computer chip in her brain after she's killed by her abusive alcoholic father Harry (an effectively creepy turn by Richard Marcus). However, Samantha proceeds to exact a brutal revenge on everyone who's wronged her in any way. Director Wes Craven, working from an offbeat and thoughtful script by Bruce Joel Ruben, relates the quirky and entertaining "Frankenstein" variant story at a steady pace, grounds the fantastic premise in a plausible suburban reality, brings a real warmth to the opening third with the kids and Paul's adorable robot creation Bee Bee, treats the potentially laughable plot with admirable seriousness and sensitivity (the doomed romance between Paul and Samantha proves to be unexpectedly touching and leads to a heart-breaking tragic conclusion), and, naturally, delivers a few jolting nightmare sequences and several inspired moments of wild splatter (the infamous basketball decapitation rates as the definite outrageously gruesome highlight). The sincere acting from the capable cast helps a lot: Michael Sharrett as Paul's wimpy reluctant friend Tom and Anne Twomey as Paul's concerned mother Jeannie register well in their roles while Anne Ramsey has a terrifically nasty ball with the juicy part of mean and paranoid shotgun-toting old bat Elvira Parker. Moreover, Swanson deserves extra props for her remarkably expressive work as Samantha after she's revived as a super strong and murderous automaton. Charles Bernstein's excellent atmospheric score hits the shivery spot. Philip M. Lathrop's slick cinematography gives the picture a neat glossy look. Only the ridiculous surprise bummer ending falls markedly short of the mark. A cool little flick.

The everyday story of one boy and his robot moving to a new house and making new friends and enemies.But seeing as this is Wes Craven, something sinister is bound to happen. with a basket ball!It's an odd choice of movie for Craven, seeing that he had just made one of the most iconic horror movies of all time two years earlier, but there is still a lot of fun to be had.I had no idea what the main plot device was, I just knew it was a Craven film I had never heard of, so I thought the first act was about a killer robot, and that 'BB' would become more sinister as the film progressed.Then Kristy Swanson, gets thrown down the stairs, and then we are back in full Craven mode, with a little eighties cheese thrown in.The performances are okay, Paul spends the film looking sweaty, Swanson is good, but the Darryl Hannah eye make up thing doesn't look like your decaying. And for some reason, Paul's friend just keeps fainting.The basketball scene is truly amazing, and depending on how you are feeling, you will either laugh or just groan.It's a very hard to find movie, but if you do find it, and love all things eighties, this will suit you.And it's a guarantee this will never be remade..

beautiful film. As to the usual one, the usual negative comments which talk about a classical film some years 80 which everyone does not like it to the nostalgic ones are met.Sure Heros that this film had to have a judgment in this site. In fact reviewers' good part has put a high vote to the previous episodes. Because this contrast? I know the reason. Since assumptive reviewers' good part favorably sees the past and as the past is "better" than the present they have given several credit to the preceding episodes being still the last episode more explosive and spectacular. At this point should reject also the old episodes but there are here two weights and two measure.In fact also cinema masterpieces have been criticized and denigrated. Good part some reviewers of this site belong to the very bad reviewers. Better think separately with its head. I was sure that the god fun old episode did not like it. Who has to be withdrawn is not george lucas but the last reviewer SAMPAT GO AWAY. Cary Guffey