
Deadly Friend
1986
There's no one alive who'll play with the girl next door.
Directed by Wes Craven
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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.
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- Director
- Wes Craven
- Written by
- Diana Henstell, Bruce Joel Rubin
- Produced by
- Robert M. Sherman
- Composer
- Charles Bernstein
- Cinematographer
- Philip H. Lathrop
- Editor
- Michael Eliot
- Makeup FX
- Lance Anderson
- Studios
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Pan Arts, Layton
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Wes Craven's Deadly Friend
- TMDB
- 6.2/10 (265 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 19% Rotten
- Metacritic
- 44/100
- IMDb
- 5.6/10 (9,460 votes)
Cast

Matthew Labyorteaux
Paul

Kristy Swanson
Samantha

Michael Sharrett
Tom

Anne Twomey
Jeannie

Anne Ramsey
Elvira

Richard Marcus
Harry

Russ Marin
Dr. Johanson

Lee Paul
Sgt. Volchek
Andrew Roperto
Carl

Charles Fleischer
BB (voice)

Robin Nuyen
Thief

Frank Cavestani
Angry resident

Merritt Olsen
CAT scan technician
William H. Faeth
Dr. in Sam's room
Joel Hile
Deputy

Tom Spratley
Neighbor

Jim Ishida
Coroner
Crew

Wes Craven
Director

Bruce Joel Rubin
Screenplay
Diana Henstell
Novel
Robert M. Sherman
Producer

Charles Bernstein
Original Music Composer

Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
Michael Eliot
Editor
Daniel A. Lomino
Production Design
John Loggia
Production Design
Patrick Kelley
Executive Producer
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — MAN-MADE MONSTERS #22: Deadly Friend (1986) & Chopping Mall (1986)




















