Deadly Friend

Deadly Friend

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

Rating

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Release Date

10/10/1986

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$8,988,731

Homepage

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A teenage boy's desperate attempt to resurrect his dead neighbor by implanting her brain into his robot creation spirals into visceral body-horror violence, blending sci-fi tragedy with slasher brutality. It's a film about adolescent alienation and the dangerous power of grief channeled through technology.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingAngryMelancholic

Themes

GriefObsessionRevengeComing of ageMortality

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

Stylized genrePractical effects

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceChild endangermentBody horror

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