Deadly Friend
by Wes Craven
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Actor: Anne Ramsey, Anne Twomey, Kristy Swanson, Matthew Labyorteaux, Michael SharrettDirector: Wes Craven
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Philip H. Lathrop
Editor: Michael Eliot
Producer: Patrick Kelley
Producer: Robert Crawford Jr.
Producer: Robert M. Sherman
Writer: Bruce Joel Rubin
Writer: Diana Henstell
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: 82790
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Deadly Friend
Movie Review: To put it simply, an '80's Teen Frankenstein
Summary: 5 Stars
A teenage genius named Paul (Matthew Laborteaux) moves into a new town with his single mother and typical '80's robot of his own design, BB. He makes a friend right away in a paperboy named Tom, and also discovers he's one of those lucky movie characters who has moved in next door to a teen angel, this one named Samantha Pringle (Kristy Swanson). Paul soon finds he has his hands full, between his increasingly intelligent and aggressive robot and constantly abused by her father love interest. Robot BB doesn't last long, thanks to some less than friendly neighbors, so the focus soon shifts more towards the beautiful and sweet Samantha, who is probably one of the most sympathetic characters ever put on film, and if you have trouble watching extreme adorableness suffer continuously, you may have trouble watching "Deadly Friend". This is the tragic story of teenage love ended all too soon and brought back in the style of Mary Shelly, with a modern twist!
Now, if you've seen "Deadly Friend" already, you may scoff at my awarding it 5 stars. But, as I often have to remind people, 5 stars means "I Love It", according to Amazon.com, not "It's a masterpiece of filmmaking", and I do love "Deadly Friend". Why? Well, first, it IS just an updated Frankenstein story, but that's a great story. This is an '80's take, but it's not overwhelmingly '80's like your typical teen '80's film. It manages to not be all that dated, aside from the look of the robot that is so reminiscent of so many movies from the time. But I think the main reason this movie endears itself to so many is that Kristy Swanson is such a sweetheart in it. It's so successful as a tragedy because Samantha is a character you really fall in love with and wish you could save. Frankly, I'm not hugely into Kristy Swanson, but in this film and her tiny part in "Ferris Bueller" she is extra cute and always gets to me. It also has some very unforgettable scenes, like the famous basketball-meets-head explosion. The characters and the acting are all first rate in general, and this is just fantastic Wes Craven stuff. The only thing I could complain about in this film, aside from how sad it is (but it's supposed to be), is the final scene, which is dreamlike but never confirmed to be a dream. I really wish they had either left that little tid bit out, cut the final aspect of it, or thrown in the "waking from a dream" shot to have it make more sense. It shouldn't ruin your enjoyment of the film overall, it's just too bad that they went that route with the final minute or two, in my opinion. Easily ignored though, so don't let it prevent you from checking out this extremely enjoyable flick!
The DVD is practically barebones, but we do get the cool theatrical trailer and it has some scenes restored over the VHS release. The DVD cover is lame though, and they should have used the original poster art. Definitely a great addition to any collection though, especially if you get it for a great price, like I recently did.
Summary of Deadly Friend
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