Matthew Laborteaux,
Kristy Swanson,
Michael Sharrett,
Anne Twomey,
Anne Ramsey
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With the over-the-top gruesomeness of The Re-Animator to compare it to, Wes Craven's Deadly Friend limps into the second tier, coming across as a Frankenstein tale lost on Elm Street. Paul (Matthew La... read more
DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
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August 24, 2007Unbelivable, cheesy, tragic and fascinating! An electronics geek (Matthew Laborteaux from "Little House on the Prairie") tries to bring his deceased girlfriend (Kristy Swanson) back to life with parts from his robot project. The life-giving experiment turns her into a monstrous c... read more
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June 24, 2007Very much part of the Frankenstein-genre, this Wes Craven effort is often strangely touching and almost sickly compared with his usual fare.
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December 6, 2006A midding Wes Craven effort, half ingenious Frankenstein re-hash, half-silly teen horror.
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June 23, 2011I'm sorry, I just can't hate something this cheesy, I don't have it in me. The stupid plot, the awful acting (Kristy Swanson's hands are hilarious) and everything laughable about it just adds to the charm for me.
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June 17, 2011This one that i categorize as my own kinda cheese! U know movies that are over the top cheesy but we love em anyways for some unknown reason? I'm pretty sure however that my main reason here is for Kristy Swanson!
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September 29, 2008Nice cross between Frankenstein and 80's teen flick, but continues for a bit after it should have ended.
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October 4, 2007God, Wes Craven sucks. Not even a head being thrown against a wall and smashing like a ripe melon can save this turd. You suck Craven!
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January 20, 2010Super cheesy horror flick from the 80's that i grew up with as a kid. in the movie super genius teen moves to a new town with his mother to go to college because of his mastery of robotic intelligence. He meets a couple of neighborhood kids one is kristy swanson who is an abuse... read more
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October 29, 2009This was strangely uneven, feeling at times like a light Disney romp with the children and the robot, but then someone's head gets stuffed into a furnace!
The corny elements are outweighed by the completely over the top violence, which has some wild moments, and then there's tha... read more -
March 20, 2009Great shit. Early craven movie, had great gore and was about a girl with a robot brain. corniness adds to the appeal.
Critic Reviews
April 2, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
January 29, 2003
Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
One of Wes Craven's worst movies.
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Goofball turkey from Wes Craven.
September 8, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
No review available.
March 25, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
No review available.
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