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Marc Price, Tony Dean Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant, Ozzy Osbourne ... see more see more... , Elaine Joyce , Glen Morgan , Gene Simmons , Barry Bell , Steve Boles , Richard Doyle , Peter Jason , Terry Loughlin , Alice Nunn , Jan Smithers , Charles Martin Smith , Kevin Yagher , Clare Nono , Amy Bertolette , D. James Nelson , Richard Pachorek , Denny Pierce , Elise Richards , Ray Shaffer , Graham F. Smith , Larry Sprinkle , Leroy Sweet , Claudia Templeton , Brad Thomas

Character actor Charles Martin Smith directed this quirky horror film about a dead rock star who wreaks vengeance on a small town. When a rock musician is banned from performing at a high school Hallo... read more read more...ween dance and ends up perishing in a hotel fire, he vows vengeance on the town and comes back from beyond the grave to obliterate the population. He does this through one of his most rabid fans, the nerdy Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price), a high school outsider. He is such a fan that he plays the rock star's final album "Songs in the Key of Death" in reverse, looking for instructions on how to live his life. The rock star willingly obliges Eddie with helpful hints and soon Eddie is able to face down the high school bullies and gain the attention of an attractive girl. But soon Eddie begins to suspect that the ghost is using him. With the ghost intent on destroying the town, Eddie uses his newfound self-confidence to stand up to the ghost and save the town from destruction. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Charles Martin Smith

Release Date: October 24, 1986

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DVD Release Date: November 1, 2002

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  • fb500439213
    October 9, 2011
    fb500439213
    'Trick or Treat' is the prime example of a sleeper: a film that was overlooked upon its release and is actually a kitschy, supremely fun picture in its own right. I love the anti-glorification of the self-destructive rockstar lifestyle and how impressionable teenagers would becom... read moree drawn to it. Despite their prominence on the box art, Simmons and Ozzy are only in crucial, tongue-in-cheek cameos. Price's angst is relatable and his seance of Sammi is a clever integration to vent his frustrations with the jocks and other cliques. For his directorial debut, Charles Martin Smith has forged an unsettling and rollicking occult thriller.
  • ajv2688
    January 24, 2011
    ajv2688
    A horror movie where the spirit of a dead heavy metal star is haunting teens! I loved it, it's a fun awesome heavy metal horror movie.
  • MidnightMadwoman
    September 28, 2007
    MidnightMadwoman
    It's obscene how much fun this movie is. I speak as a metalhead and a horror nerd, but this movie is just endlessly amusing. I really like the premise too: some high school metalhead is able to hear his dead rock hero speak to him when he spins a rare record backwards. This is on... read moree of the best surreal horror flicks of the 80s: the effects are really well done and it had some great just-desserts type moments. It kind of descended into campy, Nightmare On Elm Street territory near the end, but all in all this movie was a scream. I loved the cameos by Simmons and Osbourne, and how they addressed the concerned parents who scorned metal in the 80s.
  • drblood
    June 24, 2007
    drblood
    If nothing else, this should be a warning to heavy metal freaks to stop playing their music backwards.
  • leekyle1968
    July 9, 2009
    leekyle1968
    Now this is a good movie that I think a whole lot of people either haven't seen or never knew existed. but if you get the chance to see it i suggest go for it. Marc Price from tv's Family Ties stars as the nerd who is being bullied in school and only has his rock n roll god so to... read more speak to turn to. Well much like his life his idol untimely dies in a fire which gives him the idea to get the rock n roller's spirit ressurected to hand out some much needed payback. Gene Simmons and Ozzy Ozbourne do hilarious cameos in this with a great booming soundtrack by Fastway. would be great to find this on original format of dvd yet alone blu ray for that matter.
  • mystardustc
    January 17, 2010
    mystardustc
    Starts off great and kinda just goes down hill after the middle. With that said worth a watch, don't let the cheesy cover fool you. Gene Simmons acting was great for his one scene as the DJ and to see Ozzy as a Christian Preacher is delightful. Coulda been better after IMO if the... read morey took a different direction towards the middle.
  • Movielover1987
    January 18, 2009
    Movielover1987
    This is a very creepy 80's horror, and am I the only one that finds it very similar to the 1994 movie Brainscan? or Brainscan is similar to this, IMO this is better though.
  • MyNeighborJess
    October 28, 2008
    MyNeighborJess
    A sweet VHS rental back in the day, the movie is death by metal! Sure, there really isn't that much carnage (mostly people being evaporated, leaving behind smoldering ash and clothes) But, there's plenty of fuck yeah/WTF moments, ranging from a love-making cassette tape to an el... read moreectric bolt-shooting guitar!
  • alexandi
    July 1, 2008
    alexandi
    C'mon, u kno u want to c Ozzy try to act! It is actually one of my favorites, but thank God the Ozzman didn't giv up his day job, huh?
  • robertedamm
    December 18, 2007
    robertedamm
    I must have seen this twenty times in the theater thanks to my brother dragging me when I was seven.

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Alex Sandell
November 22, 2002
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

I loved metal music when this came out, hence I loved the film. Yes, it's trash, but it's special trash to me.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 24, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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