Deadly Friend [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Wes Craven Wes Craven

Overview

Certainly never lauded as one of the best of horrormeister Craven's offerings, there are still enough moments of shock and fright in this film to keep an audience scared. Whiz-kid Paul (Matthew Laborteaux) moves into a new neighborhood with his mother Jeannie (Anne Twomey) and brings along the robot he built with his own two hands, Bee Bee. Bee Bee is programmed to speak and helps defend the local kids against some bullies that have been a problem. This gets Paul new friends, including the girl next door, Samantha (Kristy Swanson), and then several things happen at once. First Bee Bee is seriously sent into oblivion by a peeved old lady who is not into robotics. Then Samantha's abusive, alcoholic father goes over the edge and she ends up in the hospital. She is brain-dead but her physical body is not damaged. Bee Bee is body-dead, but his brain is not damaged. The answer to Paul's desire to save Samantha seems to have an obvious solution, but the results are a killer.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/12/2021
UPC:	0826663220223
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	16,202

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Matthew Laborteaux	Paul
Kristy Swanson	Samantha
Michael Stuart Sharrett	Tom,Actor
Anne Twomey	Jeannie
Anne Ramsey	Elvira
Richard Marcus	Harry
Russ Marin	Dr. Johanson
Lee Paul	Sgt. Volchek
Andrew Roperto	Carl
Charles Fleischer	BB,"BB"
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
Faeth M.D.	William H./Doctor in Sam's Room
Charles Bernstein	Composer

Technical Credits

Bruce Joel Rubin

Wes Craven	Director
Bruce Joel Rubin	Screenwriter
Robert M. Sherman	Producer
Patrick Kelley	Executive Producer
Robert Crawford	Producer
Daniel Patrick Kelley	Producer
Terry J. Leonard	Stunts