Deadly Friend
R“There's no one alive who'll play with the girl next door.”
1986·91 min·Released
Studio: Layton, Pan Arts, Warner Bros. Pictures
6.2TMDb
5.6IMDb
19%RT
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Theatrical Oct 10, 1986
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USA · English · USA
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.
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Crew
DirectorWes Craven
WriterBruce Joel Rubin
Cast
Matthew Labyorteaux
Paul
Kristy Swanson
Samantha
Michael Sharrett
Tom
Anne Twomey
Jeannie
Anne Ramsey
Elvira
Richard Marcus
Harry
Russ Marin
Dr. Johanson
Lee Paul
Sgt. Volchek
Andrew Roperto
Carl
Charles Fleischer
BB (voice)
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
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Keywords
child abuseartificial intelligence (a.i.)based on novel or bookresurrectionrevengerobotexploding headalcoholicbrawlcircuit boardparanoiacandroid horror
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Revenue
$9M
TMDb Votes
264
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026