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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.
Theatrical
Oct 10, 1986
Box Office
$9.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 25, 2007
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Pan Arts, Layton, Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →Nightmares Exist Beyond Elm Street
Taglines
Not all nightmares happen on Elm Street.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Audience Engagement in Deadly Friend
Taglines
Grab A Friend before someone in the audience grabs you!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew Labyorteaux
Paul
K
Kristy Swanson
Samantha
M
Michael Sharrett
Tom
A
Anne Twomey
Jeannie
A
Anne Ramsey
Elvira
R
Richard Marcus
Harry
R
Russ Marin
Dr. Johanson
L
Lee Paul
Sgt. Volchek
C
Charles Fleischer
BB (voice)
F
Frank Cavestani
Angry resident
M
Merritt Olsen
CAT scan technician
J
Joel Hile
Deputy
T
Tom Spratley
Neighbor
J
Jim Ishida
Coroner
