Review of Deadly Friend (1986) by Kevin S — 12 May 2014

Paul Conway is a scientific wiz kid who moved into a new town with his mother. He created a robot named BeeBee who is his protector and friend. He befriends neighbor Sam who has an abusive father and He also has another very mean lady for a neighbor named Elvira.

While trying to play a trick on Elvira she destroys BeeBee. And not to long after that Sams abusive father throws her down the stairs and at the hospital she has a brain hemmorage and is practically brain dead.

They pull the plug on her and now Sam is dead. Paul decides to steal her and puts BeeBees microchip on her brain bringing Sam back to life. But things aren't as they seem as Sam gets out of control.

As a fan of Wes Cravens work it doesn't surprise me how good this movie is. I liked this movie alot. Sure it's sort of cheesy but it is the sort of movie you gotta expect out of Wes Craven. It's kinda like an eighties version of Frankenstein.

And it's neat because he makes it seem like the normal people are the bad ones not the reincarnated Sam. Ann Ramsey ( throw mamma from the train, Goonies ) who you just got to respect as an actress played Elvira.

She is great at playing that very mean character as she has done before. Cheesy? Kinda, but still the kind of fun horror movies we have come to know from Wes Craven.