Deadly Friend (1986)
"There's no one alive who'll play with the girl next door."
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 20%
(RT: 20%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Matthew Labyorteaux as Paul
Michael Sharrett as Tom
Anne Twomey as Jeannie
Anne Ramsey as Elvira
Richard Marcus as Harry
Russ Marin as Dr. Johanson
Lee Paul as Sgt. Volchek
Is Deadly Friend good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 278 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 20%, but audiences disagreed.
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. Wikipedia ↗
