Deadly Friend
“There's no one alive who'll play with the girl next door.”
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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Cast
18 people
Matthew Labyorteaux
Paul
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
A Woman Under the Influence
Kristy Swanson
Samantha
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dude, Where's My Car?
Michael Sharrett
Tom
Known for
Kill Me Again
Matthew Laborteaux
Paul Conway
Anne Twomey
Jeannie
Known for
Picture Perfect
The Scout
Anne Ramsey
Elvira
Known for
The Goonies
Throw Momma from the Train
Richard Marcus
Harry
Known for
The Pretender
Enemy Mine
Russ Marin
Dr. Johanson
Known for
Body Double
The Sword and the Sorcerer
Lee Paul
Sgt. Volchek
Known for
The Sting
Ben
Andrew Roperto
Carl
Also in
Stingers
A Family for Joe
Charles Fleischer
BB (voice)
Known for
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Back to the Future Part II
Robin Nuyen
Thief
Wes Craven Director · Bruce Joel Rubin Screenplay Diana Henstell Author
Worldwide gross $9M · Budget $11M · United States release October 10, 1986
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,988,731
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Pan Arts
Production
Layton
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Artificial Intelligence · A. I. · Friend
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · October 10, 1986
Theatrical
Brazil
September 29, 2021 · Digital · HBO Max
Germany
February 12, 1987 · Theatrical
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