---
title: 'Deadly Friend (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wes Craven'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/deadly-friend-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090917/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Deadly Friend (1986)

1986 · 91 min · Drama, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Deadly Friend is a 1986 American science fiction horror film directed by Wes Craven, and starring Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Richard Marcus, and Anne Ramsey. Its plot follows a teenage computer prodigy who implants a robot's processor into the brain of his teenage neighbor after she is pronounced brain dead; the experiment proves successful, but she swiftly begins a killing spree in their neighborhood. It is based on the 1985 novel Friend by Diana Henstell, which was adapted for the screen by Bruce Joel Rubin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wes Craven](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-craven)
- **Screenplay:** [Bruce Joel Rubin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-joel-rubin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bernstein)
- **Producer:** [Patrick H. Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-h-kelley)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philip H. Lathrop](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-h-lathrop)

## Cast

- [Anne Ramsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-ramsey)
- [Charles Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-fleischer)
- [Richard Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marcus)
- [Michael Sharrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sharrett)
- [Kristy Swanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristy-swanson)
- [Anne Twomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-twomey)
- [Matthew Labyorteaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-labyorteaux)

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