Ever dream of making your own girlfriend robot? "Weird Science" didn't involve enough sci-fi and horror for you? Well "Deadly Friend" is your daydream now a reality. A young teen nerd moves to a new town with his mother and extremely intelligent robot, which he also created. He falls in love with the girl next door and life seems to be going well, but then his robot is destroyed by the crazy neighbor (Anne Ramsey "The Goonies", "Throw Mama From The Train"), and his crush is then killed by her abusive father. The 80's nerd steals her body from the morgue and combines her with the partially destroyed robot, bringing her back to life, but as a murderous robot.Ridiculous enough premise huh? Especially coming off the success of Wes Craven's extremely original and creative "Nightmare on Elm Street", this "Frankenstein"-esque tale with an 80's twist isn't all fun and camp. They throw in some bloody violence and attempts at sad heart melting moments as well. Personal favorite scene that has always stuck with me since childhood is when the robot throws a basketball so hard at her neighbor's head, she gets decapitated. Lets be honest, this movie is BAD. Like really bad. But maybe because of childhood memories of staying up late and watching this on "Monstervision", "Deadly Friend" holds a special place in my heart. I wouldn't dare give it a bad review. This is 80's sci-fi/horror camp at it's best.
*3 Lance Approvals*
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