I have not seen this one in quite some time, but it is about a new kid in town and his pet robot. A robot designed to grab people by the crotch and squeeze. Already, you see the flaws; he apparently designed this robot to have a bit of a violent streak in him. Young new boy makes a new friend a girl who has an abusive father. You can see where this is going. The old lady from "The Goonies" and "Throw Momma from the Train" blows the heck out of the robot and the girl is killed by her abusive father. Young boy somehow deduces that if you put the robot's computer chip in the young girl she will come back and she does. Unfortunately, she now seemingly has the robot's personality and that isn't too good. All the deaths you see coming, though the one with the basketball is rather good, in fact the highlight of this overly predictable movie. The only thing that is not predictable is the end which makes no sense. Well you know what happens, I am just saying by that time the kid should have left well enough alone. It is also a rather impossible phenomenon, but hey it is a horror movie.
Review of Deadly Friend
Deadly Friend
(1986)
Just use your imagination and don't over think it...and it is still bad.
31 January 2004