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Deadly Friend

1986 film by Wes Craven
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Deadly Friend

Summary

Deadly Friend is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deadly Friend's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Deadly Friend was directed by Wes Craven[4].
  • Bruce Joel Rubin wrote the screenplay for Deadly Friend[5].
  • Deadly Friend's composer is recorded as Charles Bernstein[6].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is horror film[7].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is science fiction horror film[9].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is drama film[11].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is mystery film[12].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is teen horror film[13].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is thriller film[14].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is teen film[15].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is slasher film[16].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is comedy horror film[17].
  • Deadly Friend's based on is recorded as Friend[18].
  • A cast member of Deadly Friend was Matthew Labyorteaux[19].
  • A cast member of Deadly Friend was Kristy Swanson[20].
  • A cast member of Deadly Friend was Michael Sharrett[21].
  • A cast member of Deadly Friend was Anne Twomey[22].
  • A cast member of Deadly Friend was Richard Marcus[23].
  • A cast member of Deadly Friend was Anne Ramsey[24].
  • A cast member of Deadly Friend was Charles Fleischer[25].
  • Deadly Friend was produced by Patrick H. Kelley[26].
  • Deadly Friend's director of photography is recorded as Philip H. Lathrop[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Deadly Friend was produced by Patrick H. Kelley[26]. It was directed by Wes Craven[4]. Bruce Joel Rubin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Matthew Labyorteaux[19], Kristy Swanson[20], Michael Sharrett[21], Anne Twomey[22], Richard Marcus[23], and Anne Ramsey[24].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1986[28] and February 12, 1987[29]. The original language of Deadly Friend was English[30]. Genres include horror film[7], science fiction film[8], science fiction horror film[9], comedy film[10], drama film[11], and mystery film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include mad scientist[32], artificial intelligence[33], ethics in science[34], death of a close person[35], and resurrection[36].

Reception

Reviews include 3.9/10[37] and 20%[38].

Why It Matters

Deadly Friend ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Anne Ramsey artificial intelligence Charles Fleischer film Kristy Swanson Netflix United States Wes Craven

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 90917
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 90917, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 27d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 15707
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 15707, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1987-02-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Bruce Joel Rubin
    Duration → {'amount': '+91'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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