Deadly Friend (1986)

Director
Wes Craven

Main cast
Matthew Laborteaux; Kristy Swanson; Michael Sharrett; Anne Twomey; Anne Ramsey

Genres
Mystery, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Description
Paul is a new kid in town with a robot named "BB". He befriends Samantha and the three of them have a lot of good times together. That is, until Samantha's abusive father throws her down some stairs and kills her. In an effort to save her life, Paul implants BB's computer brain into Samantha's human brain.


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