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Deadly Friend

1986 film by Wes Craven
Movie film Q974771
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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 (501 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Deadly Friend's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Deadly Friend's director is recorded as Wes Craven[4].
  • Deadly Friend's screenwriter is recorded as Bruce Joel Rubin[5].
  • Deadly Friend's composer is recorded as Charles Bernstein[6].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as horror film[7].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[8].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film[10].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as comedy film[11].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as mystery film[13].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as teen horror film[14].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as thriller film[15].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as teen film[16].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as slasher film[17].
  • Deadly Friend's genre is recorded as comedy horror film[18].
  • Deadly Friend's based on is recorded as Friend[19].
  • Deadly Friend's logo image is recorded as Deadly Friend.png[20].
  • Deadly Friend's cast member is recorded as Matthew Labyorteaux[21].
  • Deadly Friend's cast member is recorded as Kristy Swanson[22].
  • Deadly Friend's cast member is recorded as Michael Sharrett[23].
  • Deadly Friend's cast member is recorded as Anne Twomey[24].
  • Deadly Friend's cast member is recorded as Richard Marcus[25].
  • Deadly Friend's cast member is recorded as Anne Ramsey[26].
  • Deadly Friend's cast member is recorded as Charles Fleischer[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Deadly Friend's producer is recorded as Patrick H. Kelley[28]. Its director is recorded as Wes Craven[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Bruce Joel Rubin[5]. Cast members include Matthew Labyorteaux[21], Kristy Swanson[22], Michael Sharrett[23], Anne Twomey[24], Richard Marcus[25], and Anne Ramsey[26].

Publication

Publication dates include +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +1987-02-12T00:00:00Z[30]. Deadly Friend's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include horror film[7], film based on a novel[8], science fiction film[9], science fiction horror film[10], comedy film[11], and drama film[12].

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 (501 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 6 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] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . the-numbers.com. Retrieved . the-numbers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . the-numbers.com. Retrieved . the-numbers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Deadly Friend. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Deadly Friend. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Deadly Friend. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Deadly Friend. 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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