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Deadly Friend

 1986
Deadly Friend
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Directed by

Wes Craven

Starring

Matthew Labyorteaux · Kristy Swanson · Michael Sharrett · Anne Twomey · Anne Ramsey · Richard Marcus

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 10th Oct '86
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: $3.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

10 Oct, 1986
4
17 Oct, 1986
8
24 Oct, 1986
11

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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US total gross
United States Flag  $7.6 Million
Global total gross
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News from around the web
Deadly Friend (1986) – Film Review  Yorkshire Magazine Sun, 12th October 2025

‘Deadly Friend’ Blu-ray Review: Not Craven’s Best… And Maybe His Worst  Dread Central Wed, 5th January 2022

Deadly Friend (1986) Revisited – Horror Movie Review  JoBlo Mon, 2nd December 2024

The movie Wes Craven wanted to delete from history: “They forced me to cut a lot”  Far Out Magazine Sat, 16th August 2025

Wes Craven’s ‘Deadly Friend’ (1986) Turns 35 – Retro Review  pophorror.com Fri, 29th October 2021

Deadly Friend (1986) – Review  wevegotbackissues.com Wed, 28th September 2022