In 1984, Wes Craven was coming off of the massive success of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, a film which, for better or worse, would reinvigorate and change the horror genre for years to come, with the new emphasis being on colourful villains, ultra-gruesome violence and volume with sequel after sequel being released each and every year.
Yet, Craven, who was initially offered a job directing the controversial sequel, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE, opted to depart the low-budget New Line Cinema for the greener pastures of Warner Bros, where he hoped he’d be able to branch out from the horror genre by signing on to direct a science-fiction thriller called FRIEND, which was described as being in the vein of John Carpenter’s STARMAN from the year before. The eventual result was a film that was nothing at all like the gentle tale Craven had been hoping to make, and in many ways, is the most controversial entry in his filmography. FRIEND become DEADLY FRIEND (WATCH IT HERE / OWN IT HERE) So join us (via the above embed) as we take a look at WTF HAPPENED TO DEADLY FRIEND!
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