Trick or Treat

1986 97 min ★ 6.1 Horror, Comedy, Music

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of his unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings the rocker back to life. As Halloween approaches, Eddie begins to realize that this isn't only rock 'n roll...It's life and death.

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Cast

Marc Price

Eddie Weinbauer

Tony Fields

Sammi Curr

Lisa Orgolini

Leslie Graham

Doug Savant

Tim Hainey

Elaine Joyce

Angie Weinbauer

Glen Morgan

Roger Mockus

Gene Simmons

Nuke

Ozzy Osbourne

Rev. Aaron Gilstrom

Elise Richards

Genie Wooster

Richard Pachorek

Ron Avery

Details

Director

Charles Martin Smith

Screenplay

Michael S. Murphey

Tagline

"What are you afraid of? It's only rock & roll."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$6,797,218

Production

DEG

Reviews

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Wuchak

November 2, 2019

★ 8/10

***Well done mid-80's teen/horror with a rockin' soundtrack*** "Trick or Treat" (1986) is a coming-of-age horror flick that mixes elements of "Christine" (1983), "Carrie" (1976) and the first two Freddy Krueger movies, but it strangely never attained the popularity of those films, which explains why there wasn’t a sequel. Like "Christine" and "Carrie," the plot revolves around a semi-outcast in...