Trick or Treat
Studio: De Laurentiis Entertainment
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Writer: Rhet Topham, Michael S.
Murphey
Release date: October 24, 1986
Staring: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa
Orgolini, Doug Savant, Gene
Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne
Running Time: 98 minutes
Rated: R
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Writer: Rhet Topham, Michael S.
Murphey
Release date: October 24, 1986
Staring: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa
Orgolini, Doug Savant, Gene
Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne
Running Time: 98 minutes
Rated: R
Back of the box:
After learning that his rock 'n' roll idol (Tony Fields) died in a fire, teen
outcast Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price) consults a local DJ (Gene Simmons
of Kiss) and learns that he can bring his hero back to life by playing his
final album backward. With a resuscitated rock star by his side, Eddie's
sure he can rule his high school. But on the night of the annual Halloween
dance, everything goes to hell.
After learning that his rock 'n' roll idol (Tony Fields) died in a fire, teen
outcast Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price) consults a local DJ (Gene Simmons
of Kiss) and learns that he can bring his hero back to life by playing his
final album backward. With a resuscitated rock star by his side, Eddie's
sure he can rule his high school. But on the night of the annual Halloween
dance, everything goes to hell.
The Bloody Truth:
Please take me back to the 80’s when every rock god’s guitar could fire
deadly lighting bolts!
Trick or Treat is your classic 80’s misfit kid gets picked on, then wants
revenge, then finds out he made a mistake and attempts to fix it movie.
You know the ones I’m talking about. The only difference here is that you
infuse it with 80’s snake eating heavy metal and such icons as Ozzy
Osbourne and Gene Simmons.
The Bloody truth is Trick or Treat is absolutely silly by just about anyone
standards and is also fantastically dated. It’s also fairly tame for an rated
R picture but if you grew up rocking out in the 80’s you are sure to find
something to like.
Please take me back to the 80’s when every rock god’s guitar could fire
deadly lighting bolts!
Trick or Treat is your classic 80’s misfit kid gets picked on, then wants
revenge, then finds out he made a mistake and attempts to fix it movie.
You know the ones I’m talking about. The only difference here is that you
infuse it with 80’s snake eating heavy metal and such icons as Ozzy
Osbourne and Gene Simmons.
The Bloody truth is Trick or Treat is absolutely silly by just about anyone
standards and is also fantastically dated. It’s also fairly tame for an rated
R picture but if you grew up rocking out in the 80’s you are sure to find
something to like.
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Acting - 3 Cinematography - 3
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DVD
Eddie Weinbauer is your average rock revering metal head. When his idol of choice – devil worshipping Sammi Curr – is killed in a hotel
fire all hell literally tries to break loose. As Sammi contacts Eddie from beyond the grave through demonic messages via the only copy
of his unreleased final album (on Halloween of course); it is up to Eddie to save the girl, the day and the entire town from the perils of
Rock and Roll.
An underdog, a school bully and a semi-requited love interest in the form of Patty Popular all make Trick or Treat a quintessential 80’s
teen flick. A Devil worshipping rock God, an overbearing soundtrack and a couple of cameos by actual rock stars secure it a place
(albeit a little low down the list) in the rock and roll movie category. Toss in a small town setting on Halloween, a random topless female
and some supernatural activity and you have possibly the most bloodless horror film of the 1980’s. Strangely when all of the above are
mixed together you get a surprisingly entertaining 98 minutes.
This movie has all the basic ingredients for good triumphing over evil. Our hero Eddie gets pushed around, misunderstood, rejected
and of course comes back swinging. As he reaps revenge on the school baddies he struggles with his own personal demons while
being told what to do by a real one in his record player (I spy a metaphor here folks).
Ultimately Trick or Treat is a bit of fluff that’s fun to watch while carving your pumpkins and sacrificing your goats come that special time
of year.
Note: Gene Simmons role as DJ Nuke is certainly more treat than trick.
fire all hell literally tries to break loose. As Sammi contacts Eddie from beyond the grave through demonic messages via the only copy
of his unreleased final album (on Halloween of course); it is up to Eddie to save the girl, the day and the entire town from the perils of
Rock and Roll.
An underdog, a school bully and a semi-requited love interest in the form of Patty Popular all make Trick or Treat a quintessential 80’s
teen flick. A Devil worshipping rock God, an overbearing soundtrack and a couple of cameos by actual rock stars secure it a place
(albeit a little low down the list) in the rock and roll movie category. Toss in a small town setting on Halloween, a random topless female
and some supernatural activity and you have possibly the most bloodless horror film of the 1980’s. Strangely when all of the above are
mixed together you get a surprisingly entertaining 98 minutes.
This movie has all the basic ingredients for good triumphing over evil. Our hero Eddie gets pushed around, misunderstood, rejected
and of course comes back swinging. As he reaps revenge on the school baddies he struggles with his own personal demons while
being told what to do by a real one in his record player (I spy a metaphor here folks).
Ultimately Trick or Treat is a bit of fluff that’s fun to watch while carving your pumpkins and sacrificing your goats come that special time
of year.
Note: Gene Simmons role as DJ Nuke is certainly more treat than trick.
