Trick or Treat

1986 "What are you afraid of? It's only rock & roll."
5.8| 1h37m| R| en
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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 Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards, brings Sammi 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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Also starring Lisa Orgolini

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.
BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
gwnightscream This 1986 horror film stars Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant and Glen Morgan. This tells about teenage kid, Eddie aka Ragman (Price) who is a Rock 'n' Roll fanatic. He wants to be like his idol, Sammi Curr (Fields) who suddenly dies in a tragic fire. Soon, Eddie gets Sammi's rare, demo record and plays it which unleashes Sammi's dark, electric spirit. Orgolini plays Eddie's love interest, Leslie, Morgan plays his nerdy pal, Roger, Savant plays Tim, a bully and Rock legends, Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) and Gene Simmons (Kiss) also appear. This is a good 80's horror flick and the late, Fields was great in it. I recommend this.
gavin6942 Sammi Curr was a famous, devil-worshiping rock star who died under mysterious circumstances. Now he wants to come back to life. Doing so requires possessing radio waves and automobiles and making a few human sacrifices.I was not familiar with this film, and had no idea what it was about. Today, if you say "Trick or Treat", people will think of "Trick 'r Treat", if they know their horror films at all. But right from the start, I liked what was going on here, a rock and roll horror film set in the heavy metal 1980s when rock went head to head with the PMRC.Unfortunately, the film does not quite live up to the early promise, and is not helped by some irritating music. (I like heavy metal, but some of the tracks on here are awful.) We get a story that is a bit like "Shocker" and a bit like "Rock and Roll Nightmare", though very much its own story... worth a peek, though perhaps not the lost treasure I wish I was.
pal05052003 When I first saw the movie, I still in Grade 5 or 6. There are several scenes that I still remember to this day, even though I never new what the title of the movie was. I was pleasantly surprised when I watched Trick or Treat, and realized it was the movie I had been searching for a long time. The memorable scene from my childhood(spoiler alert) was the toilet scene. Despite its age, it was fun to watch even now. Who would not want to see a metal listening nerd get revenge, and also get the girl? Who would have thought an evil rock star could be so bad ass? Who would imagine a rock star playing a priest bashing the music? Other strong points of the movie is the relatable characters such as Eddie, and his friend. The special effects were cool too. And the music before the climax literally rocked. In short, it was a great movie for Halloween.
Wuchak I've heard about 1986' "Trick or Treat" for years, but didn't get around to seeing it until last night. It's a teen dramedy/horror flick mixing elements of "Christine," "Carrie" and the Freddy Krueger movies, but it strangely never attained the popularity of those films, which explains why there was never a sequel. Like "Christine" and "Carrie," the plot revolves around a semi-outcast in high school being persecuted by the popular crowd and the compulsion to get revenge. In this case, metalhead Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price) enlists the aid of a dead satanic rock star, Sammi Curr, through the backmasking on a special edition of one of Curr's albums.Gene Simmons of KISS appears as a DJ for a few minutes and Ozzy Osbourne has two scenes as a conservative preacher denouncing rock/metal for a total of a minute.Lisa Orgolini and Elise Richards, both beautiful, stand out as the two main girls in the story, although they shoulda done more with both.The songs on the soundtrack are by Fastway and are reminiscent of mid-80's bands like AC/DC, KISS and Motley Crue. They're simple-yet-catchy hair metal ditties with the corresponding hanging chords and anthemic choruses. BOTTOM LINE: While "Trick or Treat" isn't technically as good as "Christine" or "Carrie," it's not far off and it's on par with the Freddy Krueger movies I've seen. The villain — the semi-resurrected Sammi Curr — is great; he looks and behaves like a mixture of Gene Simmons, Dee Snyder, Blackie Lawless, Nikki Sixx and King Diamond. Too bad the movie didn't become a franchise because Sammi Curr has the ee-vil charisma to give Freddy Krueger a run for his money. While the set-up of the story is compelling, the second half fumbles a bit, but this is made up by the two girls and the rockin' mid-80's soundtrack.The film runs 98 minutes and was shot in Wilmington, NC.GRADE: B+