Trick or Treat

1986

Action / Comedy / Horror / Music

35
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 63% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 9255 9.3K

rock 'n' roll rock star halloween heavy metal

Plot summary

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.

Director

Charles Martin Smith Photo
Charles Martin Smith

Top cast

Glen Morgan Photo
Glen Morgan as Roger Mockus
Richard Doyle Photo
Richard Doyle
Denney Pierce Photo
Denney Pierce as Goon #1
Gene Simmons Photo
Gene Simmons as Nuke
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752.25 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
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1.44 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
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4.36 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by rangesterling 6 / 10

Underrated

This movie is a gem, not talked about as much and should of got more recognition than it did this movie deserves another look. Very rare that you rock legends in the same movie such as, Ozzie Osborne and Gene Simmons.
Reviewed by coltras35 7 / 10

Enjoyable 80's horror-metal film

There's always been a marriage between horror and heavy metal, so it's surprising that they aren't many horror films featuring metal as the subject- but Trick or Treat is one of the few, and it is quite enjoyable film about a bullied teen finding solace in METAL, but his obsession can be fatal. With certain bands at the time, such as Judas Priest, accused of putting subliminal messages on their records, this film touches upon that as well.The story-Eddie Weinbauer, an '80s 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.The film also stars Ozzy Osbourne as a preacher (!), Gene Simmons as the DJ telling the teen not to take music too seriously - but it's Marc Price who steals the show as a bullied lone teen.It might not be a classic, but it's a better film than what it's made out to be. Sure, there's cheesiness, but that's part of the appeal. It's an enjoyable slice of 80's pie, love the fashion, the big hair, and the soundtrack by Fastway, Only Child, and others, rocks!!
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