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Trick or Treat

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Playing a dead heavy-metal rocker's (Tony Fields) last record backward brings him back with the power to zap his critics.

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Variety Price is cast perfectly as the dismayed rock worshipper. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out All utter rubbish but fun, benefiting greatly from outrageous SFX la Videodrome, and from two neat cameos by real life HM stars Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times It's genial, not too frightening and even rather sweet. May 20, 2003 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy A movie mixing horror and heavy metal shouldn’t be described as tame, yet that’s how the picture pans out. Rated: 2/4 Mar 18, 2025 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com "Trick or Treat" is entertaining, capturing the 1980s metal scene with some accuracy, but it hits pacing issues at times, finding Martin and his screenwriters in no hurry with the picture, making for a slightly sluggish journey into headbanging danger. Rated: B Mar 17, 2025 Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Trick or Treat takes the absurdly silly premise of a resurrected rock star hell-bent on revenge and runs with it, delivering a fun & entertaining horror-comedy outing that both fans of the genre & heavy metal music lovers will get a big kick out of. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick O If you were a right-wing christian parent in the 1980’s, this movie should’ve been enemy #1. Satanic Heavy Metal Meltdown Massacre! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review Liam D Probably the most 80s horror movie I’ve ever seen. With so much insane moments and completely crazy performances that this little seen gem is worth discovering Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/25 Full Review B P A bloodless slasher, Trick or Treat is an effective satire of the Satanic panic of the 1980s. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Ender W A wonderfully nostalgic film which brings you back to the glory days of glam metal, all while poking fun at the assumed "satanic" nature of the musical genre. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review DanTheMan 2 An utterly demented masterpiece of heavy-metal horror, Trick or Treat is a consummate demonstration of quality 80s horror, one that recognises that obsession can be fatal, even leading to the resurrection of your favourite artist as a Freddy Kruger-like serial killer. The directorial debut of Charles Martin Smith, the film is a gift that, despite being well-written, well-directed and visually inventive, is blessed with effects that capture the surrealism of Elm Street more than any of that film's sequels ever did. The film doesn't take itself too seriously and embraces its gothic glam rock aesthetics while marrying its visual design to a brilliantly poignant story built upon bullying, rejection and more. The acting all around is great with Marc Price, Skippy from Family Ties, delivering on the tormented victim turned reluctant hero role very well. At the same time, Tony Fields is awesome as the satan worshipping resurrected rockstar Sammi Curr and the film even features a cameo from Gene Simmons and one from Ozzy Osbourne that I still can't quite believe is real. Backed by a kick-ass, headbanger of a soundtrack courtesy of Fastway, it's hard enough not to recommend Trick or Treat to any passerby, it's a B-grade cult classic slice of greatness and I wouldn't have it any other way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Playing a dead heavy-metal rocker's (Tony Fields) last record backward brings him back with the power to zap his critics.
Director
Charles Martin Smith
Production Co
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 17, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.3M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround