I Was a Teenage Zombie
I Was a Teenage Zombie is a 1987 American comedy horror film.[1]
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| Directed by | John Elias Michalakis |
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| Cinematography | Peter Lewnes |
| Edited by | John Elias Michalakis |
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Production company | Periclean Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The film begins with teens looking to purchase some marijuana. The film plays with comedy horror conventions, when a drug dealer is pushed into the river and becomes a zombie.
Production
The film was shot on location in and around New York City, especially Brooklyn, Fort Lee, Englewood, Tenafly, Riverside Park, and Rockland County. Some of the scenes near the beginning of the film were shot at Brooklyn College in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The film's title track was recorded by the American band The Fleshtones, and the subsequent video was given rotation on MTV. Other bands and artists appearing on the film's soundtrack include: The Del Fuegos, The dB's, Dream Syndicate, the Violent Femmes, The Waitresses, The Smithereens, Los Lobos, Alex Chilton and the Ben Vaughn Group. The original soundtrack record is out of print.
Reception
Writing in the Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle called it an "irreverent amateur parody of high school romance films in the Sixteen Candles tradition."[2] Dendle cited the film as one of the forebears of the zombie romantic comedy trend of the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
References
- Variety film review; 8 July 1987
- Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
External links
- I Was a Teenage Zombie at IMDb
- I Was a Teenage Zombie at the TCM Movie Database
- I Was a Teenage Zombie at AllMovie