Teenage vigilantes kill a drug pusher only to have him return as a zombie.Teenage vigilantes kill a drug pusher only to have him return as a zombie.Teenage vigilantes kill a drug pusher only to have him return as a zombie.
Photos
Michael Rubin
- Dan Wake
- (as Michael Ruben)
Craig Sabin
- Chuckie
- (as Robert C. Sabin)
Allen Lewis Rickman
- Lieberman
- (as Allen Rickman)
Kevin Nesgoda
- The Byrd
- (as Kevin Nagle)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe soundtrack features many rising bands of the time, Del Feuegos, The Violent Femmes, Los Lobos, The Smithereens and others.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Fleshtones: I Was A Teenage Zombie (1987)
Featured review
All the ingredients for a solid cult flick
The makers of My Boyfriends Back, obviously saw this film a number of times. The likable cast of unknowns help to pull this above the majority of 80s cult wannabes.
The plot centers around six friends trying to score some weed to loosen up their prom dates. It's been a very dry year, so only dealer Moose(who Backlash007 perfectly described as a meshing of Jerry Stiller with Cheech Marin) has the only "weed" in town. His product is subpar to say the least, so the buddies decide to get a refund, which Moose refuses to honor. This leads to the guys killing Moose, and disposing of his body in a contaminated river. Well, the contamination brings Moose back from the dead, as a crazed revenge seeking zombie. After Moose kills baseball stud Dan(a remarkable performance by Michael Rubin), his friends decide to dump his body into the river, thus re-animating him to serve as undead protection from the zombie Moose.
This film is very clever, in the league of Evil Dead and Re-Animator, and should be considered a great cult film. Personally, my favorite scene was when Dan day-dreams about swatting a clutch homerun, that kills the crazed Moose. Well worth a look for people who like witty comedy sprinkled with their horror.
The plot centers around six friends trying to score some weed to loosen up their prom dates. It's been a very dry year, so only dealer Moose(who Backlash007 perfectly described as a meshing of Jerry Stiller with Cheech Marin) has the only "weed" in town. His product is subpar to say the least, so the buddies decide to get a refund, which Moose refuses to honor. This leads to the guys killing Moose, and disposing of his body in a contaminated river. Well, the contamination brings Moose back from the dead, as a crazed revenge seeking zombie. After Moose kills baseball stud Dan(a remarkable performance by Michael Rubin), his friends decide to dump his body into the river, thus re-animating him to serve as undead protection from the zombie Moose.
This film is very clever, in the league of Evil Dead and Re-Animator, and should be considered a great cult film. Personally, my favorite scene was when Dan day-dreams about swatting a clutch homerun, that kills the crazed Moose. Well worth a look for people who like witty comedy sprinkled with their horror.
helpful•71
- BloodTheTelepathicDog
- Mar 22, 2005
- How long is I Was a Teenage Zombie?Powered by Alexa
Details
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987) officially released in Canada in English?
Answer