I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987)

20% of critics liked it
(5 reviews)
39% of users liked it
(657 ratings)

This one-time 42nd Street midnight-movie favorite plays like a blackly comic blend of '50s cult-classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf and '80s horror satire Return of the Living Dead, set to an assortment of funky new-wave tunes. The story involves a gang of high school delinquents who murder the… More This one-time 42nd Street midnight-movie favorite plays like a blackly comic blend of '50s cult-classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf and '80s horror satire Return of the Living Dead, set to an assortment of funky new-wave tunes. The story involves a gang of high school delinquents who murder the slimeball drug dealer (Steve McCoy) who sold them a substandard bag of weed, disposing of his body in a river laced with nuclear waste from a nearby power plant. Before long, the putrid pusher slithers to the surface as a sickly green zombie, bent on slaying the teens who dunked him in the drink. As a desperate countermeasure, the kids steal the body of the zombie's first victim from the morgue and dump him in the same river, creating an undead ally to defend them. Though at times too self-consciously loony, this horror comedy is certainly lively enough to merit its nominal cult status. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Allen Rickman, Cassie Madden
Genres: Horror, Comedy

In Theaters: Jul 1, 1987 Wide
On DVD: Mar 14, 2000
Studio: Nelson Entertainment

Critic Reviews

, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Although cheap and juvenile, I Was A Teenage Zombie is amusing enough for those who enjoy the goofy films that turn up at midnight shows.
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
The title is definitely the best part.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A real scream.

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Cast

            Michael Rubin as Dan Wake

            George Seminara as Gordy

            Steve McCoy as Mussolini

            Peter Bush as Rosencrantz

            Cassie Madden as Cindy Faithful

            Gwyn Drischell as Margo

            Allen Lewis Rickman as Lieberman

            Lynnea Benson as Hilda

            Ray Stough as Lenny

            Robert C. Sabin as Chuckie

            Brian Doyle Murray as Shish-Ka-Bobber

            Jim Martin as Park Druggie

            Ken Baggett as Kevin Kramer

            Joan Bostwick as Girl At Lake

            Tom Caldoro as Gangster

            Frank Devlin as Radio Announcer

            Cindy Keiter as Miss Lugae

            Gail Lucas as Teacher at Dance/Cindy's Friend

            Sal Lumetta as Gangster

            Kevin Nagle as The Byrd

            Caren Pane as Poetry Teacher

            Ted Polites as Moon

            Steve Reidy as Policeman

            Denise Texeira as Girl At Lake

            Michael Ruben
            
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