I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987)
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20% of critics liked it
(5 reviews) -
37% of users liked it
(676 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
- Directed By
- Allen Rickman, Cassie Madden
- Genres
- Horror, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 1, 1987 Wide
- Studio
- Nelson Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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, 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.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
The title is definitely the best part.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A real scream.
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Cast
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Michael Rubin
as Dan Wake
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George Seminara
as Gordy
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Steve McCoy
as Mussolini
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Peter Bush
as Rosencrantz
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Cassie Madden
as Cindy Faithful
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Gwyn Drischell
as Margo
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Allen Lewis Rickman
as Lieberman
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Lynnea Benson
as Hilda
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Ray Stough
as Lenny
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Robert C. Sabin
as Chuckie
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Brian Doyle Murray
as Shish-Ka-Bobber
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Jim Martin
as Park Druggie
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Ken Baggett
as Kevin Kramer
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Joan Bostwick
as Girl At Lake
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Tom Caldoro
as Gangster
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Frank Devlin
as Radio Announcer
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Cindy Keiter
as Miss Lugae
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Gail Lucas
as Teacher at Dance/Cindy's Friend
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Sal Lumetta
as Gangster
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Kevin Nagle
as The Byrd
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Caren Pane
as Poetry Teacher
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Ted Polites
as Moon
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Steve Reidy
as Policeman
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Denise Texeira
as Girl At Lake
- Michael Ruben
