| I Was a Teenage Zombie | |
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| Directed by | John Elias Michalakis |
| Produced by | Richard Hirsh John Elias Michalakis |
| Written by | James Aviles Martin George Seminara |
| Starring | Michael Rubin Steve McCoy George Seminara Robert C. Sabin Peter Bush Allen Lewis Rickman Kevin Nagle Cassie Madden |
| Music by | Jonathan Roberts Craig Seeman |
| Cinematography | Peter Lewnes |
| Editing by | John Elias Michalakis |
| Distributed by | Horizon Films Charter Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | July, 1987 |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Was a Teenage Zombie is a 1987 film.[1] Though it had a very low budget and unknown actors, it attracted a cult following.
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The film begins like a '80s comedy with teens looking to purchase some marijuana but turns into comedy/horror genre when a drug dealer is pushed into the river and becomes a zombie.
The film was shot on location in and around New York City, especially Brooklyn, Fort Lee, Riverside Park, and Rockland County. Some of the scenes near the beginning of the film were shot at Brooklyn College in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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 but used copies can be purchased online.