I Was a Teenage Zombie is a 1987 film. Though it had a very low budget and unknown actors, it attracted a cult following. 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.
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| Release date: | July 1987 |
| Directed by: | John Elias Michalakis |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Music by: | Jonathan Roberts |
| Genre: | Comedy |