I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987)

I Was a Teenage Zombie poster

Periclean
Starring:
 Michael Rubin, Steve McCoy
Directed by: John Elias Michalakis

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: After incurring the wrath of a zombie drug dealer, a group of teenage boys decide to fight fire with fire by making one of their own a good zombie to fight back.

Purr Blur: Near the beginning of the film the boys are approaching the house of a guy named Moon. As they reach the top of the steps, a cat can barely be seen running behind the house.

I Was a Teenage Zombie - cat running behind house ahead of boys coming up steps

Kitty Cameo:  After turning into a zombie, Dan (Michael Rubin) stays in the storeroom of the soda shop doing odd jobs for the proprietor. In one scene he is seen sitting by a cat who is eating from a bowl. Dan then gets up and walks away.

I Was a Teenage Zombie - zombie Dan Michael Rubin sitting in front of cat drinking from bowl

I Was a Teenage Zombie - zombie Dan Michael Rubin walking away from cat drinking from bowl

Later in the film another segment of this shot is used again, this time showing zombie Dan setting down the bowl as the cat approaches and then petting the cat as it starts to eat.

I Was a Teenage Zombie - zombie Dan Michael Rubin petting cat drinking from bowl

Final Mewsings: Cats don’t mind zombies as long as they are fed!


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