Zombie High (1987)

A woman goes to previously all-male boarding school on a scholarship. She begins to separate herself from her boyfriend in order to devote more time to her new environment. Over a course of... See full summary »

Director:

Ron Link

Writers:

Tim Doyle, Aziz Ghazal,

Stars:

Virginia Madsen, Paul Feig, Sherilyn Fenn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Virginia Madsen	...	Andrea
Paul Feig	...	Emerson
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Suzi
Clare Carey	...	Mary Beth
Scott Coffey	...	Felner
Richard Cox	...	Philo
Kay E. Kuter	...	Dean Eisner
Paul Williams	...	Ignatius
Henry Sutton	...	Bell
Walter Addison	...	Chief Hillis
Christopher Peters	...	Phillip
Christopher Crews	...	Biff
James Wilder	...	Barry
John Sack	...	Senator Felner
Susan Barnes	...	Mom

Storyline

A woman goes to previously all-male boarding school on a scholarship. She begins to separate herself from her boyfriend in order to devote more time to her new environment. Over a course of time she notices that more and more students have lost their individuality, and approach their activities in a lifeless and automatic manner. Eventually a diabolical plot fostered by the faculty begins to emerge.

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Plot Keywords:

student | boarding school | school dance | clock | exploding car | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

The School That Ate My Brain

Filming Locations:

School of Cinema-Television, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Stepford Wives (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Way Past That"
Written by Kent Richards and Tymm Rocco
Performed by Kent Richards, Tymm Rocco, Bobby Gabriele
Published by LA Musicworks, ASCAP
Administered by Karyn Engel, LA Musicworks

User Reviews

It was a student film - more inside info...

If you read the bio of Aziz Ghazal (writer/director) you'll know that pretty much everything done on the film was done by USC film students, for free - so it's no wonder that the end result is not too professional.

They wanted songs in the film that sounded just like the ones they had put in as temporary music (but could not afford to pay royalties for) - They did not want real original music from us, or anything of any quality beyond the drivel that was radio play in those days! I know because my songwriting partner and I were engaged to "knock off" sound-alike tunes for them...all also for free. We did it, but with a lot of contempt for the project itself and everyone involved in it - especially Aziz. The result of this disdain was the source of inspiration for the track "Kiss My Butt" at the end of the film. (It was our own inside joke and commentary about them!) My songwriting partner and I were in tears laughing while putting the song together - funnier still was, that they bought it - and used it in the film! Quite fitting. :-)