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Zombie High

Zombie High

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Zombie High

"THEY'LL DRAIN YOUR BRAIN!"

1987

1h 30m

4.1(46 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Overview

A freshman begins to notice that students at her new school are losing their individuality. She discovers that the faculty are operating on the students' brains to make them docile and productive.

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10 featured cast members

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Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Andrea

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

Philo

James Wilder

James Wilder

Barry

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Suzi

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

Emerson

Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey

Felner

Paul Williams

Ignatius

Henry Sutton

Bell

Kay E. Kuter

Kay E. Kuter

Dean Eisner

Christopher Peters

Christopher Peters

Phillip

Creative team

Directed by: Ron Link
Written by: Aziz Ghazal
Elizabeth Passarelli
Produced by: Marc Toberoff
Aziz Ghazal

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