31 Days of Halloween: Day 13 - My Boyfriend's Back

 

If you want to see what Matthew Fox, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Matthew McConaughey were up to in 1993.

Release Date: August 6, 1993

Starring: Andrew Lowry, Traci Lind, Edward Herrmann

Genre: Romance/dark comedy

Plot Summary: In a misguided attempt to win over the girl he has a crush on, Johnny stages a fake robbery at Missy's job. Not realizing an actual robber is holding the store up instead of his friend, Johnny is shot and killed. He revives as a zombie, a test to see what he'll do with a second chance at "life." Johnny wants to stay in one piece long enough to take Missy to the prom, but without eating human flesh, he'll begin falling apart.

Favorite Scene: SPOILER - Johnny and Missy dance to "Hanging On For Dear Life" by the MMC at the prom.

Favorite Quote: "You know, son, your mother and I and the ambulance driver and the coroner and the embalmer were all pretty much convinced that you were dead."

"I got better."

Notable Trivia: When Johnny and Missy are at the movie theater, the scene in the cemetery is from The Midnight Hour (the best Halloween movie ever made).

Final Thoughts: I love everything about this movie. I love Andrew Lowry. I love the plot. I love the script and the music. This is not one of those "it's so bad, it's good" movies, it's genuinely good and cute and fun.