Main Cast: Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Danny Zorn, Edward Herrmann, Mary Beth Hurt
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 80 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Actor Bob Balaban directed this black comedy for Disney concerning a young zombie's love for a pretty high school girl. Johnny Dingle (Andrew Lowery) is a sweet-natured soul who has been in love with Missy McCloud (Traci Lind) ever since first grade, but he's always been reluctant to ask her out, fearing rejection. Now that the high school prom is coming, he devises a plan to make Missy say yes when he musters up the courage to ask her to the dance. Johnny and his pal Eddie (Danny Zorn) concoct a plan that will make it look as if Johnny saves her life. Unfortunately, Johnny's plan goes amiss and he's actually killed. But even death doesn't dissuade Johnny and he rises from his grave to take her to the prom. Curiously enough, Missy is more attracted to Johnny now that he is dead than when he was alive (despite his falling body parts). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Austin Pendleton - Dr. Bronson; Jay O. Sanders - Sheriff McCloud; Paul Dooley - Big Chuck; Bob Dishy - Murray the Gravedigger; Cloris Leachman - Maggie the Zombie Expert; Paxton Whitehead - Judge in Heaven; Matthew Fox - Buck Van Patten; Brandi Burkett - Brandi; Jerry Haynes - Minister at Funeral; Philip Seymour Hoffman - Chuck Bronski; Zeke Mills - Movie Goer #1; Edwin Neal - Big Chuck's Henchman; Marco Perella - Townsperson; Joe Stevens - Robber at Convenience Store; Paul Menzel - Townsperson; Michael Petty - Gerald - the Nerdy Student; Julie Hughes; Harry Moss; Jack Craig - Townsperson; Libby Villari - Camille McCloud; Matthew McConaughey - Guy #2; Philip Ross - French Waiter; Brooke Adams - Young Missy
Credit
Charles Lagola - Art Director, Deborah Hayn-Cass - Associate Producer, Kimberly A. Tillman - Costume Designer, Bob Balaban - Director, Michael Jablow - Editor, Harry Manfredini - Composer (Music Score), Michael Z. Hanan - Production Designer, Mac Ahlberg - Cinematographer, Sean S. Cunningham - Producer, John Frick - Set Designer, Douglas Mowat - Set Designer, April Campbell - Screen Story, Bruce Jones - Screen Story, Dean Lorey - Screenwriter
The film is about a teenage boy, Johnny Dingle, who dies but comes back from the dead as a zombie after the teenage girl he's in love with, Missy McCloud, promises him a date.
The band Evanescence used some quotes from My Boyfriend's Back in an outtake clip of Anywhere (Track 0 on Origin), and the unabridged version of Ascension of the Spirit (Track 6 on Whisper EP, track must be more than eleven minutes in order to work).
The original title of the film was 'Johnny Zombie' and was changed shortly before the film's theatrical release.
