I Was A Teenage Wereskunk: Stinker or Success? – Movie Review

I had to chuckle to myself when I accepted doing this review. I mean, come on! A film called I Was a Teenage Wereskunk sounded absolutely ridiculous, but that was part of the reason I took it. Watching the preview, I became slightly more intrigued that, not only was it going to be a horror/comedy (how could it not be?), but it would also be an homage to the monster movies of the ’50s. But I knew that I Was a Teenage Wereskunk would need to give me two things for it to work.

1). They would need to capitalize on the ’50s theme while poking fun at it and maintaining good acting.

2). They would have to achieve the “So bad that it’s good” feel. There is literally no other way to make a movie like Wereskunk work.

Surprisingly, I Was a Teenage Wereskunk succeeded in both categories and blew me away with its self-aware humor (loved the jokes about modern technology not belonging), great acting (especially Shey Lyn Zanotti), and an authentic ’50s feel that really brought me back to watching some of the great old horror.

The self-aware humor is what really sets Wereskunk apart from the rest of the exploitation flicks. It is absolutely ridiculous, but in a good way. There is plenty of gore, lots of nudity, and all of it is hilarious. Even the way that the character transitions into the Wereskunk is exploitation at its best. He literally shoots out gas from his ass and transforms when he gets horny. Then he is a bloodthirsty Wereskunk who eats people. I’m embarrassed to love this movie, but in a good way. Similar to how I’m embarrassed to like the Sharknado flicks.

Even though this is full of cheese, it is also chock full of great acting. The one donning the beehive hair-do is the one that really set herself apart from the rest. Her name is Shey Lyn Zanotti and she pulled off her role phenomenally as the Wereskunk’s love interest. She is beautiful, hilarious and determined to become his “steady.” I just love ’50s lingo. I look forward to seeing her in more films and hope she doesn’t stop at this one. She has a gift and it is meant to be used and nurtured.

I Was a Teenage Wereskunk is a gem among farces. It is a love letter to the monster movies of the ’50s… It is painfully self-aware… It is so ridiculous that it ends up being fantastic. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think it should be seen by everyone and I also feel that it will gain a cult following in the near future. I will definitely be getting the Blu-ray very soon for when I don’t want to take much seriously and just want to enjoy myself.