Chillerama: I Was a Teenage Werebear (Original Soundtrack)

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An homage to the drive-in movies of the 50's and 60's, CHILLERAMA is a comedy-horror anthology comprised of four vignettes from some of contemporary horror's biggest filmmakers, among them I WAS A TEENAGE WEREBEAR, from writer/director Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs, Driftwood). A funny, subversive spoof of the Eisenhower/Kennedy-era beach movies, I WAS A TEENAGE WEREBEAR follows a day in the life of closeted new kid Ricky O'Reilly (played by Sean Paul Lockhart, aka adult film superstar Brent Corrigan) who falls for Malibu High's mysterious bad boy Talon (Anton Troy). When aroused, the two transform into bestial leather daddies, the titular werebears. The film features five rock 'n roll musical numbers, along with five other songs written specifically for the soundtrack that spin the frothy boy/girl/beach format into a humorously bloody, albeit well-intentioned, call for acceptance and tolerance. In addition to the songs performed in the film by Lockhart, Troy and company, Sullivan tapped a variety of artists, including pop diva Briana Nadeau, whose "I'm Gonna Make Him Mine" and "Undercover Lover" are a perfect blend of Duffy meets Dusty Springfield. Two other songs featured in the film are courtesy of the Vintons, Bobby and son Rob. "Truth be told," continued Sullivan, "before I became obsessed with KISS at age 13, I was quite infatuated with Bobby Vinton, our family being Polish and my grandma playing his albums over and over. Never in a million years would I have dreamed that Mr. Lonely himself would be crooning a tune in one of my films." Robert Vinton appears both on the soundtrack and in the film, performing "Sexy Ways". Rounding out the soundtrack are Patrick Copeland's score in suite form and a nice little bonus from shockabilly rockers Psycho Charger, who conjured up the hard rocking title track, "Chillerama".