An ABC television movie that originally aired on Friday November 1, 1985, the day after Halloween.
Shari Belafonte-Harper was 31-years-old while playing high school student Melissa.
The original song and accompanying dance number, "Get Dead", were largely inspired by the success of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The film and music video even share some of the same special effects crew.
Macaulay Culkin makes his first ever on-screen appearance as an uncredited trick-or-treater.
Two of the film's characters, a substitute teacher and a police officer, have the last name of Jensen, although there is no apparent relation or connection between the two characters.