My Best Friend Is a Vampire (also known as I Was a Teenage Vampire) is a 1987 American horror-comedy film directed by Jimmy Huston. The story revolves around a newly made vampire who is trying to live as a "good" vampire and not feed on humans. Jeremy is played by Robert Sean Leonard with Rene Auberjonois as Jeremy's vampire guidance counsel and David Warner as a vampire hunter. The film's themes include prejudice, identity, gender roles, and adolescence.