Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpentine to the officers' soup. Zombie lives bleary-eyed in an apartment off his parents' house where his lonely, unemployed father suffers from heart disease. His girl-friend Marjo has taken up with a hairdresser but comes back to Zombie. His friend Harri hires him as a roadie for his band "Harry and the Mulefukkers" then gives him a chance as a bass player. He has his girl and he has a gig, but can Zombie put the bottle down?
| Directing | Mika Kaurismäki | Director |
| Writing | Mika Kaurismäki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sakke Järvenpää | Story |
| Writing | Mika Kaurismäki | Story |
| Writing | Pauli Pentti | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erja Mattila | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaija Ilomäki | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Seppo | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jussi Väntänen | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Mika Kaurismäki | Editor |
| Camera | Olli Varja | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mika Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Directing | Pauli Pentti | Assistant Director |
| Production | Klaus Heydemann | Production Manager |
| Production | Zafer Par | Production Manager |
| Production | Jaakko Talaskivi | Unit Manager |
| Production | Heikki Ukkonen | Unit Manager |
| Art | Kari Laine | Production Design |
| Sound | Mauri Sumén | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tom Forsström | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
