CinemaOSMovie · 1992 · 1h 43m · R
Braindead

Some things won't stay down... even after they die.

74%(1,940)IMDbHorrorComedy

When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.

Directed byPeter Jackson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
EN
Released
August 13, 1992
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$242,623
Studios
WingNut FilmsNew Zealand Film CommissionAvalon/NFU Studios

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Dead Alive (1992) - Trailer HD 1080p

Dead Alive (1992) - Trailer HD 1080p

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Timothy Balme

Timothy Balme

Lionel

Diana Peñalver

Diana Peñalver

Paquita

Elizabeth Moody

Elizabeth Moody

Mum

Ian Watkin

Ian Watkin

Uncle Les

Brenda Kendall

Brenda Kendall

Nurse McTavish

Stuart Devenie

Stuart Devenie

Father McGruder

Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy

Void

Elizabeth Brimilcombe

Zombie Mum

Stephen Papps

Stephen Papps

Zombie McGruder

Murray Keane

Murray Keane

Scroat

Creative team
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Written by
Stephen Sinclair
Fran Walsh
Fran Walsh
Produced by
Jim Booth

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