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Braindead (1992) -- A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   30,144 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Stephen Sinclair (story)
Stephen Sinclair (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
Some things won't stay down... even after they die. more
Plot:
A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
13 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(67 articles)
Peter Jackson Answers Questions From The Auteurs Community
 (From The Auteurs. 7 December 2009, 8:56 PM, PST)

Peter Jackson Interview, The Lovely Bones
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User Comments:
Brilliant zombie-movie more (513 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Timothy Balme ... Lionel Cosgrove
Diana Peñalver ... Paquita Maria Sanchez
Elizabeth Moody ... Mum (Vera Cosgrove)
Ian Watkin ... Uncle Les
Brenda Kendall ... Nurse McTavish
Stuart Devenie ... Father McGruder

Jed Brophy ... Void
Stephen Papps ... Zombie McGruder
Murray Keane ... Scroat
Glenis Levestam ... Nora Matheson
Lewis Rowe ... Mr. Matheson
Elizabeth Mulfaxe ... Rita
Harry Sinclair ... Roger
Davina Whitehouse ... Paquita's Grandmother
Silvio Famularo ... Paquita's Father
Brian Sergent ... Vet
Peter Vere-Jones ... Undertaker
Tina Regtien ... Mandy
Bill Ralston ... Stewart
Tony Hopkins ... Winston
Tony Hiles ... Zoo Keeper
Duncan Smith ... Drunk
Tich Rowney ... Barry
George Port ... Lawrence
Stephen Andrews ... Spike
Nick Ward ... Spud
Kenny McFadden ... Gladstone
Angela Robinson ... Courtney
Johnny Chico ... Head Chief

Peter Jackson ... Undertaker's Assistant
James Grant ... Tram Driver
Michelle Turner ... Blond Woman
Jim Booth ... Lionel's Father
Sam Dallimore ... Young Lionel
Anna Cahill ... Mother at Park
Kate Jason-Smith ... Mother at Park
Fran Walsh ... Mother at Park (as Frances Walsh)
Norman Willerton ... Tramp at Park
Robert Ericson ... Boy on Bike
Morgan Rowe ... Baby Selwyn
Sean Hay ... Baby Selwyn
Vicki Walker ... Selwyn Voice
Chris Short ... Customs Official
Jamie Selkirk ... Father at Zoo
Brad Selkirk ... Son at Zoo
Forrest J Ackerman ... Forry
Gim Bon ... Featured Party Zombie

Sarah Scott Davis ... Featured Party Zombie
Anthony Donaldson ... Featured Party Zombie
Jo Edgecombe ... Featured Party Zombie
Mel Edgecombe ... Featured Party Zombie
Melody French ... Featured Party Zombie
Ken Hammon ... Featured Party Zombie
Michael Helms ... Featured Party Zombie
Mary O'Leary ... Featured Party Zombie
Simon Perkins ... Featured Party Zombie
Annie Prior ... Featured Party Zombie
Vanessa Redmond ... Featured Party Zombie
Chris Ryan ... Featured Party Zombie
Tim Saywell ... Featured Party Zombie
Paul Shannon ... Featured Party Zombie
Belinda Todd ... Featured Party Zombie
Elizabeth Brimilcombe ... Zombie's Mother
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Directed by
Peter Jackson 
 
Writing credits
Stephen Sinclair (story)

Stephen Sinclair (screenplay) &
Fran Walsh (screenplay) (as Frances Walsh) &
Peter Jackson (screenplay)

Produced by
Jim Booth .... producer
Jamie Selkirk .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Peter Dasent 
 
Cinematography by
Murray Milne 
 
Film Editing by
Jamie Selkirk 
 
Casting by
Fran Walsh  (as Frances Walsh)
 
Production Design by
Kevin Leonard-Jones 
 
Art Direction by
Ed Mulholand 
 
Costume Design by
Chris Elliott 
 
Makeup Department
Susan Davis .... assistant makeup artist
Damian D'Cruz .... assistant makeup artist
Kareen Donaldson .... assistant makeup artist
Debra East .... makeup artist
Debra East .... wig designer
Marjory Hamlin .... prosthetics/makeup supervisor
Clifford Hughes .... prosthetics makeup assistant
Bob McCarron .... makeup artist
Bob McCarron .... prosthetics
 
Production Management
Nicola Olsen .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Witemara Rakete .... second assistant director
Chris Short .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Tony Arnolo .... carpenter
Karen Baker .... set finisher
Dave Cleary .... scenic artist
James Dickson .... art department runner
Tony Eversen .... carpenter
Peter Frahm .... model maker
Mike Heffernan .... construction foreman
Shaun Jacobs .... carpenter trainee
Simon Jones .... model maker
Denise Kennedy .... art department researcher
Brad Mill .... property buyer
Brad Mill .... set dresser
John Morton .... stand-by carpenter
Colin Pacey .... carpenter
Christian Rivers .... storyboard artist
Tich Rowney .... model maker
Bryan Wakelin .... carpenter
Nick Weir .... stand-by props
Norman Willerton .... construction manager
 
Sound Department
Pino Ammendola .... (additional dialogue: Italian edition )
Michael Hedges .... sound mixer
Mike Hopkins .... sound designer
Tony Johnson .... sound recordist
Neil Maddever .... sound recording engineer
Sam Negri .... sound designer
Axel Paton .... additional sound (as Alexander Paton)
Axel Paton .... boom operator (as Alexander Paton)
Beth Tredray .... additional sound
Helen Luttrell .... foley recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Allan Burne .... creature and gore effects: technician
Stuart Conran .... creature and gore effects: technician
Clifford Hughes .... creature and gore effects: technician
Steve Ingram .... special effects coordinator
Alex Kennedy .... creature and gore effects: technician
Christian Rivers .... creature and gore effects: technician
Tania Rodger .... creature and gore effects: administrator
Dominic Taylor .... creature and gore effects: technician
Richard Taylor .... creature & gore effects
Richard Taylor .... stop motion animator
Bill Tompson .... creature and gore effects: technician
Grant Wallis .... creature and gore effects: technician
 
Visual Effects by
Michael Eastwood .... miniatures
Glen Henderson .... miniatures
Anna Hill .... miniatures
Peter Jackson .... miniatures
Jarrod Linton .... miniatures
Paul Noble-Campbell .... miniatures
Grant Wallis .... miniatures
 
Stunts
Damon DeBerry .... stunts
Peter Hassall .... stunt coordinator
Peter Hassall .... stunts
Mark Taylor .... stunts
Tony Woolf .... stunts (as Tony Wolf)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Allender .... Steadicam operator
Richard Bluck .... Steadicam operator
Solomon Bollinger .... electrician
Amanda Clark .... clapper loader
Linda Halle .... assistant grip
Steve Latty .... additional photographer
Thad Lawrence .... gaffer
Ian McCarroll .... lighting assistant
Hamish McIntyre .... grip
Mark Olsen .... camera operator
Gerry Vasbenter .... focus puller
Pierre Vinet .... still photographer
Nicola Wong .... video assist operator
Alan Woodfield .... electrician
 
Animation Department
Peter Jackson .... stop motion animator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tina Harris .... stand-by wardrobe
Hilary Niederer .... wardrobe assistant
Paul Sayers .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Eric De Beus .... assistant editor (as Eric De Beus)
Emma Haughton .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Tony Backhouse .... musician: backing vocals
Peter Dasent .... music producer
Peter Dasent .... musician
Fane Flaws .... musician: guitar
Chris Gough .... music coordinator
Jim Lawrie .... musician: drums
Jane Lindsay .... musician: backing vocals
John O'Connor .... musician: guitar
Lisa Spence .... musician: backing vocals
Kate Swadling .... musician: backing vocals
Jonathon Zwartz .... musician: guitar
 
Other crew
Jeff Addison .... puppeteer
Ramon Aguilar .... supervising puppeteer
David Arnell .... executive for Avalon
Fiona Bartlett .... production assistant
Anna Cahill .... location manager
Damon DeBerry .... fight choreographer
John Gifford .... puppeteer
Linda Klein-Nixon .... accountant
Mandy Lowe .... puppeteer
Suzannah Morrison .... production assistant
Peter Martin Nelson .... legal service: USA
George Port .... puppeteer
Simon Rayner .... runner
Sue Rogers .... title designer
Reg Russ .... executive for Avalon
Sue Thompson .... executive for Avalon
Bryn Tilly .... production assistant trainee
Ross Townsend .... caterer
Michelle Turner .... production coordinator
Jenny Vial .... continuity
Maureen Zust .... executive for Avalon
Gianluca Nardulli .... press officer: Italy (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead Alive (USA)
Dead-Alive (USA) (DVD box title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for an abundance of outrageous gore.
Runtime:
104 min | Argentina:99 min | Germany:94 min | USA:85 min (R-rated version) | USA:97 min (unrated version) | Germany:80 min (FSK 16 version) | Finland:92 min (cut version) (1992) (1993) | South Korea:85 min (heavily cut) | Spain:99 min (DVD edition)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
On its initial release in its home turf of New Zealand, this movie earned more per screen than Batman Returns (1992). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The lawn mower in the movie was not available in New Zealand in 1957. more
Quotes:
Zoo Keeper: Story goes, these great big rats come scuttling off the slave ships and raped all the little tree monkeys more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Black Sheep (2006/I) more
Soundtrack:
The Stars and Moon more

FAQ

Will there be a sequel?
Is this really the "goriest" movie ever made?
Does the Sumatran rat-monkey really exist?
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46 out of 66 people found the following comment useful.
Brilliant zombie-movie, 6 July 2000
10/10
Author: action-6 from Arendal, Norway

Braindead was the first really gory splattermovie I saw, and I have seen plenty since then, but Braindead is still the best zombie/comedy-movie I`ve ever seen. All the actors are terrible but that is precisely what makes this movie so cool. It is the king of the cult-movie. What really makes this movie a must is all the zombies and the extremely ultraviolent way they are slaughtered. As you may understand by now, you need to have a sick sense of humour to watch this film. Peter Jackson rules! 10/10













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