Braindead

1992 103 min ★ 7.4 Horror, Comedy

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.

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Cast

Timothy Balme

Lionel

Diana Peñalver

Paquita

Elizabeth Moody

Mum

Ian Watkin

Uncle Les

Brenda Kendall

Nurse McTavish

Stuart Devenie

Father McGruder

Jed Brophy

Void

Elizabeth Brimilcombe

Zombie Mum

Stephen Papps

Zombie McGruder

Murray Keane

Scroat

Details

Director

Peter Jackson

Screenplay

Fran Walsh

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$242,623

Production

WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission, Avalon/NFU Studios, Trimark Pictures

Reviews

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talisencrw

July 6, 2016

★ 9/10

Hahahahaha! I'm still laughing from just how gross-out Sir Peter Jackson's first two films are! He sure has come a long way since then! Just imagine if the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, as well as King Kong, were helmed by him back THEN! =)

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Filipe Manuel Neto

August 15, 2023

★ 1/10

**A disgusting movie. Not recommended after meals.** What can I say after seeing this movie? Guess I shouldn't have seen this after dinner. The film is disgusting, perhaps one of the most disgusting I have ever seen. I say this for the worst reasons. It really is a film that makes you vomit due to the images and situations it presents to us. It doesn't scare us, it never scares us. And no, it n...

B

bkline

May 31, 2024

★ 8/10

This is both the funniest and the goriest horror movie I have ever come across. It's also the _only_ horror movie my wife will watch (we own the DVD and have watched it together multiple times). Not for the squeamish!