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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA)
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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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13 wins
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3 nominations
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(69 articles)
After 'The Lovely Bones,' Here Are Five Novels Peter Jackson Should Consider
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[Movie Review] The Lovely Bones
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Good grisly fun!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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MPAA:
Rated R for an abundance of outrageous gore.
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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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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Finland:(Banned) (original rating) |
Finland:K-18 (DVD version) (uncut) |
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1997) |
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1993) |
Singapore:(Banned) |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Italy:VM14 |
Austria:18 |
Germany:Not Rated |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R |
Canada:R |
Chile:18 |
Denmark:15 |
France:-16 |
Germany:(Banned) |
Germany:16 (heavily cut) |
Hong Kong:III |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:18 (video premiere) |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) |
South Korea:18 (re-rating) (heavily cut) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:Unrated |
USA:R (heavily cut) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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During the lawnmower scene, movie blood was pumped at five gallons per second.
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Crew or equipment visible: On several short shots of the tramways, the carriages appear clearly as models pulled by strings.
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Quotes:
Father McGruder:
I kick arse for the Lord!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "South Park: The Return of Chef (#10.1)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Barwick Green (Theme from The Archers)
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FAQ
Wait, isn't this movie called "Dead Alive"? What's with "Braindead"?Can the zombies in "Braindead" be stopped?
Does the Sumatran rat-monkey really exist?
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DEAD ALIVE (1993) ***1/2 New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson made his mark in horror cinema (and for himself as a talent to be reckoned with) in this incredibly gory, funny and altogether sickfest zombie flick about a young man's shrew mother getting bit by a Sumatran Rat Monkey rabid with a truly nasty disease that turns her (and all that she infects with a bite) into a crazed/ravenous thing that can't be stopped in its rapacious wake of terror. The scattershot breakneck pace makes fellow monster maven Sam Raimi look like Busby Berkeley! Classic cult film that will have you laughing at the putridness of it all. Look for Jackson's homage to "King Kong" with Skull Island reference at film's precredit sequence.