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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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NewsDesk:
(69 articles)
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Faster! Harder!! BRAINDEAD!!!
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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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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Finland:(Banned) (original rating) |
Finland:K-18 (DVD version) (uncut) |
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1993) |
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1997) |
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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On its initial release in its home turf of New Zealand, this movie earned more per screen than Batman Returns (1992).
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Paquita is trying to get Rita back on her feet, and the top of that zombie's head slides toward them, Paquita kicks it. It flips onto its side, but the next shot has it sliding right way up again.
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Quotes:
Mr. Matheson:
What we need is another war!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Black Sheep (2006/I)
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Soundtrack:
The Stars and Moon
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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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I LOVE THIS FLICK!!! Probably the greatest splatter comedy ever made, because "Braindead/Dead Alive" is a fast-paced, gut-wrenching, disgusting, adrenalin-pushing and ultra-funny cult movie!!! The nightly martial arts-performance on the cemetery is as great as Lionel´s baby sitting-trip on the playground and the final zombie massacre at Uncle Les´ party beats everything you´ve seen before!! "From Dusk Till Dawn", "The Evil Dead 2"... just peanuts in comparison to the galore of blood´n guts that is featured in this film! I´m also a huge fan of Peter Jackson´s elder shots "Bad Taste" and the weird Muppet Show-parody "Meet the Feebles", but with this masterpiece the director was able to excel himself!! Not to forget the great performances of Timothy Balme as mummy´s darling Lionel, Diana Penalver as resolute Spanish chica Paquita, Ian Watkin as Lionel´s rockabilly-like Uncle Les, Elisabeth Moody, Brenda Kendall, Stuart Devenie... all great!!! "Braindead/Dead Alive" is one of the best party-movies you can imagine! Watch this together with your friends and you will laugh your heads off, I promise!!!