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Braindead
Directed by
Peter Jackson
R
1993
1h 43m
Horror
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7.4
89%
87%
7.4
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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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Cast of Braindead
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
Glenis Levestam
Mrs. Matheson
Lewis Rowe
Mr. Matheson
Elizabeth Mulfaxe
Rita
Harry Sinclair
Roger
Davina Whitehouse
Grandmother
Silvio Famularo
Father
Brian Sergent
Vet
Peter Vere-Jones
Undertaker
Tina Regtien
Mandy
Bill Ralston
Stewart
Braindead Ratings & Reviews
AV Club
Scott Tobias
[O]nce Lionel stops trying to cover up the zombie threat and starts fighting it, Dead Alive becomes a delirious showcase for molds, squibs, and other old-fashioned horror effects.
Film School Rejects
James Schu
Whether you're laughing too hard or whether you're just plain disgusted, Dead Alive will have you doubled over in one way or another.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
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Los Angeles Times
Peter Rainer
After you see it, you want to race out of the theater and recommend it to your sickest friends right away.
TV Guide
Dead Alive represents the absolute zenith of director and co-writer Peter Jackson's comedy-horror style.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Ordinarily I don't care for this kind of thing at all, but something must be said for Jackson's endless reserves of giddy energy, which are clearly meant to be silly.
IGN DVD
R.L. Shaffer
Takes a few views to really appreciate, but Peter Jackson's blood-splattered horror masterpiece is a gory good time.
Slant Magazine
Budd Wilkins
Lionsgate's visceral, albeit barebones Blu-ray package lets viewers really sink their teeth into Dead Alive.
Variety
David Stratton
The best to date from Kiwi gore specialist Peter Jackson.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Originally released as Braindead, this gory, maccabre satire of 1950s New Zealand society is yet another proof that Peter Jackson is one of the sharpest, most skillful directors working in the genre; a good companion piece to Meet the Feebles.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
You won't find many horror films as engaging or as meaty as this one.
Projection Booth
Rob Humanick
Rarely has the urge to expectorate one's lunch been a feeling so sublime.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Rumsey Taylor
Braindead is the magnum opus of Peter Jackson's early career.
Lawrence Journal-World
Jon Niccum
Arguably the goriest movie ever made
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Because all of this looks blatantly unreal, and because the timing of the shock effects is so haphazard, Dead Alive isn't especially scary or repulsive. Nor is it very funny.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Sick. Perverse. Brilliant.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Horror films used to be primordial spook shows, tapping midnight-dark fears. Now they tap bodily goo: rivers of blood, dripping limbs, eyeballs that go pop in the night.
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