Braindead (1992)

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

Stephen Sinclair (story)
Stephen Sinclair (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

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

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.

Plot Keywords:

Lawn Gnome | Beaten To Death | Extreme Violence | Stabbed In The Head | Violent Comedy

Awards:

13 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Dead Alive (USA)
Dead-Alive (USA) (DVD box title)
Aivokuollut (Finland) [fi]
Braindead (France) [fr]
Braindead (Germany) [de]
Braindead: tu madre se ha comido a mi perro (Spain) [es]
Clínicament morta (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Fome Animal (Brazil) [pt]
Hullajó (Hungary) [hu]
Morte Cerebral (Portugal) [pt]
Muertos de miedo (Argentina) [es]
Splatters, gli schizzacervelli (Italy) (video title) [it]
Tu madre se ha comido a mi perro (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

104 min | Finland:92 min (cut version) (1992) (1993) | Spain:99 min (DVD edition) | Germany:80 min (FSK 16 version) | South Korea:85 min (heavily cut) | Argentina:99 min | Germany:94 min | USA:85 min (R-rated version) | USA:97 min (unrated version)

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (cut) (1997) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1993) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | Finland:K-18 (DVD version) (uncut) | Singapore:(Banned) | 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)

Filming Locations:

Karori Cemetery, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Company:

WingNut Films

Trivia:

On its initial release in its home turf of New Zealand, this movie earned more per screen than Batman Returns (1992).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Lionel has just finished massacring the zombies, Thug Zombie appears at the top of the stairs. If you look closely you can see his real pair of legs near the window Lionel flew out of earlier.

Quotes:

Father McGruder: I kick arse for the Lord!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Sigillet (2006)

Soundtrack:

Heat of My Thoughts

All time best horror-comedy? Could be.

Crazy, visceral, over the top, quirky, violent, gory, silly, extreme and (in it's own way) sweet, are just a few words that can describe this visual extravaganza.

What makes it such a good movie? It's fast paced, it's witty, it's charming... and it is GROUNDBREAKING,it's an important movie of the genre.

Lionel is a loser who lives with his dominant mother. Lionel finds a way out, by hooking up with Paquita (a beautiful Diana Peñalver), but soon Lionel's mother gets bitten by a RAT MONKEY and she gradually starts to decompose (it's hilarious) and turns into a living dead... Lionel like a loving son he is, tries to hide the fact that her mother is a zombie, keeping her sedated with drugs... until, naturally, all hell breaks loose.

Timothy Balme is genius as Lionel, I mean; HE'S SO UNDERRATED, he gives a truly comedic performance that's top notch and really entertaining, so is the rest of the cast.

This is my favorite Peter Jackson film, and maybe one of the best horror comedies EVER. It's so f***ed-up, crazy and over the top it's almost poetic.

Everyone who considers himself (or Herself) a Horror Lover, a GoreHound, a rare-movie seeker or a Three Stooges fan should get their hands on this unusual flick.