Braindead (1992)

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

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

Release Date:

12 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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:

Zombie | Love | Monkey | New Zealand | Zoo

Awards:

13 wins & 3 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]

MPAA:

Rated R for an abundance of outrageous gore.

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)

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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

Filming Locations:

Karori Cemetery, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Company:

WingNut Films

Trivia:

The tarot cards in the film are from Aleister Crowley's Thoth deck, but two cards, the Star and the Prince of Cups, are different from the ones featured in the deck, and they were probably specially prepared for the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Lionel is mopping up bloody footprints when Paquita comes to visit. After they chase her dog upstairs and come back down, the entryway no longer has footprints.

Quotes:

Undertaker: [as Vera's eyes pop out and green slime sprays out] Cranium blowout!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Soundtrack:

29 Steps

Brilliant zombie-movie

Braindead was the first really gory splattermovie I saw, and I have seen plenty since then, but Braindead is still the best zombie/comedy-movie I`ve ever seen. All the actors are terrible but that is precisely what makes this movie so cool. It is the king of the cult-movie. What really makes this movie a must is all the zombies and the extremely ultraviolent way they are slaughtered. As you may understand by now, you need to have a sick sense of humour to watch this film. Peter Jackson rules! 10/10