Dead Alive (1992)

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104 min - Comedy | Horror - 12 February 1993 (USA)

7.6

Ratings: 7.6/10 from 46,440 users Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 537 user | 122 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com

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

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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Storyline

Lionel, a Mama's boy has the unwanted honor of having to look after his overbearingly evil mother. He ends up falling in love with a local woman who believes that they're destined together. In a moment of intentional sabotage of one of their dates, his mother is bitten by a mysterious creature that ends up zombifying her. It's only a matter of time before she rises from the dead a powerful, bloodthirsty zombie. It's only a matter of time before she starts infecting residents of the town and Lionel has to stop her...and them. Written by Mystic80

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There's something nasty in Lionel's cellar - His family! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for an abundance of outrageous gore (heavily cut) See all certifications »

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Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English | Spanish (only a few words)

Release Date:

12 February 1993 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Εγκεφαλικά Νεκρός See more »

Filming Locations:

Karori Cemetery, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£55,027 (UK) (16 May 1993) (53 Screens)

Gross:

$242,623 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission, Avalon/NFU Studios See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

The movie is said to be the bloodiest of all time (measured in amount of film blood used during the production). See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Towards the end when the top half of the Zombie Thug is on the lawnmower blades, you can see the jets of "blood" being sprayed up at different angles. See more »

Quotes

Paquita Maria Sanchez: Your mother ate my dog!
Lionel Cosgrove: Not all of it.
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Connections

Referenced in Igor (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Barwick Green (Theme from The Archers)"
Composed by Arthur Wood
Published by Boosey and Hawkes See more »

Dead Alive (1992)
Braindead (original title)

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