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Braindead (1992)

R | | Comedy, Horror | 12 February 1993 (USA)
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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

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Lionel Cosgrove
... Paquita Maria Sanchez
Elizabeth Moody ... Mum (Vera Cosgrove)
Ian Watkin ... Uncle Les
Brenda Kendall ... Nurse McTavish
... Father McGruder
... Void
Stephen Papps ... Zombie McGruder
Murray Keane ... Scroat
Glenis Levestam ... Nora Matheson
Lewis Rowe ... Mr. Matheson
Elizabeth Mulfaxe ... Rita
... Roger
... Paquita's Grandmother
Silvio Famularo ... Paquita's Father
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Storyline

Deep in the lush jungles of the isolated Skull Island lies the habitat of the elusive, yet endangered and utterly vicious "Simian Raticus", or better known as by its common name, the Sumatran Rat-Monkey, a hideous mix of a virus-carrying slave-ship rat and a tree monkey. Presently, back in New Zealand's Wellington, the oppressed Lionel Cosgrove who lives with his despotic mother Vera, has finally found his soulmate, Paquita, but sadly, his world will rapidly change when after a stroll at the local Zoo, a live specimen of the rare species will bite Vera. Now that she's got the "bite", with the infection spreading and turning Vera into a festering, puss-squirting living dead ravenous for flesh, things are bound to get out of hand, as an ever-growing collection of stiffs and other stimulant-enhanced zombie misfits detained in Lionel's house basement will demand immediate action. Poor Lionel he needs to step up and clear up the mess, but above all, summon the courage to confront his ... Written by Nick Riganas

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zombie | zombie attack | living dead | monkey | zoo | See All (48) »

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The Goriest Fright Film of All Time! See more »

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for an abundance of outrageous gore | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$242,623
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| (R-rated) | (unrated) | (FSK 16) | (1992) (1993) (cut) | (heavily cut) | (DVD)

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Trivia

The Hungarian title means like "Cool!". In Hungary this word is made up by adding two words (Dead and Good) together. See more »

Goofs

On the bottles, tranquilizer is spelled "tranquillizer". Merriam-Webster's online dictionary lists "tranquillizer" as an acceptable variant. See more »

Quotes

Mum: [Sucking Lionel into her gaping womb] No-one will ever love you like your mother!
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Barwick Green (Theme from The Archers)
Composed by Arthur Wood
Published by Boosey and Hawkes
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Faster! Harder!! BRAINDEAD!!!
24 November 2001 | by – See all my reviews

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!!!
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