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Braindead
Some things won't stay down... even after they die.
( Comedy / Horror )

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MPAA Rating:
R

US Runtime: 103 min

Country of Origin: New Zealand

Premiere Date:
Aug 13, 1992   [Canada]		  
Director: Peter Jackson   [Director]
 
Writers: Peter Jackson   [Screenplay]
Stephen Sinclair   [Screenplay]
Stephen Sinclair   [Story]
Fran Walsh   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Jim Booth   [Producer]
Jamie Selkirk   [Associate Producer]
 
Cinematography: Murray Milne   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Jamie Selkirk   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Peter Dasent   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Kevin Leonard-Jones   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Chris Elliott   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Fran Walsh   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Avalon/NFU Studios   (NZ)
New Zealand Film Commission   (NZ)
Trimark Pictures   (US)
WingNut Films   (NZ)
 

Plot Summary:

    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.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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
 
 
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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$242,623
Color Info:
Color
Laboratory:
Film Unit, Avalon, New Zealand
Sound Mix:
the double-d symbol Dolby
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Film Length:
2833 m

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