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Braindead (also known as Dead Alive in North America) is a 1992 New Zealand zombie comedy splatter film directed by Peter Jackson, produced by Jim Booth, and written by Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh, and Jackson based on an original story idea by Sinclair. It stars Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody and Ian Watkin. The plot follows Lionel, a young man living in South Wellington with his strict mother Vera. After Lionel becomes romantically entangled with a girl named Paquita, Vera is bitten by a hybrid rat-monkey creature and begins to transform into a zombie, while also infecting swathes of the city's populace.
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1992 · 1h 43m · Horror · Comedy
TMDB 7.4/10 (1,886 votes)
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Directed by Peter Jackson
Box office $0M worldwide
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Peter JacksonDirector
Timothy Balmeas Lionel
Diana Peñalveras Paquita
Elizabeth Moodyas Mum
Ian Watkinas Uncle Les
Brenda Kendallas Nurse McTavish
Stuart Devenieas Father McGruder
Stephen Pappsas Zombie McGruder
Murray Keaneas ScroatGGlenis Levestamas Mrs. MathesonLLewis Roweas Mr. MathesonEElizabeth Mulfaxeas Rita
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