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Braindead (1992)
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Timothy Balme, Diana PeƱalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin
Runtime103 min
Rating18
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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.
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Braindead, Peter Jackson's 1992 horror comedy, has received widespread critical acclaim for its over-the-top gore and slapstick humor. While it did not receive any major awards, the film has developed a cult following and is considered one of the most iconic entries in the splatter subgenre. Braindead boasts an impressive 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.0/10 on IMDb, indicating strong positive reception from audiences.
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For fans of horror-comedy blends, Peter Jackson's 1992 cult classic Braindead delivers a delightfully gory and hilarious experience. With lead actor Timothy Balme's charismatic performance at the center, the film blends slapstick humor and outrageous zombie mayhem to create a truly distinctive and memorable cinematic experience.
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Braindead, released in the United States as Dead Alive, 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 PeƱalver, 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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