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Braindead

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Also known as Dead Alive

film van Peter Jackson

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Braindead is a 1992 New Zealand film directed by Peter Jackson. The screenplay was written by Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh, and Jackson. The cast includes Tim Balme, Elizabeth Moody, Jed Brophy, and Harry Sinclair. WingNut Films produced the movie, with Jamie Selkirk serving as film editor and executive producer. Chris Elliott designed the costumes. The narrative is set in the 1950s and takes place in Indonesia.

The film is classified as a splatter, zombie, black comedy, and horror film. It has a runtime of 103 to 104 minutes. The production budget was 3,000,000. Review scores include 88%, 7.5 out of 10, 54 out of 100, and 7.4 out of 10. The tagline is "Some things won't stay down... even after they die." Distribution was handled by Netflix via video on demand. The original language is English.

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Film · TMDB

7.4

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.

Released: 1992-08-13103 minDir: Peter JacksonHorror, ComedyBudget: $3.0MBox office: $242,623

Cast

  • Timothy Balme as Lionel
  • Diana Peñalver as Paquita
  • Elizabeth Moody as Mum
  • Ian Watkin as Uncle Les
  • Brenda Kendall as Nurse McTavish
  • Stuart Devenie as Father McGruder

Themes

  • infidelity
  • poison
  • new zealand
  • affectation
  • reanimation
  • zombie
  • back from the dead
  • monkey
  • attempted rape
  • wellington new zealand

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Ratings

IMDb

7.4/10

109,947 votes

Year
1992
Runtime
104 min
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

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Key facts

Directed by
Peter Jackson
Screenplay by
Stephen Sinclair Fran Walsh Peter Jackson
Story by
Stephen Sinclair
Produced by
Jim Booth
Starring
Timothy Balme Diana Peñalver Elizabeth Moody Ian Watkin
Cinematography
Murray Milne
Edited by
Jamie Selkirk
Music by
Peter Dasent
Production companies
WingNut Films Avalon Studios Limited The New Zealand Film Commission
Distributed by
Trimark Pictures
Release dates
13 August 1992 ( 1992-08-13 ) (New Zealand) 12 February 1993 ( 1993-02-12 ) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
Country
New Zealand
Language
English
Budget
$3 million
Box office
$242,623 (United States)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
New Zealand
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Peter Jackson
Cast member
Jamie Selkirk
Production company
WingNut Films
Narrative location
Indonesia
Filming location
New Zealand
Duration
104
FilmAffinity ID
154413
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1993-08-12
film editor
Jamie Selkirk
title
Braindead
capital cost
3000000
executive producer
Jamie Selkirk
costume designer
Chris Elliott
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
7.4/10
set in period
1950s
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Braindead (in de VS: Dead Alive) is een Nieuw-Zeelandse horror-komediefilm uit 1992 van regisseur Peter Jackson.

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