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.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.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.
- Awards
- 14 wins & 7 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOn its initial release in its home turf of New Zealand, this movie earned more per screen than Batman Returns (1992).
- GoofsDespite being absolutely drenched with blood during the zombie massacre, Lionel's sweater and pants are completely dry in all the following scenes. His pants are amazingly clean, too.
- Quotes
Father McGruder: I kick arse for the Lord!
- Alternate versionsIn Hungary the complete, original uncut version was released both at cinemas and on vhs. As of 2022, the film has not been released on dvd nor blu-ray.
- ConnectionsEdited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
- SoundtracksThe Stars and Moon
Composed by Peter Dasent and Jane Lindsay
Performed by Kate Swadling
Published by Mana Music/Central
Featured review
Faster! Harder!! BRAINDEAD!!!
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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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Dead-Alive
- Filming locations
- 12 Hinau Road, Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand(Lionel's house)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $242,623
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,765
- Feb 15, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $242,623
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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