Braindead
7.4
“Some things won't stay down... even after they die.”
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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Cast
48 people
Timothy Balme
Lionel
Known for
The Tattooist
Angela Robinson
Courtney
Diana Peñalver
Paquita
Also in
Fate
Lorca: Death of a Poet
Elizabeth Moody
Mum
Known for
Heavenly Creatures
Ian Watkin
Uncle Les
Known for
Sleeping Dogs
Brenda Kendall
Nurse McTavish
Known for
An Angel at My Table
Out of the Blue
Stuart Devenie
Father McGruder
Known for
Meet the Feebles
The Tattooist
Jed Brophy
Void
Known for
The Shannara Chronicles
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Elizabeth Brimilcombe
Zombie Mum
Also in
The Count of Solar
Stephen Papps
Zombie McGruder
Known for
The Piano
East of Eden
Murray Keane
Scroat
Known for
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Glenis Levestam
Mrs. Matheson
Known for
Black Sheep
Peter Jackson Director · Fran Walsh Screenplay Stephen Sinclair Screenplay
Worldwide gross $243K · Budget $3M · United States release February 12, 1993
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$242,623
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
WingNut Films
Production
New Zealand Film Commission
Production
Avalon/NFU Studios
Production
New Zealand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · June 4, 1992
Premiere · Fantafestival
New Zealand · August 13, 1992
Theatrical
United States · February 12, 1993
Limited theatrical
United States · October 13, 1993
Physical · Vidmark Entertainment #VM5631 [VHS] 97 minutes
United States
January 29, 1993 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival [Section: Park City at Midnight]
October 23, 1997 · Physical · Vidmark Entertainment #VM5631 [VHS] 97 minutes
Czechia
April 1, 1995 · Physical
France
January 16, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
August 12, 1993 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 6, 1992 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 14, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
August 17, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
June 19, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 3, 1993 · Theatrical
April 24, 2002 · Physical · DVD
November 1, 2002 · TV · Nederland 2
Portugal
March 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
June 30, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 16, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 14, 1993 · Theatrical
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