Brain Dead
“You have nothing to lose... except your mind.”
In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.
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Cast
35 people
Bill Pullman
Dr. Rex Martin
Known for
Independence Day
Spaceballs
Bill Paxton
Jim Reston
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Apollo 13
Bud Cort
Jack Halsey
Known for
Harold and Maude
The Little Prince
Nicholas Pryor
Man in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Risky Business
Patricia Charbonneau
Dana Martin
Known for
Crime Story
Desert Hearts
George Kennedy
Vance
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Cool Hand Luke
Brian Brophy
Ellis
Known for
Picking Up the Pieces
Impostor
David Sinaiko
Berkovitch
Known for
Carnosaur
Lee Arenberg
Sacks
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Once Upon a Time
Andy Wood
Brain Surgeon
Known for
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Maud Winchester
Crazy Anna
Known for
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Birdy
Lisa Moncure
Board Member
Known for
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
Carnosaur
Adam Simon Director · Charles Beaumont Screenplay Rohn Schmidt Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $2M · United States release January 19, 1990
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
New Horizons
Production
Concorde Pictures
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · January 16, 1990
Theatrical
United States · January 19, 1990
Theatrical
Australia
January 19, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
June 12, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray+DVD
Japan
November 5, 1997 · Theatrical
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