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Braindead

1992 · 103 min

A gleefully over-the-top splatter comedy that piles on absurd gore and slapstick until it becomes a dizzying, hilarious spectacle.

Tagline
Some things won't stay down... even after they die.
Overview
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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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • obsession
  • madness
  • love
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror8
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Written by
Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson
Starring
Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin, Brenda Kendall, Stuart Devenie, Jed Brophy, Elizabeth Brimilcombe
Music
Peter Dasent
Cinematography
Murray Milne
Runtime
103 min
Country
New Zealand
Languages
English

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