Dead Alive Movie (1992) - Braindead

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Dead Alive aka Braindead (1992) Official Trailer #1 - Peter Jackson Movie

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.

Braindead (also known as Dead Alive in North America) is a 1992 New Zealand splatstick zombie comedy film directed by Peter Jackson, produced by Jim Booth, and written by Jackson, along with Fran Walsh and Stephen Sinclair.

The film follows Lionel, a man living with his mother Vera in a Victorian mansion, who gets into trouble for his relationship with a Spanish shopkeeper's daughter, Paquita. When a rabid rat-monkey bites Vera, she gradually converts the residents of Newtown into a zombie horde.

Since its release, Braindead received positive reviews from critics. Although a bomb financially at the time of its release. It has received more attention since Jackson's success with The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

StarringTimothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin