Dead Alive (1992)
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.
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Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Lionel Cosgrove -
Paquita Maria Sanchez -
Mum (Vera Cosgrove) -
Uncle Les -
Nurse McTavish
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Father McGruder -
Void -
Zombie McGruder
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Scroat
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Nora Matheson
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Mr. Matheson
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Rita
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Roger -
Paquita's Grandmother -
Paquita's Father
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Director:
Peter JacksonWriters:
Stephen Sinclair (story), Stephen Sinclair (screenplay), Fran Walsh (screenplay), Peter Jackson (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
Awards
14 wins & 7 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
The original version begins with a perfect print of a 1950s National Anthem showing footage of HM The Queen against the New Zealand flag. Ingeniously, this gives no indication of what's to follow. As a further mark of respect towards Her Majesty, during the final gore fest, Lionel turns her portrait to the wall to stop it being splattered with blood.
Quotes
Mum:
I'll tell you what she is. She's EXPERIENCED.
Goofs
Despite 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.
Alternate Versions
In Braindead there is approximately 16 seconds of extra gore in the lawnmower sequence where we see Lionel hack up numerous zombies, see the demise of the vicar and the nurse (whilst still in the middle of making love) and see Lional kicking body parts towards Paquita to be put into the food mixer.
Soundtracks
Maori BattalionComposed by A. Amarau
Performed by the Maori Battalion
Published by the Musical Import Company
Storyline
Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Action | Comedy | Fantasy | HorrorDetails
Release Date:
12 February 1993Language
English, Spanish
Country of Origin
New ZealandFilming Locations
Botanic Garden, Wellington, New ZealandBox Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$23,765 15 February 1993
Gross USA:
$242,623
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$242,623
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