Brain Dead (Dead Alive)

19-poster
release date November 30 1991
studio Trimark
director Peter Jackson
writer Stephen Sinclair
starring Timothy Balme, Ian Watkin, Diana PeƱalver
rating
R
tagline Some things won't stay down... even after they die.
site dead-alive.com
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

Lionel, a Mama's boy has the unwanted honor of having to look after his overbearingly evil mother. He ends up falling in love with a local woman who believes that they're destined together. In a moment of intentional sabotage of one of their dates, his mother is bitten by a mysterious creature that ends up zombifying her. It's only a matter of time before she rises from the dead a powerful, bloodthirsty zombie. It's only a matter of time before she starts infecting residents of the town and Lionel has to stop her...and them.

Official Review

deadalive Brain Dead (Dead Alive)First things first, lets get this out of the way. Many films have tried, but no one can even come claose, Dead Alive is the single most gory movie ever made, EVER, period. Sure Versus comes close, and so does Citizen Toxie, and quite possibly Rocky-O, but they just can’t beat Peter Jackson’s horror masterpiece. Dead Alive has more blood and guts than any movie I’ve ever seen, it’s unbelieveable Peter Jackson went from this to Lord of the Rings. …Read More

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Official Score: 5 / 5