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Braindead (1993)
- R
- 02/12/1993 (US)
- Horror, Comedy
- 1h 43m
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.
Stephen Sinclair
Screenplay, StoryPeter Jackson
Director, ScreenplayFran Walsh
ScreenplayCast
![Timothy Balme's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/l1MWge3W4M3y1wYRJ9sLYkDLLHd.jpg)
Timothy Balme
Lionel![Diana Peñalver's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kgaGA9jR3cN8IY7PKQwFLcKyA8r.jpg)
Diana Peñalver
Paquita![Elizabeth Moody's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3NSmhyOFruDwiJxe1GXyqmq8VjR.jpg)
Elizabeth Moody
Mum![Ian Watkin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/6RfEvqidFQcdiO5HbrV7dNO9pVj.jpg)
Ian Watkin
Uncle Les![Brenda Kendall's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jMiehOhBl3QOrboovfgm2bkd54V.jpg)
Brenda Kendall
Nurse McTavish![Stuart Devenie's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/d3Q29ZjO2CKBVHo87aJlpjRrATX.jpg)
Stuart Devenie
Father McGruder![Jed Brophy's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8NOsHgZIscn9ObgN3vshCzHrl5H.jpg)