Movie
Braindead
1992R1h 43m7.4 / 10
Some things won't stay down... even after they die.
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.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Braindead opened in theaters February 12, 1993. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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More about Braindead
Cast
Timothy BalmeLionel
Diana PeñalverPaquita
Elizabeth MoodyMum
Ian WatkinUncle Les
Brenda KendallNurse McTavish
Stuart DevenieFather McGruder
Jed BrophyVoidElizabeth BrimilcombeZombie Mum
Credits
- Directed by
- Peter Jackson
- Written by
- Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair, Stephen Sinclair
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $242.6K
Production
WingNut FilmsNew Zealand
New Zealand Film CommissionNew Zealand- Avalon/NFU StudiosNew Zealand
Trimark PicturesUnited States
Themes
affectationattempted rapeback from the deadinfidelitymonkeynew zealandpoisonreanimation