Dead Alive aka Braindead (1992) Official Trailer #1 - Peter Jackson Movie<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />StarringTimothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin
