Braindead (1992 film)

Braindead (1992) is a cheerfully extreme zombie horror-comedy directed by Peter Jackson. Fans of the film consider it to be the goriest movie ever. It is in the same vein as Jackson's early works Bad Taste and Meet the Feebles but Braindead is a rather more polished work with a budget of around $3 million. Although it starts with the capture of the zombie-creating creature, the opening half of the film is a low-key period piece before spiraling crazily to the unbelievable final scenes when over 300 litres of special effects blood are sprayed.

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1992 - Zombie - Horror - Comedy - Peter Jackson - Bad Taste - Meet the Feebles - Litre - Special effect

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This "splatter" film was received in very different ways in different countries. The film was left intact by censors in some nations such as Australia and Britain, where the 104 minute film was allowed to be shown in full. In countries where the censors balked at the extreme gore the film was initially banned or left unrated before being heavily cut; the US R-Rated version (released as Dead Alive, because of another film with rights to the title Braindead) is only 85 minutes. In Germany a 94 minute version was seen. An "Uncut" US edition runs at 97 minutes which Peter Jackson has stated is his preferred cut.

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"splatter" film - Australia - Britain - US - R-Rated - Germany

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