# Braindead (1992)

> A timid Wellington bachelor battles his zombified mother and an expanding basement full of undead misfits in an extravagantly gory horror-comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/608

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Horror, Comedy
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Cast: Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin, Brenda Kendall, Stuart Devenie, Jed Brophy, Elizabeth Brimilcombe
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: irreverent, grotesque, manic, cult movie night, late night horror marathon

## Synopsis

A hapless bachelor faces the ultimate nightmare when his mother becomes a flesh-eating zombie.

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