Who would have thought when your uncle's house party turns into a zombiefest, the best way of getting rid them hoard is with a lawnmower?
Gabriel Somers
Movie Nerd
"They're not dead exactly, they're just... sort of rotting."
In New Zealand's peaceful town of Wellington, Lionel Cosgrove--an oppressed bachelor who is still living with his despotic mother, Vera--has finally found his soulmate: the kind grocery store clerk, Paquita. However, before long, things will take a turn for the worse in Lionel's already messed-up world, when Skull Island's vicious Sumatran Rat-Monkey bites Vera after a visit to the local zoo. Now that Vera's got the "bite", the virulent infection is rapidly turning her into a puss-squirting flesh-eating living dead, and the volatile situation is bound to get out of hand, as an ever-growing collection of dead bodies and other stimulant-enhanced zombie misfits start to cram Lionel's basement. Poor Lionel--whether you like it or not--you need to man up and clean up the mess; moreover, summon up the courage to confront your decomposing mummy, and the family's ugly secret. Nevertheless, has Lionel what it takes to save the day, and get the girl?
Did Ya Know?
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DEAD ALIVES ORIGINAL TITLE IS BRAINDEAD - Braindead and Dead Alive are the same film released under different monikers. The movie takes place in Wellington, New Zealand. Timothy Balme plays Lionel Cosgrove, a man stifled by his overbearing mother Vera. Lionel falls in love with Paquita, a Spanish shopkeeper, and Vera disapproves of the romance.
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JACKSON USED SOME OF THE SAME LOCATIONS IN LORD OF THE RINGS - He opens the movie on the fictional Skull Island. This scene was filmed at the breathtaking and geographically stunning Putangirua Pinnacles. This is the same location Jackson would later use for the Paths of the Dead in 2003's Return of the King.
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BRAINDEAD MAY BE THE BLOODIES MOVIE OF ALL TIME - Some horror buffs speculate it may be the bloodiest horror movie of all time. In Dead Alive, blood isn't just an accessory; it's the main character. For the film's final scene alone, Jackson used over 300 liters of red goo.
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