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Brain Dead

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Brain Dead

R

Released Jan 19, 1990

1h 25m

Sci-Fi

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A corporate man (Bill Paxton) tempts a doctor (Bill Pullman) to pick a secret formula from a crazed scientist's (Bud Cort) brain.

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Scott Weinberg

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Heck, I could sit through a movie a whole lot worse than this one just to see a pair of my favorite actors banter back and forth.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 7, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2005

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Nicolas Lacroix

EnPrimeur.ca

Rated: 3/5

May 31, 2004

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

Only the two Bills [Pullman and Paxton] keep this one from flat-lining

Rated: 3/5

Mar 19, 2003

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

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I felt cheated by its wearisome ploy of not decifering what was a dream and what was reality.

Rated: C

Jan 1, 2000

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Cinephile F

This is a grind house film and as such, is awesome. The fact that it was shown as a double feature at the new Beverly in LA (Taratino's theatre) says it all. Loved it. So good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/22/24

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Steve D

The talent is there but the script is too stupid to work.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Bruce K

What can I say. Two great actors in a bad movie. Started off pretty good. Had me involved. Then went completely into the WTF Zone. Waiting for any sliver of an explanation. Never get one. Thank God. Wouldn't want to know. It's BAD!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/22

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farah r

It made no sense. I like movies with a messed up timeline like Memento but they only work if it all comes together at the end and ties all the loose ends. Brain Dead is far from comprehensible and quite frankly, it's boring.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Two Bills (Pullman and Paxton) star in a no-budget sci-fi flick produced by Julie Corman (Roger’s wife) that’s actually pretty good. It’s a twisty “what is reality” story that keeps you confused (in a good way).

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/04/20

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Audience Member

Masterpiece of the early 90's horror scene. Acting is corny and evident of the time period and is perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Synopsis

A corporate man (Bill Paxton) tempts a doctor (Bill Pullman) to pick a secret formula from a crazed scientist's (Bud Cort) brain.

Director: Adam Simon
Producer: Julie Corman
Screenwriter: Charles Beaumont, Adam Simon
Production Co: Concorde Pictures, New Horizons Picture
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 1990, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2018
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround

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