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Brain Dead

Play trailer Poster for Brain Dead R Released Jan 19, 1990 1h 25m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 DVDTalk.com 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 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2005 Full Review Nicolas Lacroix EnPrimeur.ca Rated: 3/5 May 31, 2004 Full Review Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com Only the two Bills [Pullman and Paxton] keep this one from flat-lining Rated: 3/5 Mar 19, 2003 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews I felt cheated by its wearisome ploy of not decifering what was a dream and what was reality. Rated: C Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Steve D The talent is there but the script is too stupid to work. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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