Release: 1992 Written by: Stephen Sinclair Directed
by: Peter Jackson
Starring:
Timothy Balme as Lionel Cosgrove Diana Penalver as Paquita Maria Sanchez Elizabeth Moody as Vera Cosgrove (Mum)
Peter Jackson, director extraordinaire, did an absolutely
incredible job in bringing The Lord of the Rings
trilogy to the big screen. Because of this, people started searching
for other films that had Peter Jackson’s name on them. Oh to
have
seen the look on their faces when they pressed play
on such independent gems as Bad Taste and Meet
the Feebles. Both great films, in a sick and twisted
sort of way, but not films that would be located in the
“family entertainment” section.
My favorite however is a
comedy/gorefest classic titled Braindead (released
as Dead Alive here in the states).
We start Braindead
by watching a zoo expedition that has captured the legendary and
elusive “Sumatran Rat Monkey”.
While trying to escape with the creature, the attending zoologist is
bitten in the hand. His native assistants see this and cut
his hand off.
They also see that he has been bitten in the arm and cut his arm off.
After this they notice that the monkey has put a scratch on the
zoologists head. Hmmmm.
Next we go to New Zealand where
we meet Paquita Maria Sanchez (Diana
Penalver), a very attractive young lady that helps run a local store
with her parents. We also meet Lionel Cosgrove (Timothy Balme), a young
man whom Paquita believes is her soul mate, and Vera Cosgrove
(Elizabeth Moody), Lionel’s jealous and domineering
mother.
Lionel and Paquita decide to go
out on a date to the local zoo. Unknown to them, Mum has followed them
and while spying she is bitten by the Rat-Monkey
which she then proceeds to stomp on. Running back to her home, Mum
starts to feel ill over the next few days eventually starting to
decompose - becoming a walking corpse. Mum also
starts to
attack and infect everyone that she comes into contact with. Lionel,
who has discovered his Mum's new "habits", is trying very hard to hide
her from everyone. What follows is some the funniest and
bloodiest film making that you will ever see.
Let’s start with
“funny”: I was unaware of the fact that zombies
could have sex and have a baby until watching this
film. I have also become convinced that every zombie film should have a
kung-fu priest to help kick zombie butt. There is a
lot of dark comedic slap-stick that is reminiscent of the Evil
Dead series.
Now the “bloody”: Braindead
is said to be the bloodiest film of all time,
measured by the amount of fake blood used during filming. Try 700
liters in the last scene alone. It was absolutely
awesome.
If you
ever wanted to know what you would get if you crossed Sam Raimi with
George Romero, then Braindead is a must see. If you
want to see the inventive things that can be done with intestines, then
Braindead is a must see. If you want to learn how to
use your lawnmower as a hand weapon, then Braindead
is a must see.
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We start Braindead
by watching a zoo expedition that has captured the legendary and
elusive “Sumatran Rat Monkey”.
While trying to escape with the creature, the attending zoologist is
bitten in the hand. His native assistants see this and cut
his hand off.
They also see that he has been bitten in the arm and cut his arm off.
After this they notice that the monkey has put a scratch on the
zoologists head. Hmmmm.
If you
ever wanted to know what you would get if you crossed Sam Raimi with
George Romero, then Braindead is a must see. If you
want to see the inventive things that can be done with intestines, then
Braindead is a must see. If you want to learn how to
use your lawnmower as a hand weapon, then Braindead
is a must see.
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