Dead Alive

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 1999 Filmcritic.com

Before he discovered Kate Winslet in Heavenly Creatures, Peter Jackson's work looked more like it came from Troma. Dead Alive (aka Braindead) is the often-remade story of unslayable zombies, though Balme has a field day with them during the infamous half-hour scene which involves several dozen walking corpses, hundreds of gallons of red-tinted maple syrup (aka blood), and a lawn mower.

Use your imagination.

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Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Peter Jackson
  • Producer: Jim Booth
  • Screenwriter: Stephen Sinclair, Frances Walsh, Peter Jackson
  • Stars: Timothy Balme, Diana Peņalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin, Brenda Kendall, Stuart Devenie, Jed Brophy
  • MPAA Rating: R