Dead Alive (1992)
| Release Date | 01 May 1992 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | Some things won't stay down... even after they die. |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Filming Locations | Karori Cemetery, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Horror Comedy |
| Mood | Blood and Gore, Bad Taste |
| Themes | Mothers and Sons, Cannibals, Zombies, Renegade Body Parts |
| Tones | Goofy, Gruesome, Stylized, Outrageous, Madcap, Quirky, Silly, Campy, Tense |
| Tags | Bloodshed, Body Parts, Disembowelment, Dismemberment, Gore, Milquetoast, Monster, Undead, Zombie |
Braindead (New Zealand 1992), released as Dead Alive in North America, is a cult zombie comedy splatstick horror film directed by Peter Jackson. The film is often regarded as one of the goriest films of all time by Bloody Disgusting
Cast and Crew
Cast
Diana Peñalver
Paquita Maria Sanchez
Elizabeth Moody
Mum
Ian Watkin
Uncle Les
Stuart Devenie
Father McGruder
Jed Brophy
Void
Stephen Papps
Zombie McGruder
Murray Keane
Scroat
Glenis Levestam
Nora Matheson
Lewis Rowe
Mr. Matheson
Elizabeth Mulfaxe
Rita
Harry Sinclair
Roger
Davina Whitehouse
Paquita's Grandmother
Silvio Famularo
Paquita's Father
Peter Vere-Jones
Undertaker
Tina Regtien
Mandy
Bill Ralston
Stewart
Tony Hopkins
Winston
Tony Hiles
Zoo Keeper
Duncan Smith
Drunk
Tich Rowney
Barry
George Port
Lawrence
Stephen Andrews
Spike
Nick Ward
Spud
Kenny McFadden
Gladstone
Johnny Chico
Head Chief
James Grant
Tram Driver
Michelle Turner
Blond Woman
Jim Booth
Lionel's Father
Sam Dallimore
Young Lionel
Anna Cahill
Mother at Park
Kate Jason-Smith
Mother at Park
Norman Willerton
Tramp at Park
Robert Ericson
Boy on Bike
Morgan Rowe
Baby Selwyn
Sean Hay
Baby Selwyn
Vicki Walker
Selwyn Voice
Chris Short
Customs Official
Jamie Selkirk
Father at Zoo
Brad Selkirk
Son at Zoo
Gim Bon
Featured Party Zombie
Sarah Scott Davis
Featured Party Zombie
Anthony Donaldson
Featured Party Zombie
Jo Edgecombe
Featured Party Zombie
Mel Edgecombe
Featured Party Zombie
Melody French
Featured Party Zombie
Ken Hammon
Featured Party Zombie
Michael Helms
Featured Party Zombie
Mary O'Leary
Featured Party Zombie
Simon Perkins
Featured Party Zombie
Annie Prior
Featured Party Zombie
Vanessa Redmond
Featured Party Zombie
Chris Ryan
Featured Party Zombie
Tim Saywell
Featured Party Zombie
Belinda Todd
Featured Party Zombie
Elizabeth Brimilcombe
Zombie's Mother
Director
Writer
Stephen Sinclair
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Producer
Jim Booth
producer
Jamie Selkirk
associate producer
Original Music
Peter Dasent
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Cinematographer
Murray Milne
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Editor
Jamie Selkirk
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Casting Director
Production Designer
Kevin Leonard-Jones
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Art Director
Ed Mulholand
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Costume Designer
Chris Elliott
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Makeup Department
Susan Davis
assistant makeup artist
Damian D'Cruz
assistant makeup artist
Kareen Donaldson
assistant makeup artist
Debra East
wig designer, makeup artist
Marjory Hamlin
prosthetics/makeup supervisor
Clifford Hughes
prosthetics makeup assistant
Bob McCarron
makeup artist, prosthetics
Production Manager
Nicola Olsen
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Witemara Rakete
second assistant director
Chris Short
first assistant director
Art Department
Tony Arnolo
carpenter
Karen Baker
set finisher
Dave Cleary
scenic artist
James Dickson
art department runner
Tony Eversen
carpenter
Peter Frahm
model maker
Mike Heffernan
construction foreman
Shaun Jacobs
carpenter trainee
Simon Jones
model maker
Denise Kennedy
art department researcher
Brad Mill
set dresser, property buyer
John Morton
stand-by carpenter
Colin Pacey
carpenter
Christian Rivers
storyboard artist
Tich Rowney
model maker
Bryan Wakelin
carpenter
Nick Weir
stand-by props
Norman Willerton
construction manager
Sound Department
Michael Hedges
sound mixer
Mike Hopkins
sound designer
Tony Johnson
sound recordist
Neil Maddever
sound recording engineer
Sam Negri
sound designer
Axel Paton
additional sound , boom operator
Beth Tredray
additional sound
Helen Luttrell
foley recordist
Special Effects
Allan Burne
creature and gore effects: technician
Stuart Conran
creature and gore effects: technician
Clifford Hughes
creature and gore effects: technician
Steve Ingram
special effects coordinator
Alex Kennedy
creature and gore effects: technician
Christian Rivers
creature and gore effects: technician
Tania Rodger
creature and gore effects: administrator
Dominic Taylor
creature and gore effects: technician
Richard Taylor
stop motion animator, creature & gore effects
Bill Tompson
creature and gore effects: technician
Grant Wallis
creature and gore effects: technician
Visual Effects
Michael Eastwood
miniatures
Glen Henderson
miniatures
Anna Hill
miniatures
Jarrod Linton
miniatures
Paul Noble-Campbell
miniatures
Grant Wallis
miniatures
Stunts
Damon DeBerry
stunts
Peter Hassall
stunts, stunt coordinator
Mark Taylor
stunts
Tony Woolf
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Allender
Steadicam operator
Richard Bluck
Steadicam operator
Solomon Bollinger
electrician
Amanda Clark
clapper loader
Linda Halle
assistant grip
Steve Latty
additional photographer
Thad Lawrence
gaffer
Ian McCarroll
lighting assistant
Hamish McIntyre
grip
Mark Olsen
camera operator
Gerry Vasbenter
focus puller
Pierre Vinet
still photographer
Nicola Wong
video assist operator
Alan Woodfield
electrician
Animation Department
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tina Harris
stand-by wardrobe
Hilary Niederer
wardrobe assistant
Paul Sayers
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Eric De Beus
assistant editor
Emma Haughton
assistant editor
Music Department
Tony Backhouse
musician: backing vocals
Peter Dasent
musician, music producer
Fane Flaws
musician: guitar
Chris Gough
music coordinator
Jim Lawrie
musician: drums
Jane Lindsay
musician: backing vocals
John O'Connor
musician: guitar
Lisa Spence
musician: backing vocals
Kate Swadling
musician: backing vocals
Jonathon Zwartz
musician: guitar
Transportation Department
Rob Jones
action vehicle coordinator
Other Crew
Jeff Addison
puppeteer
Ramon Rivero
supervising puppeteer
David Arnell
executive for Avalon
Fiona Bartlett
production assistant
Anna Cahill
location manager
Damon DeBerry
fight choreographer
John Gifford
puppeteer
Linda Klein-Nixon
accountant
Mandy Lowe
puppeteer
Suzannah Morrison
production assistant
Peter Martin Nelson
legal service: USA
George Port
puppeteer
Simon Rayner
runner
Sue Rogers
title designer
Reg Russ
executive for Avalon
Sue Thompson
executive for Avalon
Bryn Tilly
production assistant trainee
Ross Townsend
caterer
Michelle Turner
production coordinator
Jenny Vial
continuity
Maureen Zust
executive for Avalon
Gianluca Nardulli
press officer: Italy
Production Company
WingNut Films
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New Zealand Film Commission
Avalon/NFU Studios
Distributor
Alpha Filmes
Astro Distribution
Atlantic Film
BNN TV
Cosmos Home Entertainment
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
Manga Films
Oro Films S.A.
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
PolyGram Video
RCV Home Entertainment
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Senator Film
Trimark Home Video
Trimark Pictures
Vidmark Entertainment
Vitória Filmes
Miscellaneous
AvalonNFU
sound mixing, studio
Film Facilities Ltd.
camera equipment
First Australian Completion Bond Company (FACB)
completion guarantor
Gnome Productions
main title animation
Graphitti
publicity
Mana Music
music coordination
Pacific Sound Services
sound post-production
Radio New Zealand
music recorded at
Upper Deck Film Services
negative matching
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