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Brain Dead

"You have nothing to lose... except your mind."

1990-01-16 Thriller 1hr 25m

In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.

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Storyline

In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.

  • Released
    1990-01-16
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $2,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 25m
  • Genre
    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.9
  • Production
    New Horizons, Concorde Pictures

Crew

Adam Simon
Director
Adam Simon
Screenplay
Julie Corman
Producer

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Cast

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Dr. Rex Martin
Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Jim Reston
Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Jack Halsey
Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor

Man in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
David Sinaiko

David Sinaiko

Berkovitch
Andy Wood

Andy Wood

Brain Surgeon
Lisa Moncure

Lisa Moncure

Board Member
Jon Kellam

Jon Kellam

Board Member
Willie Garson

Willie Garson

Board Member
John Paxton

John Paxton

Board Member
David Sklare

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Board Member
Cynthia Ettinger

Cynthia Ettinger

Nurse Anderson
Kyle Gass

Kyle Gass

Anaesthetist
Ann Vincent

Ann Vincent

Halsey's Aunt
Dorothy Vincent

Dorothy Vincent

Halsey's Aunt
Mark Boothby

Mark Boothby

Neighbor / Eunice Security Guard
Steve Ruggles

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Restaurant Manager
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Reviews for Brain Dead
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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-02-08

"Dr. Martin" (Bill Pullman) is a renowned scientist who usually works in a room full of brains preserved in gelatine! Then he is tasked with... read more

"Dr. Martin" (Bill Pullman) is a renowned scientist who usually works in a room full of brains preserved in gelatine! Then he is tasked with actually applying some of his theorem and is to evaluate "Halsey" (Bud Cort). Now he used to be a very important mathematician before he became a bit of a paranoid schizophrenic. "Martin" concludes that it might be medically possible to carry out some surgery and restore his memories. This is manna from heaven for his ambitious corporate pal "Reston" (Bill Paxton) and their unscrupulous boss "Vance" (George Kennedy) so his plan is green-lit, and surprisingly successful. On leaving the office shortly after carrying one of his many jars, he is hit by a car and when he awakes he seems a bit different. His personality has changed. Even his wife "Dana" (Patricia Charbonneau) cannot recognise his personality as everyone around him thinks he's lost the plot - totally! He keeps seeing a man in a blood-spattered white coat and is convinced he is being manipulated and conspired against! What's going on? Is it what we think has gone on? The last fifteen minutes or so redeem this slightly in our search for an answer, but for the most part it takes a really flat ping at sci-fi horror delivering a weakly predictable story that ran out of steam quickly and permanently fairly early on. Pullman isn't really my idea of a good comedy actor and the constant vacillation between "dream" and "reality" from auteur Adam Simon ended up more wearisome and repetitive than entertaining. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood - but I struggled to engage with this and found it all just a bit banal.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

"Dr. Martin" (Bill Pullman) is a renowned scientist who usually works in a room full of brains preserved in gelatine! Then he is tasked with actually applying some of his theorem and is to evaluate "Halsey" (Bud Cort). Now he used to be a v...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-02-08

"Dr. Martin" (Bill Pullman) is a renowned scientist who usually works in a room full of brains preserved in gelatine! Then he is tasked with actually applying some of his theorem and is to evaluate "H...

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