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Brain Dead

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Brain Dead
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R,1hr 25min
Genres:
Drama,Horror,Sci-Fi
Released:
January 1, 1990
Director:
Adam Simon
Distributor:
New Concorde
Starring:
Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort  ...more
Synopsis: Brain Dead was based on a script by Charles Beaumont, leading some obtuse fans to hail the "return" of that frequent Twilight Zone contributor. Actually Beaumont has been dead since 1967, so this cookie spent a long time in the oven. Stalwart supporting actor Bill Pullman is given star billing as a brilliant brain surgeon who agrees to perform an operation on a psychotic mathematician. This surgery, ostensibly, is to "adjust" the patient's attitude--and, incidentally, to unlock the corporate secrets ... Full Synopsis
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Jason Buchanan, AMG Review
A clever and frightful little chiller that was unfairly ignored upon release in 1990, director Adam Simon's Brain Dead offers an enticingly complex foray into the human brain highlighted by a surreal sense of reality distortion. Scripted by frequent Twilight Zone scribe Charles Beaumont, the story somewhat resembles the darker entries of the classic fantasy series, albeit with a decidedly more gruesome ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Bill Pullman
Rex Martin
Bill Paxton
Jim Reston
Bud Cort
Jack Halsey
Nicholas Pryor
Conklin/Ramsen
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