Brain Dead

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R,1hr 25min

Genres:

Drama,Horror

Released:

January 1, 1990

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 ... Read Review

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	Bill Pullman Rex Martin Bill Paxton Jim Reston Bud Cort Jack Halsey Nicholas Pryor Conklin/Ramsen

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