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Brain Dead

Brain Dead

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

19905.61h 25m

Overview

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.

Directed by Adam Simon
Written by Adam Simon, Charles Beaumont
Produced by Julie Corman
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top 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

Patricia Charbonneau

Patricia Charbonneau

Dana Martin

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Vance

Brian Brophy

Brian Brophy

Ellis

D

David Sinaiko

Berkovitch

Lee Arenberg

Lee Arenberg

Sacks

Andy Wood

Andy Wood

Brain Surgeon

Themes & Keywords

showdownexperimentnightmareinsanitymanmachinesavecorporationlobotomymegalomaniacalchaoticmind

About Brain Dead

Brain Dead is a thriller, horror, science fiction film released in 1990 exploring themes of showdown, experiment, nightmare, insanity, man, machine. Directed by Adam Simon, it stars Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort. 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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