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Brain Dead
You have nothing to lose... except your mind.
Genres
ThrillerHorrorScience Fiction
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.
Details
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1990-01-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
128
Vote Average
5.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Bill Pullman
Dr. Rex Martin
Bill Paxton
Jim Reston
Bud Cort
Jack Halsey
Nicholas Pryor
Man in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
Patricia Charbonneau
Dana Martin
George Kennedy
Vance
Brian Brophy
Ellis
David Sinaiko
Berkovitch
Lee Arenberg
Sacks
Andy Wood
Brain Surgeon
Maud Winchester
Crazy Anna
Lisa Moncure
Board Member
Jon Kellam
Board Member
Willie Garson
Board Member
John Paxton
Board Member
David Sklare
Board Member
Cynthia Ettinger
Nurse Anderson
Shannon Holt
Toni
Vincent Foster
Fred
Brent Hinkley
Dewey
Kyle Gass
Anaesthetist
Deirdre O'Connell
Mrs. Halsey
Ann Vincent
Halsey's Aunt
Dorothy Vincent
Halsey's Aunt
Dean Robinson
Valet
Mark Boothby
Neighbor / Eunice Security Guard
Steve Ruggles
Restaurant Manager
Adam Lima
Bus Boy
Jesse Douglas
Canteen Attendant
Patti Tippo
Resident
Barney Burman
Experimental Face
Laura McCorkindale
Dancing Madwoman
Roscoe Pound
Wrong Man
William Simon
Doctor in Lobotomy Film
Alexander von Roon
Self
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