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Quick Info

Rating

5.7/10

Release1990

Runtime1h 25m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,000,000

RevenueN/A

Production

New Horizons

Concorde Pictures

Movie

Brain Dead

1990

1h 25m

5.7

Thriller

Horror

Science Fiction

Synopsis

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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