Product Details

• Actors: Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Nicholas Pryor, Patricia Charbonneau, George Kennedy
• Directors: Adam Simon
• Writers: Adam Simon, Charles Beaumont
• Producers: Julie Corman, Lynn Whitney
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: New Concorde
• VHS Release Date: December 3, 2000
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004WG8R
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,013 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nifty, rarely-seen little gem, October 2, 2000

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A. Duralde (W. Hollywood, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brain Dead (DVD)

Director Adam Simon once made a fascinating documentary about director Sam Fuller, and BRAIN DEAD can be read as his homage to Fuller's SHOCK CORRIDOR, since much of the plot has to do with who is and isn't insane, and what is and isn't reality.

Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton -- admit it, you've always gotten them confused -- co-star in this low-budget gem that was barely released to theaters, but now gets a decent DVD release. The sound and picture are just fine -- alas, producer Roger Corman takes his trademark cheapness even to DVD: there are no commentaries, no extra features save some bios and a few trailers, and there's not even a booklet inside the case!

In any event, this is a smart and suspenseful little movie, and one you'll enjoy trying to piece together long after it's over.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Butterfly, January 21, 2000

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Cutter (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brain Dead [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Watch as Pullman and Bud Cort take you on a psychotic romp between insanity and reality...you wont be able to distinguish a difference. I remember I saw it in the theater by myself, and I mean literally , NO ONE ELSE was there! That made it even more memorable and freaky. "Am i a man dreaming he is a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming he is a man?" This picture examines and answers that question...I THINK!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A twisted tale in the tradition of 'Twilight Zone', February 18, 2003

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KNO2skull "kn02skull" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brain Dead (DVD)

Charles Beaumont wrote for the original "The Twilight Zone" TV series, and this is more than worthy for people with similar expectations. Starring Bill Pullman as scientist Rex Martin. Martin studies brains for a living, but soon finds himself in a bizarre and twisted excursion in his own brain. Is he working for the Eunice Corporation, or is the Eunice corporation working on him? The story is hard to explain, and the twists are non-stop. I had an e-mail conversation with the director, Adam Simon, who reported that Roger Corman called this film his 'art film'. Similar to the ideas of 'Vanilla Sky', a 'Clockwork Orange', 'Lost Highway' and 'Brazil', this film will not disappoint those looking for a wild ride through the ether of thought.