The delightfully gonzo tale of a lovestruck teen and his zombified mother, Dead Alive is extremely gory and exceedingly good fun, thanks to Peter Jackson's affection for the tastelessly sublime.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Jackson -
Producer -
Jim Booth -
Screenwriter -
Stephen Sinclair , Fran Walsh , Peter Jackson -
Distributor -
Trimark Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 12, 1993, Original -
Release Date (DVD) -
Sep 8, 1998 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$70.5K -
Runtime -
1h 41m
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