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1990 • 1h 25min • R • Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Brain Dead

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

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.

IMDb 5.9

RT 17%

Director

Adam Simon

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Adam Simon

Charles Beaumont

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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

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