

Brain Dead
1990-01-16 · 85 min · ★ 5.6
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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- Directors
- Adam Simon
- Production companies
- New Horizons, Concorde Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,000,000
Top Cast
Bill PullmanDr. Rex Martin
Bill PaxtonJim Reston
Bud CortJack Halsey
Nicholas PryorMan in Bloody White Suit / Ramsen / Ed Conklin
Patricia CharbonneauDana Martin
George KennedyVance
Brian BrophyEllis
Lee ArenbergSacks
Andy WoodBrain Surgeon
Maud WinchesterCrazy Anna
Lisa MoncureBoard Member
Willie GarsonBoard Member
John PaxtonBoard Member
Cynthia EttingerNurse Anderson
Vincent FosterFred
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