Some things won't stay down... even after they die.
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Cast
Timothy Balme
Lionel
Diana Peñalver
Paquita
Elizabeth Moody
Mum
Ian Watkin
Uncle Les
Brenda Kendall
Nurse McTavish
Stuart Devenie
Father McGruder
Jed Brophy
Void
Elizabeth Brimilcombe
Zombie Mum
Stephen Papps
Zombie McGruder
Murray Keane
Scroat
Glenis Levestam
Mrs. Matheson
Lewis Rowe
Mr. Matheson
Elizabeth Mulfaxe
Rita
Harry Sinclair
Roger
Davina Whitehouse
Grandmother
Silvio Famularo
Father
Brian Sergent
Vet
Peter Vere-Jones
Undertaker
Tina Regtien
Mandy
Bill Ralston
Stewart
Tony Hopkins
Winston
Tony Hiles
Zoo Keeper
Duncan Smith
Drunk
Tich Rowney
Barry
George Port
Lawrence
Stephen Andrews
Spike
Nick Ward
Spud
Kenny McFadden
Gladstone
Angela Robinson Witherspoon
Courtney
Johnny Chico
Head Chief
Peter Jackson
Undertaker's Assistant
James Grant
Tram Driver
Michelle Turner
Blonde Woman
Jim Booth
Lionel's Father
Sam Dallimore
Young Lionel
Anna Cahill
Mother at Park
Kate Jason-Smith
Mother at Park
Fran Walsh
Mother at Park
Norman Willerton
Tramp
Robert Ericson
Boy on Bike
Morgan Rowe
Baby Selwyn
Sean Hay
Baby Selwyn
Vicki Walker
Selwyn (voice)
Chris Short
Customs Official
Jamie Selkirk
Father at Zoo
Brad Selkirk
Son at Zoo
Forrest J. Ackerman
Forry
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- Release Date 08/13/1992
- Language English
- Director Peter Jackson
- Editor Jamie Selkirk
- Cinematographer Murray Milne
- Producer Jim Booth
- Companies WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission, Avalon/NFU Studios, Trimark Pictures
- Budget $3,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Jun 4, 1992 | Premiere (Fantafestival) | — |
| NZ | Aug 13, 1992 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | Nov 6, 1992 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Jan 16, 1993 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United States | Feb 12, 1993 | Theatrical (Limited) | R |
| IE | May 14, 1993 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | May 14, 1993 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Netherlands | Jun 3, 1993 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Japan | Jun 19, 1993 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Jul 16, 1993 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Germany | Aug 12, 1993 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United States | Oct 13, 1993 | Physical (Vidmark Entertainment #VM5631 [VHS] 97 minutes) | NR |
| Spain | Jun 30, 1994 | Theatrical | 18 |
| CZ | Apr 1, 1995 | Physical | — |
| Italy | Aug 17, 1995 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| PT | Mar 7, 1997 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| United States | Oct 23, 1997 | Physical (Vidmark Entertainment #VM5631 [VHS] 97 minutes) | NR |
| Netherlands | Apr 24, 2002 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Nov 1, 2002 | TV (Nederland 2) | 16 |
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