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* IronicEcho: At the beginning of the film, Lionel's mother complains that his son doesn't even know how to use the lawnmower properly. [[ChekhovsGun As it turns out at the end]], [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome he most]] [[LudicrousGibs certainly does]].
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* IronicEcho: At the beginning of the film, Lionel's mother complains that his her son doesn't even know how to use the lawnmower properly. [[ChekhovsGun As it turns out at the end]], [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome he most]] [[LudicrousGibs certainly does]].
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** Roger's a bit of a {{Deconstruction}}; since he has no real common ground with Paquita, she breaks it off with him in short order.
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* BreakTheCutie: Happened to Lionel years before the film began when his father died in a swimming accident. [[spoiler:Turns out that was a lie made up by his mother. The real moment came when Lionel witnessed Vera drowning both his father and mistress in the bathtub.]]
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* HighPressureBlood: ''Braindead'' is the bloodiest movie of all time, with blood was being pumped at five gallons per second during the lawnmower climax. 'Nuff said.
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* ChainsawGood: Lawnmower better.
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* ChainsawGood: Lawnmower '''''Lawnmower better.'''''
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* ItGotWorse: There's a reason [[spoiler: stimulants and poisons come labeled.]]
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** He may be a {{Jerkass}}, but let's face it, Uncle Les proves to be this when he carves up dozens of zombies singlehandedly with only a pair of knives. Also Father McGruder.
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** He may be a {{Jerkass}}, but let's face it, Uncle Les proves to be this when he carves up dozens of zombies singlehandedly with only a pair of knives. Also Father McGruder.[=McGruder.=]
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** [[{{Meganekko}} Rita]] was getting there.[[spoiler: Too bad she got a splitting headache...literally.]]
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During the House Party Massacre scene, one poor bastard tries to slip through a hole into the kitchen from various zombies and two people try to pull him through as Zombies start going for his lower body on the other side. When the two people finally pull him out, all that's left of his lower body is [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking his bloodied leg bones, his pelvis and his feet still intact thanks to his shoes]].
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During the House Party Massacre scene, one poor bastard tries to slip through a hole into the kitchen from various zombies and two people try to pull him through as Zombies start going for his lower body on the other side. When the two people finally pull him out, all that's left of his lower body is [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking his bloodied leg bones, his pelvis and his feet still intact thanks to his shoes]].shoes.
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* NotUsingTheZWord: Nope. The first thing one of the thugs says upon seeing Lionel's mother rise from the grave: "It's a zombie!"
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* BlackComedy:It's essentially a BoyMeetsGirl story...with demonic zombies and a CompleteMonster of a MyBelovedSmother.
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** He may be a {{Jerkass}}, but let's face it, Uncle Les proves to be this when he carves up dozens of zombies singlehandedly with only a pair of knives.
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* FreudWasRight: In the end Lionel's mom, turned into a huge monster, captures his son and puts him into her huge belly; he later rips her apart from the inside and emerges in a pool of blood, in an almost-fetal position.
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** As is Zombie Boyd, who while trying to break through the bottom of the bathroom door, has his stomach impaled by Lionel stomping him into the broken wood splinters. Boyd then crawls enough to rip himself in two so he could get to Lionel.
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** As is Zombie Boyd, Void, who while trying to break through the bottom of the bathroom door, has his stomach impaled by Lionel stomping him into the broken wood splinters. Boyd Void then crawls enough to rip himself in two so he could get to Lionel.
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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: During the House Party Massacre scene, one poor bastard tries to slip through a hole into the kitchen from various zombies and two people try to pull him through as Zombies start going for his lower body on the other side. When the two people finally pull him out, all that's left of his lower body is [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking his bloodied leg bones, his pelvis and his feet still intact thanks to his shoes]].
** As is Zombie Boyd, who while trying to break through the bottom of the bathroom door, has his stomach impaled by Lionel stomping him into the broken wood splinters. Boyd then crawls enough to rip himself in two so he could get to Lionel.
** As is Zombie Boyd, who while trying to break through the bottom of the bathroom door, has his stomach impaled by Lionel stomping him into the broken wood splinters. Boyd then crawls enough to rip himself in two so he could get to Lionel.
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* TearOffYourFace: One of the victims of the zombie outbreak has his face torn completely off.
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* TearOffYourFace: One of the victims of the zombie outbreak has his face torn completely off. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVEFgX4ZI6Y Well, not just the face...]] It's at a minute and 43 seconds into the video.
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'''Braindead''' (1992, also known as ''Dead Alive'') is PeterJackson's third feature film, a gory comedy in the vein of ''Film/BadTaste'' and ''Film/MeetTheFeebles''. It is about a young man named Lionel whose life takes a turn to the worse when his overbearing mother is bitten by a rat-monkey of Sumatra, infecting her with a strange disease that rapidly turns her into a hungry zombie that starts infecting every unlucky fellow that she comes across. If having a zombie mom wasn't enough of a problem, Lionel also has to deal with his opportunistic uncle Les and hide his deadly secret from his girlfriend Paquita.
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'''Braindead''' (1992, also known as ''Dead Alive'') is PeterJackson's Creator/PeterJackson's third feature film, a gory comedy in the vein of ''Film/BadTaste'' and ''Film/MeetTheFeebles''. It is about a young man named Lionel whose life takes a turn to the worse when his overbearing mother is bitten by a rat-monkey of Sumatra, infecting her with a strange disease that rapidly turns her into a hungry zombie that starts infecting every unlucky fellow that she comes across. If having a zombie mom wasn't enough of a problem, Lionel also has to deal with his opportunistic uncle Les and hide his deadly secret from his girlfriend Paquita.
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* BadassPreacher: [[TooCoolToLive Father McGruder the Kung Fu Priest]], with the immortal line "I kick ass for the Lord!" Subverted in that [[spoiler:his badass causes his downfall]].
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* BadassPreacher: [[TooCoolToLive Father McGruder the Kung Fu Priest]], with the immortal line "I kick ass arse for the Lord!" Subverted in that [[spoiler:his badass causes his downfall]].
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'''Braindead''' (1992, also known as ''Dead Alive'') is PeterJackson's third feature film, a gory comedy in the vein of ''Film/BadTaste'' and ''Film/MeetTheFeebles''. It is about a young man named Lionel whose life takes a turn to the worse when his overbearing mother is bitten by a rat-monkey of Sumatra, infecting her with a strange disease that rapidly turns her in into a hungry zombie that starts infecting every unlucky fellow that she comes across. If having a zombie mom wasn't enough of a problem, Lionel also has to deal with his opportunistic uncle Les and hide his deadly secret from his girlfriend Paquita.
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'''Braindead''' (1992, also known as ''Dead Alive'') is PeterJackson's third feature film, a gory comedy in the vein of ''Film/BadTaste'' and ''Film/MeetTheFeebles''. It is about a young man named Lionel whose life takes a turn to the worse when his overbearing mother is bitten by a rat-monkey of Sumatra, infecting her with a strange disease that rapidly turns her in a hungry zombie that starts infecting every unlucky fellow that she comes across. If having a zombie mom wasn't enough of a problem, Lionel also has to deal with his opportunistic uncle Les and hide his deadly secret from his girlfriend Paquita.
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* {{Gorn}}: Raised on a pinnacle and worshiped. Combined with {{Bloody Hilarious}}.
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* {{HighPressureBlood}}: ''Braindead'' is the bloodiest movie of all time, with blood was being pumped at five gallons per second during the lawnmower climax. 'Nuff said.
* {{Homage}}: The explorer foolishly [[KingKong brings a deadly primate back from Skull Island]].
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* {{HighPressureBlood}}: HighPressureBlood: ''Braindead'' is the bloodiest movie of all time, with blood was being pumped at five gallons per second during the lawnmower climax. 'Nuff said.
* {{Homage}}: The explorer foolishly[[KingKong [[Film/KingKong brings a deadly primate back from Skull Island]].
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* LosingYourHead: A nurse who's taking care of Lionel's mother gets her head ripped off and it's only still attached by a flap of skin.
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* ShallowLoveInterest: Paquita's first boyfriend, Roger. Her relationship with Lionel starts like this as well, but then they both develop genuine interest for each other.
* ShoutOut: In addition to the reference to [[KingKong Skull Island]], there's a SherlockHolmes story that mentions "[[NoodleIncident the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared]].
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* ShallowLoveInterest: Paquita's first boyfriend, Roger. Her relationship with Lionel starts like this as well, but then they both develop genuine interest for each other.
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* ShoutOut: In addition to the reference to[[KingKong [[Film/KingKong Skull Island]], there's a SherlockHolmes story that mentions "[[NoodleIncident the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared]].
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* VomitIndiscretionShot: When Paquita tries to dispose of the zombie baby with a blender; she almost hesitates and then the baby vomits bright-green puke on her face.
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* LosingYourHead: A nurse who's taking care of Lionel's mother gets her head ripped off and it's only still attracted by a flap of skin.
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'''Braindead''' (1992, also known as ''Dead Alive'') is PeterJackson's third feature film, a gory comedy in the vein of BadTaste ''Film/BadTaste'' and MeetTheFeebles.''Film/MeetTheFeebles''. It is about a young man named Lionel whose life takes a turn to the worse when his overbearing mother is bitten by a rat-monkey of Sumatra, infecting her with a strange disease that rapidly turns her in a hungry zombie that starts infecting every unlucky fellow that she comes across. If having a zombie mom wasn't enough of a problem, Lionel also has to deal with his opportunistic uncle Les and hide his deadly secret from his girlfriend Paquita.
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'''Braindead''' (1992, also known as ''Dead Alive'') is PeterJackson's third feature film, a gory comedy in the vein of BadTaste and MeetTheFeebles. It is about a young man named Lionel whose life takes a turn to the worse when his overbearing mother is bitten by a rat-monkey of Sumatra, infecting her with a strange disease that rapidly turns her in a hungry zombie that starts infecting every unlucky fellow that she comes across. If having a zombie mom wasn't enough of a problem, Lionel also has to deal with his opportunistic uncle Les and hide his deadly secret from his girlfriend Paquita.
It is a {{Squick}}tastic gore fest. Intentionally hilarious in all its splattery glory. That's probably all you need to know.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Uncle Les, the thugs that assault Lionel in the cemetery... and then Lionel's mom as we learn that she murdered Lionel's father and his mistress.]]
* {{Badass}}: Lionel may be a wuss and a mama's boy, but still manages to destroy dozens of zombies and survive almost unharmed.
** He may be a {{Jerkass}}, but let's face it, Uncle Les proves to be this when he carves up dozens of zombies singlehandedly with only a pair of knives.
* BadAssPreacher: [[TooCoolToLive Father [=McGruder=].]] Subverted in that [[spoiler:his badass causes his downfall]].
** He's [[spoiler: owned by his own badass really. He kicks a zombie's head off. The zombie head lands right on his shoulder. He gets bitten.]]
* BeyondTheImpossible: This film holds the record for ''goriest film ever''.
* BloodKnight: Uncle Les becomes one when he gets his hands on a pair of cleavers
* BloodyHilarious
* ChainsawGood: Lawnmower better.
* ChasedByAngryNatives: the explorers running away from Skull Island with the captured Rat Monkey are chased by angry tribesmen with spears.
** Perfectly justified as said natives know exactly what the Rat Monkey's bite does: "Shangaia!"
* ChurchMilitant: "I kick arse for the Lord!"
* CreatorCameo: Jackson appears as the undertaker's bumbling assistant.
* DeadBabyComedy: more like ''Undead'' Baby Comedy.
* {{Delinquents}}: Lionel meets a group of these while he goes to the cemetery to certify that his zombie mom won't raise from the grave. It doesn't end well for all of them.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A horrible, infectious disease spread by a nonhuman primate, eh?
* EnfantTerrible[=/=]UndeadChild: Baby Selwyn. Who was conceived ''after'' its parents' zombification and was born apparently about a day later.
* EvilMatriarch: Lionel's mother. She bullies him relentlessly and sabotages his social life. After her zombification, she gets worse.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
* FatBastard: Uncle Les.
* FinalBoss: Lionel's Mother
* FreudWasRight: In the end Lionel's mom, turned into a huge monster, captures his son and puts him into her huge belly; he later rips her apart from the inside and emerges in a pool of blood, in an almost-fetal position.
* GagDub: the Italian dub adds all kinds of silly puns by having the zombies "talk" and not only make meaningless grunts and noises.
* GenreSavvy: Uncle Les knows how to defend his own against the zombies because he's "read the comics".
* {{Gorn}}: Raised on a pinnacle and worshiped. Combined with {{Bloody Hilarious}}.
* GraveMarkingScene
* GroinAttack: Nearly every character in the movie hits Uncle Les in the groin at some point, once using a severed arm as a club. The lout urinating on a zombie's grave comes off even worse.
* HelpingHands: when you chop up a zombie, the severed parts still move and attack you, including a complete set of ''bowels''.
** Can't reach the starter for the lawnmower? Just grab a severed arm!
* {{HighPressureBlood}}: ''Braindead'' is the bloodiest movie of all time, with blood was being pumped at five gallons per second during the lawnmower climax. 'Nuff said.
* {{Homage}}: The explorer foolishly [[KingKong brings a deadly primate back from Skull Island]].
** ShoutOut: Jackson later gives a ShoutOut to ''Braindead'' in his "King Kong" remake: one of the crates coming back from Skull Island on the expedition ship is labeled "Sumatran Rat Monkey". And below that, the words "BEWARE THE BITE".
*** And the Paths of the Dead in Jackson's ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' was the same location as this film's opening scene.
* ImprovisedWeapon: A lawnmower becomes a powerful weapon against zombies.
** Jackson has jokingly claimed that the lawnmower is the preferred murder instrument in New Zealand.
* IronicEcho: At the beginning of the film, Lionel's mother complains that his son doesn't even know how to use the lawnmower properly. [[ChekhovsGun As it turns out at the end]], [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome he most]] [[LudicrousGibs certainly does]].
* ItGotWorse: There's a reason [[spoiler: stimulants and poisons come labeled.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Lionel's uncle, Les.
* JustEatGilligan: So much could have been solved if Lionel had just killed his mother after she fully turned into a zombie. Or killed the zombies that she created rather than keep them all sedated. Or, when he finally did decide to kill them, to use some more traditional methods (like chopping them up or [[KillItWithFire cremating]] them), instead of using what he and Paquita thought was poison [[spoiler: (which was actually an animal stimulant)]]. But alas, otherwise, there'd be no plot, and nothing to laugh at.
** Although [[ReturnOfTheLivingDead cremating a zombie isn't always the best idea]].
* LosingYourHead: A nurse who's taking care of Lionel's mother gets her head ripped off and it's only still attracted by a flap of skin.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Sort of. Paquita is initially not impressed by Lionel and finds both his presence and clumsy antics annoying... until he accidentally forms a star symbol, which she was previously told would be how to recognize her true love. It's then she gets interested.
* LudicrousGibs: The last third of the film is a total carnage, and the zombies' severed parts even have a "life" of their own!
* MommasBoy: Lionel. Even after she is turned into a zombie, he doesn't kill her and instead confines her in the basement. He remains devoted to her mother until [[spoiler: it's revealed that she drowned his father and his mistress in the bathtub]].
* MyBelovedSmother: Vera, Lionel's mother. Full stop.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Lionel's mom after she received the animal stimulant.]]
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "''The party's over!''"
** Also, "''I kick arse for the Lord!''"
* RefugeInAudacity: [[BadTaste Almost]] [[MeetTheFeebles everything]]. However, zombie nurse making love with zombie priest and then having a zombie baby is wrong on ''so many'' levels.
* RuleOfFunny: Peter Jackson finished this film greatly under-budget and ahead of time. He used the extra resources to go back and extend the scene where Lionel takes Selwyn to the park, for the sake of this trope.
* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:Lionel being dragged back to his mother's womb and fighting his way out]] (TheOtherWiki's plot summary even describes this as "an over-the-top Freudian 'rebirth'").
* ScareChord: The music makes a noticeable jump when [[spoiler:Lionel accidentally injects the zombies with stimulant]].
* ShallowLoveInterest: Paquita's first boyfriend, Roger. Her relationship with Lionel starts like this as well, but then they both develop genuine interest for each other.
* ShoutOut: In addition to the reference to [[KingKong Skull Island]], there's a SherlockHolmes story that mentions "[[NoodleIncident the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared]].
* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror
* StopMotion: the Sumatran Rat Monkey.
** Somehow, that makes it even ''scarier'', in the scene where it bites Lionel's mother.
* TearOffYourFace: One of the victims of the zombie outbreak has his face torn completely off.
* ThoseWackyNazis: The veterinarian Lionel buys the tranquilizer from is one of those, with a poorly-concealed swastika under his lab coat.
* TookALevelInBadass: After being meek and submissive for most of the film, both Lionel and Paquita gain several levels in the final thirty minutes.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: When Paquita tries to dispose of the zombie baby with a blender; she almost hesitates and then the baby vomits bright-green puke on her face.
* YouKilledMyFather: Near the end of the film, Lionel finds out that [[spoiler:his mother drowned both his father and a woman that he had an affair with in the bathtub]].
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!!''Braindead'' provides examples of:
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Uncle Les, the thugs that assault Lionel in the cemetery... and then Lionel's mom as we learn that she murdered Lionel's father and his mistress.]]
* {{Badass}}: Lionel may be a wuss and a mama's boy, but still manages to destroy dozens of zombies and survive almost unharmed.
** He may be a {{Jerkass}}, but let's face it, Uncle Les proves to be this when he carves up dozens of zombies singlehandedly with only a pair of knives.
* BadAssPreacher: [[TooCoolToLive Father [=McGruder=].]] Subverted in that [[spoiler:his badass causes his downfall]].
** He's [[spoiler: owned by his own badass really. He kicks a zombie's head off. The zombie head lands right on his shoulder. He gets bitten.]]
* BeyondTheImpossible: This film holds the record for ''goriest film ever''.
* BloodKnight: Uncle Les becomes one when he gets his hands on a pair of cleavers
* BloodyHilarious
* ChainsawGood: Lawnmower better.
* ChasedByAngryNatives: the explorers running away from Skull Island with the captured Rat Monkey are chased by angry tribesmen with spears.
** Perfectly justified as said natives know exactly what the Rat Monkey's bite does: "Shangaia!"
* ChurchMilitant: "I kick arse for the Lord!"
* CreatorCameo: Jackson appears as the undertaker's bumbling assistant.
* DeadBabyComedy: more like ''Undead'' Baby Comedy.
* {{Delinquents}}: Lionel meets a group of these while he goes to the cemetery to certify that his zombie mom won't raise from the grave. It doesn't end well for all of them.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A horrible, infectious disease spread by a nonhuman primate, eh?
* EnfantTerrible[=/=]UndeadChild: Baby Selwyn. Who was conceived ''after'' its parents' zombification and was born apparently about a day later.
* EvilMatriarch: Lionel's mother. She bullies him relentlessly and sabotages his social life. After her zombification, she gets worse.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
* FatBastard: Uncle Les.
* FinalBoss: Lionel's Mother
* FreudWasRight: In the end Lionel's mom, turned into a huge monster, captures his son and puts him into her huge belly; he later rips her apart from the inside and emerges in a pool of blood, in an almost-fetal position.
* GagDub: the Italian dub adds all kinds of silly puns by having the zombies "talk" and not only make meaningless grunts and noises.
* GenreSavvy: Uncle Les knows how to defend his own against the zombies because he's "read the comics".
* {{Gorn}}: Raised on a pinnacle and worshiped. Combined with {{Bloody Hilarious}}.
* GraveMarkingScene
* GroinAttack: Nearly every character in the movie hits Uncle Les in the groin at some point, once using a severed arm as a club. The lout urinating on a zombie's grave comes off even worse.
* HelpingHands: when you chop up a zombie, the severed parts still move and attack you, including a complete set of ''bowels''.
** Can't reach the starter for the lawnmower? Just grab a severed arm!
* {{HighPressureBlood}}: ''Braindead'' is the bloodiest movie of all time, with blood was being pumped at five gallons per second during the lawnmower climax. 'Nuff said.
* {{Homage}}: The explorer foolishly [[KingKong brings a deadly primate back from Skull Island]].
** ShoutOut: Jackson later gives a ShoutOut to ''Braindead'' in his "King Kong" remake: one of the crates coming back from Skull Island on the expedition ship is labeled "Sumatran Rat Monkey". And below that, the words "BEWARE THE BITE".
*** And the Paths of the Dead in Jackson's ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' was the same location as this film's opening scene.
* ImprovisedWeapon: A lawnmower becomes a powerful weapon against zombies.
** Jackson has jokingly claimed that the lawnmower is the preferred murder instrument in New Zealand.
* IronicEcho: At the beginning of the film, Lionel's mother complains that his son doesn't even know how to use the lawnmower properly. [[ChekhovsGun As it turns out at the end]], [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome he most]] [[LudicrousGibs certainly does]].
* ItGotWorse: There's a reason [[spoiler: stimulants and poisons come labeled.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Lionel's uncle, Les.
* JustEatGilligan: So much could have been solved if Lionel had just killed his mother after she fully turned into a zombie. Or killed the zombies that she created rather than keep them all sedated. Or, when he finally did decide to kill them, to use some more traditional methods (like chopping them up or [[KillItWithFire cremating]] them), instead of using what he and Paquita thought was poison [[spoiler: (which was actually an animal stimulant)]]. But alas, otherwise, there'd be no plot, and nothing to laugh at.
** Although [[ReturnOfTheLivingDead cremating a zombie isn't always the best idea]].
* LosingYourHead: A nurse who's taking care of Lionel's mother gets her head ripped off and it's only still attracted by a flap of skin.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Sort of. Paquita is initially not impressed by Lionel and finds both his presence and clumsy antics annoying... until he accidentally forms a star symbol, which she was previously told would be how to recognize her true love. It's then she gets interested.
* LudicrousGibs: The last third of the film is a total carnage, and the zombies' severed parts even have a "life" of their own!
* MommasBoy: Lionel. Even after she is turned into a zombie, he doesn't kill her and instead confines her in the basement. He remains devoted to her mother until [[spoiler: it's revealed that she drowned his father and his mistress in the bathtub]].
* MyBelovedSmother: Vera, Lionel's mother. Full stop.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Lionel's mom after she received the animal stimulant.]]
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "''The party's over!''"
** Also, "''I kick arse for the Lord!''"
* RefugeInAudacity: [[BadTaste Almost]] [[MeetTheFeebles everything]]. However, zombie nurse making love with zombie priest and then having a zombie baby is wrong on ''so many'' levels.
* RuleOfFunny: Peter Jackson finished this film greatly under-budget and ahead of time. He used the extra resources to go back and extend the scene where Lionel takes Selwyn to the park, for the sake of this trope.
* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:Lionel being dragged back to his mother's womb and fighting his way out]] (TheOtherWiki's plot summary even describes this as "an over-the-top Freudian 'rebirth'").
* ScareChord: The music makes a noticeable jump when [[spoiler:Lionel accidentally injects the zombies with stimulant]].
* ShallowLoveInterest: Paquita's first boyfriend, Roger. Her relationship with Lionel starts like this as well, but then they both develop genuine interest for each other.
* ShoutOut: In addition to the reference to [[KingKong Skull Island]], there's a SherlockHolmes story that mentions "[[NoodleIncident the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared]].
* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror
* StopMotion: the Sumatran Rat Monkey.
** Somehow, that makes it even ''scarier'', in the scene where it bites Lionel's mother.
* TearOffYourFace: One of the victims of the zombie outbreak has his face torn completely off.
* ThoseWackyNazis: The veterinarian Lionel buys the tranquilizer from is one of those, with a poorly-concealed swastika under his lab coat.
* TookALevelInBadass: After being meek and submissive for most of the film, both Lionel and Paquita gain several levels in the final thirty minutes.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: When Paquita tries to dispose of the zombie baby with a blender; she almost hesitates and then the baby vomits bright-green puke on her face.
* YouKilledMyFather: Near the end of the film, Lionel finds out that [[spoiler:his mother drowned both his father and a woman that he had an affair with in the bathtub]].
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