# Brain Dead (1990)

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Podcast: [Messed Up Movies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-movies-543962)
Published: 2026-05-27T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today Griffey and Dandino enter the everchaning landscape of multiple troubled minds in Brain Dead. They discuss the films surreal reality hopping brain worlds, try and plant our feet on what is real/false in the movie, and gush over the flicks bizzare performances. This Messed Up ride will have you pulling your straight jacket on a little tighter. Synopsis: In a showdown of man versus machine, Martin plunges into a chaotic nightmare trying to save his mind from the megalomaniacal corporation. Starring: Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort Directed by Adam Simon Youtube: https://youtu.be/MXuAcGfA2bw Help us make our first feature length Messed Up Movie: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mr-creamjean-s-hidey-hole-horror-comedy-movie#/ Support the show on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/messedupmoviespod

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