Dead Alive AKA Braindead (1992)

A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey she gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends and neighbors.Braindead was released as Dead Alive in North America this funny movie is a 1992 New Zealand zombie exploitation film co-written and directed by Peter Jackson. Principal photography took place over 11 weeks on location in and around Wellington, New Zealand on a reputed budget of around $3 million. The nighttime cemetery scene was filmed at the Karori Cemetery in the Karori neighbourhood of Wellington and the first scene to be shot and the opening scene, filmed on "Skull Island", was actually filmed at Putangirua Pinnacles, the same location he would later use for the Paths of the Dead in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Although Braindead did not receive much critical attention at the time of its release, Jackson's fame with The Lord of the Rings led to more interest in his earlier films. The contemporary response to the film was positive: the film received an 86% rating of positive reviews based on 28 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. The website's consensus is: "The delightfully gonzo tale of a lovestruck teen and his zombified mother, Dead Alive is extremely gory and exceedingly good fun, thanks to Peter Jackson's affection for the tastelessly sublime."