Editing Braindead (film) (section)

==Release==
''Braindead'' released on 13 August 1992 in New Zealand. It was subsequently released in the United States on 12 February 1993 under the title ''Dead Alive'' and grossed $23,765 in its opening weekend. It eventually grossed $242,623 in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=deadalive.htm|title=Dead Alive (1993) - Weekend Box Office Results|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=14 July 2019|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404160406/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=deadalive.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack was released in 1992 by [[Mana Music]].

The film has had several releases on [[VHS]], [[Laserdisc]], and [[DVD]] around the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dead Alive (1992) - Peter Jackson {{!}} Releases |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dead-alive-v12686/releases |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=[[AllMovie]] |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020093536/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dead-alive-v12686/releases |url-status=live }}</ref> It was first released on [[Blu-ray]] as ''Dead Alive'' by [[Lionsgate]] in October 2011, with the US 97-minute cut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dead Alive Blu-ray: Braindead &#124; Unrated US Cut |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Braindead-Blu-ray/26314/#Overview |access-date=21 February 2013 |publisher=Blu-ray.com |archive-date=14 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514040623/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Dead-Alive-Blu-ray/26314/#Overview |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2018, Peter Jackson announced that he plans to restore ''Braindead'', along with his previous films ''[[Bad Taste]]'' and ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'' for a possible [[4K resolution|4K]] release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=10 December 2018 |title=Peter Jackson Returns to His "Naughty Years" With Restoration of Gory Early Films |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-jackson-returns-naughty-years-release-early-films-1166096 |access-date=1 February 2019 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201171909/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-jackson-returns-naughty-years-release-early-films-1166096 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Alternate versions ===
The film was released in a number of different versions. In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the 104-minute film was shown in full.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=s2PDqEju%252fEWG1lsiqavP5A%253d%253d&ncdctx=bTMPDe54FXkj0yiDttmoHDg6zUlKWzxC4UAh5%2beQC4qhacUR6%2bf9LikNWHuZiuIY|title=View Title - Braindead|publisher=[[Australian Classification Board]]|access-date=5 March 2018|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305142859/http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=s2PDqEju%252fEWG1lsiqavP5A%253d%253d&ncdctx=bTMPDe54FXkj0yiDttmoHDg6zUlKWzxC4UAh5%2beQC4qhacUR6%2bf9LikNWHuZiuIY|url-status=dead}}</ref> In fact, the UK's [[British Board of Film Classification]] (BBFC) found the film's gory content so light-hearted and comical that there was consideration on giving the film a 15 certificate, which would have granted it to be seen by a much younger audience. They ultimately decided to give the film an [[18 (British Board of Film Classification)|18]] rating because the amount of gore confounded the expectations of a 15 rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education/case-studies/braindead|title=Case Study - Braindead|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=5 March 2018|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202615/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/braindead|url-status=live}}</ref>

In countries where the censors balked at the extreme gore, the film was initially banned or left unrated before being heavily cut. In Germany, a 94-minute version was seen with major cuts to some of the film's grislier scenes but was widely ignored. A [[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft|FSK 16]] rated version was released in Germany under the American title ''Dead Alive'', omitting almost the entirety of the violence. The uncut version, as well as several cut versions, are banned in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schnittberichte.com/svds.php?Page=Beschlagnahmen&Kat=Filme|publisher=schnittberichte.com|language=de|access-date=2017-11-07|title=Alle Nach §131 StGB beschlagnahmten Filme in Deutschland (Schnittberichte.com)|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107170300/http://www.schnittberichte.com/svds.php?Page=Beschlagnahmen&Kat=Filme|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also illegal to publicly exhibit the film in Germany.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c8nY7XfGv7oC&q=braindead+1992+banned+in+germany&pg=PA112|title=Performance and the Politics of Space: Theatre and Topology|first1=Benjamin|last1=Wihstutz|first2=Erika|last2=Fischer-Lichte|date=27 November 2012|publisher=[[Routledge]]|page=112|isbn=9781136210266|access-date=16 October 2020|archive-date=14 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514040547/https://books.google.com/books?id=c8nY7XfGv7oC&q=braindead+1992+banned+in+germany&pg=PA112|url-status=live}}</ref> The gory violence has also caused the film to be banned in South Korea, Singapore, and Finland.<ref name="NZ"/> However, the film was unbanned and released uncut in the latter country in 2001.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_142435|title=Braindead|year=1992|publisher=[[Elonet]]|access-date=19 February 2020|language=fi|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214082040/https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_142435|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the United States, the film was released as ''Dead Alive'', because of another film with rights to the practically identical title ''[[Brain Dead (1990 film)|Brain Dead]]''. There were two versions released in the country; the unrated cut is 97 minutes, and the [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|R-rated]] version is only 85 minutes with many of the gore scenes removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://everything2.com/title/Dead+Alive|title=Dead Alive|publisher=[[Everything2]]|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411124404/https://everything2.com/title/Dead+Alive|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmratings.com/Search?filmTitle=Dead+Alive&x=0&y=0|title=Dead Alive Search Results|work=FilmRatings.org|format=Type "Dead Alive" into the search box|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508042427/https://www.filmratings.com/Search?filmTitle=Dead+Alive&x=0&y=0|url-status=live}}</ref>